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Exploration of Indonesian EFL Teachers AI Competency to Design a Research-Based Professional Development Program

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UNESCO’s AI competency framework for teachers (Cukurova & Miao, 2024) describes the teacher’s AI competency in five aspects: human-centred mindset, ethics of AI, AI foundations and applications, AI pedagogy, and AI for professional development. At the heart of teacher professionalism, AI pedagogy is arguably the most important aspect, as it equips teachers to integrate AI purposefully and effectively into their teaching. Several studies on the implementation of AI in teaching and learning have called for teacher training to ensure successful AI pedagogy. However, to develop competent AI pedagogical capacity, teachers need to first acquire the other four aspects outlined in the framework. A preliminary study of other aspects is necessary to develop AI pedagogy training that aligns with their current level of AI literacy. The study aimed to discover the state of Indonesian EFL teachers' AI literacy and their most pressing training needs. Through a wide-scale online survey of 578 English teachers in Indonesia, the study gained insights into the current level of teachers’ AI literacy and analysed their teacher professional development needs, which contributed to the development of research-based AI pedagogy training aligned with the field's realities.

  • Neny Isharyanti

    Associate professor with research interests in teacher professional development, digital technology, English for Specific Purposes, and sociolinguistics.