Personalised Learning for Nursing Education With Gen-AI Chatbots

Nursing education is being transformed with the increasing availability of a range of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated technologies. This article reports on an educational innovation trialling Generative AI (Gen-AI) agents or chatbots using Cogniti.ai in a bachelor of nursing (BN) degree in New Zealand. Students enrolled in a first-year undergraduate nursing science course were given the opportunity to use a chatbot focussed on course materials and preparing students for summative testing scenarios. Nursing educators were able to identify gaps in learning resources based on the conversations students had with chatbots. Data was collected through analysis of student conversations with the chatbot prior to two summative tests during 2024, together with feedback from students (n=55) through an online survey. The findings indicated that the chatbot was highly valued by nursing students and educators. The research highlighted that appropriately configured Gen-AI chatbots can significantly enhance student learning of complex course content. Introducing students to chatbots for personalised learning support is also an opportunity to build AI literacy for working in a profession where digital tools are readily available and increasingly embraced. All nursing education programmes are now needing to consider how to integrate the rapidly evolving AI-powered educational technology. This project provides a foundation for ongoing research on the use of Gen-AI support in nursing education. Te reo Māori translation Ko te akoako whaiaro mō te mātauranga tapuhi mā te karekōrero Gen-AI Ngā Ariā Matua Kei te hurihia te mātauranga tapuhi nā te horapa haere o ētahi hangarau hinengaro rorohiko katoa (Artificial Intelligence – AI). Ka whakaatu tēnei tuhinga i tētahi kaupapa akoako hou e whakamātau nei i ngā māngai, ngā karekōrero Atamai Hangahanga (Gen-AI) rānei mā te whakamahi Cogniti.ai ki tētahi tohu paetahi tapuhi (bachelor of nursing – BN) i Aotearoa. Ka whai wāhi ngā ākonga tau tuatahi o te tohu paetahi pūtaiao tapuhi ki te whakamahi karekōrero e aronui ana ki ngā rauemi akomanga me te whakarite i ngā ākonga mō ngā kaupapa whakamātau whakakapi. Ka kitea e ngā kaiako tapuhi ngā whāwhārua o ngā rauemi akoako nā ngā kōrero a ngā ākonga ki ngā karekōrero nei. He mea kohikohi ngā raraunga mā te tātari i ngā kōrero a ngā ākonga ki ngā karekōrero i mua i ētahi whakamātautau whakakapi e rua i te tau 2024, tae atu ki ngā whakahokinga kōrero a ngā ākonga (55 rātou) i tētahi uiui ā-ipurangi. Ka whakaaturia e ngā whakataunga te whai hua nui o te karekōrero ki ngā ākonga tapuhi me ngā kaiako. Ka whakaatuna ake e te rangahau te whai hua nui o te karekōrero Gen-Ai tōtika mō ngā akoranga matahuhua a ngā ākonga. Mā te whakamahi hoki a ngā ākonga i te karekōrero mō te tautoko akoranga whaiaro ka whanake hoki te mātauranga AI mō te ahumahi ngaio e whai wāhi ana, e piki haere ana hoki te whakamahinga o ngā utauta matihiko. Ko ngā hōtaka mātauranga tapuhi katoa ināianei me aro ki te whakauru mai i ngā hangarau mātauranga AI e kaha tupu nei. Hei pūtakenga tēnei kaupapa mō ngā rangahau tonutanga o te whakamahinga Gen-AI hei tautoko i ngā mātauranga tapuhi.