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University students in creative disciplines actively utilize generative AI for academic support and idea development, but harbor significant concerns about overreliance and loss of originality, necessitating structured pedagogical frameworks for its ethical integration. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine university students' perceptions of generative AI in creative degree programs and establish an instructional framework for its academic integration.

August 22, 2026Education SciencesOpen Access

Generative AI in Higher Education: Student Perceptions and a Teaching Framework for Creative Interactive Content Design

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BBBelén Mainer BlancoUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria APAna Pérez-EscodaUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria

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Mixed-methods study reveals widespread AI adoption alongside authorship concerns in creative degree students, highlighting the necessity of structured pedagogical frameworks.

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To examine university students' perceptions of generative AI in creative degree programs and establish an instructional framework for its academic integration.
Conducted a mixed-methods study combining an online survey and focus groups among university students in Spain (N=555).
Assessed the frequency, purposes, and perceived academic and creative utility of generative AI tools across communication- and design-related curricula.
Students reported primary use of generative AI for clarifying concepts, brainstorming ideas, conducting literature reviews, and drafting academic material.
Participants expressed concerns regarding overreliance, reduced creative effort, output inaccuracies, and risks to originality and intellectual authorship.
A ten-step pedagogical framework was formulated to guide AI-assisted interactive content design while maintaining critical thinking and student authorship.

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Blanco et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89600eca7ade938187f23c https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16081337

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Mixed-methods study reveals widespread AI adoption alongside authorship concerns in creative degree students, highlighting the necessity of structured pedagogical frameworks.

Generative AI in Higher Education: Student Perceptions and a Teaching Framework for Creative Interactive Content Design

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Generative AI in Higher Education: Student Perceptions and a Teaching Framework for Creative Interactive Content Design

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