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Generative Artificial Intelligence and professional learning in initial teacher education: findings from a longitudinal study of PME student teachers during school placement

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The final report of UCC’s SATLE-funded Smart Support? AI-assisted school placement project. It examines how Professional Master of Education student teachers use generative AI during school placement, how their AI literacy and professional judgement develop, and the implications for teacher education and placement partnerships.

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Supports teacher educators, placement tutors and cooperating teachers in considering responsible uses of GenAI during school placement. Drawing on surveys, focus groups, AI-supported assignments and a hackathon, the report offers recommendations on AI literacy, critical evaluation, ethical practice and professional dialogue.

Written by Craig Neville, Lorraine Chadwick and Caroline Conlon, School of Education, University College Cork. Published August 2026.

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