Maximizing the Benefits of ChatGPT with FIRST-ADLX Framework: Promoting Responsible, Ethical, and Impactful AI Integration in Education

Abstract

In the era of fast technological advancements and the inclusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, it is more important than ever for educators to have a pedagogy that embeds this technology. A humanistic approach to education is demanded. The focus on the individual student and their emotional and spiritual needs is essential if an active deep learner experience is to be created. This paper aims to explore the integration of Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) within Focusing, Interacting, Reviewing, Sequencing, Transforming-Active Deep Learner eXperience Framework (FIRST-ADLX Framework) and investigate the framework’s capacity to effectively incorporate the latest technology while prioritizing the learners’ needs and promoting responsible and ethical use of AI in education. By embedding ChatGPT within a comprehensive, holistic, and humanized Framework that prioritizes pedagogy over technology and focuses on the learner rather than on the digital tool, it becomes possible to create an immersive and impactful ADLX. This ensures that the technology used enhances the learner’s experience and does not overshadow it. Furthermore, the study shows how the implementation of the domains and principles of FIRST-ADLX Framework can maximize the benefits of ChatGPT in particular, encourages facilitators and learners to embrace AI technologies as valuable tools and resources, and supports both in utilizing AI ethically, responsibly, and appropriately. The study adopts a qualitative auto-ethnographic approach where data is collected from the facilitator’s personal diary, observations, participants’ comments, and assessments furthermore, this study offers a more objective perspective and embraces descriptive quantitative methods to analyze the results of formative quizzes and the final summative assessment. This approach aims to emphasize the importance of integrating AI within a comprehensive and humanistic framework, avoiding its random use and ensuring alignment with student-centered principles.