Artificial Intelligence for Teaching Physics
Date: December 17 2025 - at 8.30AM (Italian time)Where: Aula P4C
SERIES OF TWO SEMINARS
This seminar will start from introducing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to evaluate how generative AI (GenAI) is perceived and used by students and teachers. Through a series of physics problems, we will test and discuss the ability of GenAI systems for physics teaching and learning. The seminar also reviews institutional guidelines (comparing Imperial College and Padova) for ethical AI use. It concludes with survey data showing that while students use AI for coding and brainstorming, they are highly uncomfortable with AI being used for automated marking or replacing personalized feedback from lecturers.

conference speakers

Michael Fox
Michael F.J. Fox is Head of Teaching Labs in the Physics Department at Imperial College London. His work focuses on how students learn in physics labs and how to teach experimental physics effectively. He also studies curriculum and culture change, and he is involved in a variety of projects aimed at exploring the use of generative AI and machine learning in higher education.
