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A Study on the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Supporting University Lecturers' Lecture Preparation

Le Tien Duy, Le Thi Lien

Abstract

In the context of accelerating digital transformation across higher education institutions worldwide, generative artificial intelligence tools are increasingly adopted by university lecturers in lecture preparation, creating an urgent need for an integrative theoretical framework to explain this process of application. This study aims to clarify the functional categories through which artificial intelligence is applied in lecture preparation, to identify the factors governing the extent to which this technology is accepted and effectively used, and to assess the accompanying opportunities and challenges. To achieve these objectives, the study adopts a desk research method, collecting and comparatively analyzing academic works published from 2015 onward, drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, and the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge framework as its theoretical foundation. The findings show that artificial intelligence is applied through five principal functional categories, among which content and outline generation is the most prevalent; the degree of technology acceptance is jointly shaped by technological perception, institutional conditions, and pedagogical competence; and opportunities for efficiency and personalization consistently coexist with challenges relating to content quality and academic integrity. On this basis, the study proposes an integrative conceptual framework combining the three theories above, contributing a theoretical foundation for subsequent empirical research and offering governance implications for lecturers, higher education institutions, and education management authorities.

Keywords

Generative artificial intelligence; University lecture preparation; Technology acceptance model; Technological pedagogical content knowledge.

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