{"id":5334,"date":"2025-12-18T14:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edtechaustria.at\/?p=5334"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:50:12","slug":"genaiedtech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edtechaustria.at\/en\/genaiedtech\/","title":{"rendered":"GenAIedTech: From Human to Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Practising physiotherapy lessons with lifelike avatars or experiencing the impacts of climate change in museums through VR technology \u2013 interactive learning content can already achieve a great deal. However, many ideas never make it from theory into practice. This is exactly where the project with the long name \u201cContent Creation with Generative Artificial Intelligence for Interactive Educational Technologies,\u201d<\/em> or GenAIedTech<\/em> for short, comes in \u2013 bringing fresh momentum to the EdTech landscape.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo: Innovation Salzburg\/Benedikt Schemmer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Bottleneck in Education Technologies<\/h5>\n

What do physiotherapy training and museums have in common? They are two of many practical use cases explored by the Department of Creative Technologies at Salzburg University of Applied Sciences (FH Salzburg). For some time now, researchers there have been developing technologies that place people at the center. Time and again, however, one challenge has become clear: \u201ccontent creation is an absolute bottleneck in education technologies,\u201d says project lead Markus Tatzgern, who also heads the Game & Mixed Reality department.<\/p>\n

In other words, even the best idea can fail at the implementation stage if no one is able to develop the content, integrate it into systems, and design didactic learning pathways. Most content is still created manually: \u201cIn the museum project, the university recreated the plants itself; in the physiotherapy project, experts manually recorded the movements.\u201d<\/p>\n

Usability in AI Solutions<\/h5>\n

Creating learning materials therefore increases costs for many organizations\u2014especially SMEs\u2014and limits scalability. In addition, teams often lack the necessary technical expertise. According to Tatzgern, this clearly shows that \u201cwhat is needed is a new kind of co-creation process between humans and AI.\u201d This is precisely what the current project, running until 2029, aims to research and ideally develop.<\/p>\n

This is where the expertise of the second project lead, Clemens Havas, comes into play. His focus lies on generative AI and data generation: he optimizes generative models\u2014such as large language models\u2014so that they deliver reliable information and do not produce hallucinations, meaning false or misleading content.<\/p>\n

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Example of a learning unit, automatically created using generative AI, image: Screenshot GenAIedTech<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Knowledge check in the form of a quiz, automatically created using generative AI, iImage: Screenshot GenAIedTech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
From Needs to Solutions<\/h5>\n

GenAIedTech focuses on three phases: the creation and analysis of materials, the planning of the learning experience, and its implementation. In the first phase\u2014where the project is currently positioned\u2014the needs of companies are identified: how they use AI and which pain points they face. The next phase will follow from 2026 onwards. Six people are working on the project, engaging in conversations with companies, identifying problem areas, and developing tailored solution approaches and offerings.<\/p>\n

A prototype already exists as well: an interactive workflow in which users simply describe what they need, and the AI immediately generates suitable learning units. \u201cNevertheless, as a human you still need to carefully review the content and design the learning pathway yourself, because responsibility remains with you,\u201d says Tatzgern. At present, humans still have a better overall understanding of how learning pathways need to work within an organization. However, AI can suggest additional didactic elements\u2014such as a quiz for a learning unit\u2014and generate these as well.<\/p>\n

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A learning video was analyzed and segmented using AI methods, allowing interactive quiz questions to be automatically embedded at appropriate points, image: Screenshot GenAIedTech<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Three Common Challenges<\/h5>\n

Initial discussions already show that three areas in particular offer significant potential for optimization: documentation, product-specific development, and communication and marketing. One example is multilingual content for images and videos. \u201cWhen text on images is translated, gaps often appear\u2014this is where we rely on models such as Google\u2019s Nano Banana, which work well for this purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quality assurance is especially critical in all cases. To avoid hallucinations, reliability scores are calculated and visualized so that users can assess for themselves how trustworthy an AI-generated result is. What the final outcomes of the project will be remains to be seen. However, initial company projects have already been implemented, and their results have been integrated into productive workflows within organizations. Best practices from the research will be published on the website, making these valuable insights accessible to a wider audience.<\/p>\n

Short Interview with Markus Tatzgern<\/h4>\n
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Markus Tatzgern, photo: K. Told<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Does GenAIedTech aim to generally empower companies to work more effectively with AI?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Essentially, yes. With each of these projects, companies naturally gain new knowledge and experience. One of the motivations was also that many SMEs simply do not have the resources to conduct extensive research on their own\u2014this project gives them the opportunity to connect and participate.<\/p>\n

What does the project contribute to the EdTech scene beyond the applications and solutions that already exist?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We conduct research at the intersection of generative AI and EdTech, exploring solutions that are not yet available on the market. We develop prototypes, validate them scientifically, and carry out studies with users.<\/p>\n

Can companies currently approach you to actively participate in the project?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, absolutely. In principle, any company can contact us that uses or develops AI solutions and encounters limitations or challenges along the way. We are open to everyone\u2014both nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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