Today, four HISTOLAB fellows presented the results of their research studies conducted in the second half of 2023. The articles are expected to be published in the fall. I am thrilled to have received support to investigate the possibilities of future digital tools that can supplement history teaching.
EUROCLIO published an article “Bridging the Past and Future: The Impact of AI on History Education – A Journey into AI-Enhanced History Teaching” and I have some comments.
I am writing to explain the current events in Croatia regarding the ban on a history textbook. I want to point out right away that this is a textbook on which I worked as an editor and one of the three authors.
The article “Do History Teachers Recognize the Handwriting of Artificial Intelligence” explores Croatian history teachers’ ability to distinguish between text written by AI and text authored by experts. Conducted in August 2023, the study involved 20 teachers assessing short AI-generated responses on topics such as Columbus’s discovery of America, the moon landing, and the atomic
history education for both teachers and students, with a specific focus on primary and secondary educational levels. Drawing upon a comprehensive review of existing literature, the article illuminates the essential digital literacy skills required to evaluate online information credibility.
This Study Guide was developed as part of the project Critical History: Adapting history education to the challenges of today’s digitized, globalized, and diverse societies in Europe. An Erasmus+ Project (2020-1-EE01-KA201-077997), the project was led by Tallinn University. The Study Guide is aimed at students at teacher trainer colleges and practicing history teachers.