NAVIGATING THE NEXUS OF AI LITERACIES: A STUDY ON GENERATIVE AI PRACTICES AMONG NTU STUDENTS (original) (raw)

This research explores university students' Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacies through a qualitative study of AI practices amongst undergraduates and postgraduates at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Two focus group discussions involving 12 students were conducted to understand students' in-school and out-of-school use of Generative AI tools like ChatGPT. Activity theory was used as a framework to analyse literacy activities involving Generative AI for writing, learning, tasks, and creating artwork. Key in-school uses included harnessing Generative AI as a writing aid, learning assistant, task handler, and artwork generator. Challenges were also identified. Outside of school, students used Generative AI for entertainment, social media content creation, everyday tasks, and more. Students expressed both excitement and fears regarding Generative AI's impact, such as increased/decreased employment opportunities. The findings provide insights into university students' evolving AI literacies and have implications for curriculum design and faculty development to support students in an AI-transformed world.