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Emergency Pedagogical Design: How Programming Instructors Are Scrambling to Adapt to GenAI

Despite GenAI being available for over three years, many programming instructors have not redesigned their courses. Research by Sam Lau et al. identifies 'emergency pedagogical design' and five barriers: fragmented buy-in, policy crosswinds, implementation challenges, assessment misfit, and lack of resources. The study highlights that well-resourced instructors lead changes, risking widening inequities.

SourceO'Reilly AI & ML RadarAuthor: Sam Lau
Emergency Pedagogical Design: How Programming Instructors Are Scrambling to Adapt to GenAI
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  • Most instructors updated policies but few redesigned assignments or assessments.
  • Emergency pedagogical design is reactive, indirect, relies on ambient evidence, and feels pressured.
  • Five barriers: fragmented buy-in, policy inconsistency, implementation difficulty, assessment mismatch, insufficient resources.
  • Well-resourced instructors are leading changes, potentially widening educational gaps.

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