Media Competence is the key requirement when using Generative AI in Academic Education in a meaningful way

With the release of ChatGPT, Pandora’s box of generative AI has been opened and the new technology is here to stay. This also impacts academic education, where it provides new opportunities while also bearing certain challenges. Students and educators alike will have to adapt to the newly available technology and find ways to use it in a meaningful and profitable way. Summarized, this means that both parties need to develop media competence in using generative AI on their end in academic education. New ways of learning and teaching are required, as well as a change in how educators grade the students’ learning status. While the latter should be made aware of the opportunities that generative AI provides them with, educators should actively make use of it in their courses in order to enhance their teaching.