1st Edition

The AI Educator From Disruption to Design: Practical Pathways for AI-Empowered Teaching

By Penny de Byl Copyright 2027
272 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

272 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

272 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

The AI Educator traces how artificial intelligence is reshaping the purpose, practice, and ethics of education. Rather than treating AI as a threat or cure-all, the book situates it within a long history of technological disruption, from the printing press to the internet, revealing the recurring patterns of fear, adaptation and renewal that accompany each wave of innovation. Drawing on... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgements

Blog and Online Resources

Chapter 1. Brave New World?

Chapter 2. Understanding AI’s Place in the Classroom

Chapter 3. AI Challenges in Traditional Pedagogy

Chapter 4. Guardrails, Ethical Considerations, Privacy and Security

Chapter 5. Process over Product

Chapter 6. AI and the Top 5

Chapter 7. Prompt Engineering for Learning and Teaching

Chapter 8. Looking Back, Looking Forward: Reflections on AI in Education

Biography

Dr. Penny de Byl is the Program Director of the Bachelor of Computer Science and Senior Educational Specialist at Adelaide University, dedicated to advancing STEM education through innovative teaching and learning design. Formerly a professor of Games and Interactive Multimedia at Bond University, she is also the founder and CEO of Holistic3D.com, where she develops and delivers online courses in game development, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, mathematics and related fields. Her award-winning work, including a Queensland State Government Award, a Unity/Google Mobile Curriculum Development Award, a Smart Women in ICT Award and a State Government Research Fellowship, reflects her long-standing commitment to educational innovation. Dr. de Byl has authored several influential books and collaborated with industry leaders such as Unity Technologies, continuing to pioneer the integration of games-based learning and AI into contemporary education.