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Generative AI Tools in Teaching and Educational Research in Engineering

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Conference

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Location

Mississippi State University, Mississippi

Publication Date

March 9, 2025

Start Date

March 9, 2025

End Date

March 11, 2025

Conference Session

Professional Papers

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Professional Papers

Page Count

11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--54173

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https://peer.asee.org/54173

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46

Paper Authors

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Adeel Khalid Kennesaw State University

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Adeel Khalid, Ph.D.
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Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Sanjeev Adhikari Kennesaw State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-5051-0346

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Dr. Sanjeev Adhikari is faculty from Kennesaw State University. Previously he was faculty at Morehead State University from 2009 to 2016 and faculty at Purdue University – Indianapolis from 2016 to 2019. He completed a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering, focusing on construction management, from Michigan Technological University in 2008. He has an extensive teaching background with 22 years of the academic experience at five different universities. Students and
departments have always praised him for his outstanding teaching and research excellence. He has been involved in numerous professional societies to supplement his teaching and research, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE, and TRB. His research output has been well disseminated as he has published 100+ journal papers and conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Digital Construction, 3) BIM and VDC, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Construction Education, and 6) Sustainability.

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Abstract

The use of generative AI (genAI) in teaching and education has received attention and rapid growth in university engineering programs since OpenAI released ChatGPT in November 2022. In this paper, the authors explore the use of genAI in teaching and educational research in engineering disciplines and examine potential benefits and challenges while transitioning to genAI implemented in engineering education. This study A) Analyzes how educators and learners understand and identify the usage of genAI and ChatGPT in engineering education; B) Explores the potential benefits, challenges, and limitations of using these technologies; and C) Identifies educators' perceptions of using and understanding technologies like genAI, specifically ChatGPT. Both student and faculty perspectives are analyzed using surveys including qualitative and quantitative questions. The authors explore educators’ perspectives, whether they embrace genAI, how they use it, to what extent, and specific use cases, in teaching and educational research. Also, perspectives are included from educators opposed to the idea of using genAI or encouraging students to use it. Additionally, students’ perspectives on the uses and misuse of genAI are discussed . Results of surveys from faculty and students are included in this paper.

Khalid, A., & Adhikari, S. (2025, March), Generative AI Tools in Teaching and Educational Research in Engineering Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Southeast Conference , Mississippi State University, Mississippi. 10.18260/1-2--54173

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