AI in Education: Ethics, Reflection, and Quality Assurance

My research group focuses on the role of artificial intelligence in educational contexts – both as a subject of critical ethical reflection in the classroom and as a tool for teaching and learning. We examine these developments through societal, educational policy, and pedagogical lenses.

Current activities

• Workshops for school classes, for example as part of our “Predicted Futures” project, funded in 2024–2025 by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (zukunft.niedersachsen program).

• Educational materials (Open Educational Resources) designed to support classroom discussions on AI technologies and their societal implications – see https://outreachlab.org.

• Professional development for teachers on the societal dimensions of AI and AI literacy, offered by Prof. Rainer Mühlhoff in various German federal states.

• Systematic evaluation of AI tools for educators, particularly AI tools for feedback and assessment. See for example our findings on the Fobizz AI grading assistant.

Rainer Mühlhoff is a cooperation partner in the project AI Literacy for Faculties at Protestant Schools of the Protestant School Foundation, project duration: 1 Jan 2026–31 Dec 2027. [Project description (external)]

Recent results

• Study on Fobizz’s tool for automated grading of homework.
• Talk “Chatbots im Schulunterricht!?” at CCC Congress 38c3, 28.12.2024 in Hamburg (also in English).
• Talk “Hausaufgaben mit KI korrigieren!? Wir schauen, ob das klappt” University:Future Festival 2025.