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The Role of AI Feedback in University Students’ Learning Experiences: An Exploration Grounded in Activity Theory (2024)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. C., Saini, A., Tzirides, A.-O. (., Cope, W., & Kalantzis, M. (2025). The Role of AI Feedback in University Students’ Learning Experiences: An Exploration Grounded in Activity Theory. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 18(2), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.18848/1835-9795/cgp/v18i02/1-30

This study employs Engeström’s second-generation activity theory (AT) to examine the transformative potential of Generative AI (GenAI) in providing formative feedback in higher education. Specifically, this research focuses on the experiences of fift... Read More about The Role of AI Feedback in University Students’ Learning Experiences: An Exploration Grounded in Activity Theory.

Somos Tejas: A Narrative Project to Document the College Experiences of First‐Generation Latinx Students (2024)
Journal Article
Moyna, M. I., & Zapata, G. C. (2024). Somos Tejas: A Narrative Project to Document the College Experiences of First‐Generation Latinx Students. Diversity & Inclusion Research, 1(2), Article e70003. https://doi.org/10.1002/dvr2.70003

This study reports on a project that collected and documented narrative reflections of first‐generation Latinx students at a large
Research 1 public university in the US southwest. The team (2 faculty members and 4 undergraduates) interviewed 23 stu... Read More about Somos Tejas: A Narrative Project to Document the College Experiences of First‐Generation Latinx Students.

Generative AI Application in Higher Education Student Work (2024)
Book Chapter
Tzirides, A.-O., Saini, A. K., Zapata, G., Searsmith, D., Cope, B., Kalantzis, M., Castro, V., Kourkoulou, D., Jones, J. W., da Silva, R. A., Whiting, J., & Kastania, N. P. ‘. (2024). Generative AI Application in Higher Education Student Work. In D. Kourkoulou, A.-O. (Olnancy) Tzirides, B. Cope, & M. Kalantzis (Eds.), Trust and Inclusion in AI-Mediated Education: Where Human Learning Meets Learning Machines (287-301). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64487-0_13

The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 precipitated panic among some educators while prompting qualified enthusiasm from others. ChatGPT is an example of Generative AI, a combination of technologies that will deliver computer-generated text, images,... Read More about Generative AI Application in Higher Education Student Work.

Combining human and artificial intelligence for enhanced AI literacy in higher education (2024)
Journal Article
Tzirides, A. O. (., Zapata, G., Kastania, N. P., Saini, A. K., Castro, V., Ismael, S. A. R., …Kalantzis, M. (2024). Combining human and artificial intelligence for enhanced AI literacy in higher education. Computers and Education Open, 6, Article 100184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2024.100184

This paper seeks to contribute to the emergent literature on Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy in higher education. Specifically, this convergent, mixed methods case study explores the impact of employing Generative AI (GenAI) tools and cyber-soc... Read More about Combining human and artificial intelligence for enhanced AI literacy in higher education.

Peer-Reviews and AI Feedback Compared: University Students’ Preferences (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Zapata, G. C., Saini, A. K., Cope, B., Kalantzis, M., & Searsmith, D. Peer-Reviews and AI Feedback Compared: University Students’ Preferences

This article seeks to contribute to the existing literature on peer review by comparing human with machine reviews based on the implementation of a chatbot responding with reference to a large language model for the review of open-ended student work.... Read More about Peer-Reviews and AI Feedback Compared: University Students’ Preferences.

Digital Multimodal Composing in Beginning L2 Spanish Classes: Student-Created Children’s Books (2024)
Journal Article
Mesa Morales, M., & Zapata, G. C. (2024). Digital Multimodal Composing in Beginning L2 Spanish Classes: Student-Created Children’s Books. International Journal of Literacies, 31(2), 57-76. https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-0136/cgp/v31i02/57-76

This work explores the incorporation of children’s books into university second language (L2) Spanish instruction for the development of students’ critical multimodal literacies and meaning making. Twenty-three learners’ collaborative analysis of aut... Read More about Digital Multimodal Composing in Beginning L2 Spanish Classes: Student-Created Children’s Books.