John Paul P. Miranda

Despite growing interest in AI-supported social presence in online learning, ethical considerations around trust and fairness remain surprisingly underexplored.

Forget external pressures – pre-service teachers' willingness to use AI tools hinges more on personal enjoyment and perceived performance gains than social influence or institutional support.

Over-reliance on AI is demonstrably linked to weaker academic skills in college students, particularly in research and writing.

Students with high learned helplessness are more likely to skip problems without using hints, leading to unsolved problems, even when interventions are in place.

Building AI tutors in the real world is hard: outdated tech, spotty internet, and curriculum gaps can derail even the best-designed systems.