The “Positive Classroom”: Innovating in Education and in the Age of AI

Manuel Au-Yong-Oliveira

doi:10.34624/brpv9823

Authors

Manuel Au-Yong-Oliveira G

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34624/brpv9823

Keywords:

Intuition, IFRes, qualitative methodology;, attendance, artificial intelligence, education, innovation

Abstract

What does a class full of attentive students require, in the age of AI? This article seeks to provide answers to this question. One needs to constantly innovate to have a classroom full of interested students. Innovation in this respect will depend upon: a) intuition (to cater to the specific needs of those present); b) using various attendance strategies (providing for a meritocratic environment); c) using current and real cases for discussion; d) carefully preparing technical course material while resorting to various relevant, recent and interesting and engaging subject-matter sources. The article uses Intuitive Field Research (IFRes) – a novel qualitative method - to portray a way forward for lecturers in the age of AI and other classroom distractions in the post-COVID-19 era.

Author Biography

Manuel Au-Yong-Oliveira, G

Manuel was born and raised in London (1969-1980), and has two children and two twin step-children, and currently resides in Porto. Manuel has a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, from the University of Porto (FEUP, 2012), where he was an invited lecturer from 2009-2014. Manuel was a member of the Executive Committee of DEGEIT - Dept. of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (2014-2022) and the Director of the Master's in Management (2016-2022) at the University of Aveiro - and is a researcher affiliated to GOVCOPP (with a collaboration with INESC TEC).