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SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 From K-12 to higher education, a significant gap exists when it comes to students\u2019 and teachers\u2019 incorporation of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s according to a survey released Tuesday by Utah-based education technology giant Instructure, which polled 1,125 educators, higher education students and K-12 parents.<\/p>\n

While 90% of higher education students said they use AI, 41% of higher education educators report receiving no formal AI training. In the K-12 realm, 73% of parents and guardians said their child uses AI, while 45% of K-12 educators surveyed said they received no formal AI training.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, only 8% of K-12 educators and 11% of higher education educators reported receiving comprehensive training.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents recognize that they\u2019re entering a world in the workforce where they\u2019re going to be expected to use AI, and I think that drives a lot of the student use of it. What surprises me is that students are still looking to faculty; they\u2019re still looking to schools for how to use that tool responsibly and appropriately,\u201d Zach Pendleton, chief architect at Instructure, told KSL.<\/p>\n

Not receiving training doesn\u2019t necessarily deter educators from incorporating AI into the classroom, though, as the survey shows 68% of K-12 educators and 61% of higher education educators use AI in class at least occasionally.<\/p>\n

The University of Utah in May announced it would be providing all faculty, staff and students access to Google Gemini and NotebookLM and Utah Valley University in March 2025 signed a three-year agreement with Nvidia to provide its AI resources to the university population, to name a few Beehive State examples.<\/p>\n

In addition to AI use and experience, the survey measured perceptions of AI, with trust varying by audience. Students reported the highest levels, educators were more cautious and parents fell between the two groups.<\/p>\n

For all groups, the main concerns included an overreliance on AI, loss of critical thinking and deep learning, and academic integrity and plagiarism.<\/p>\n

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Pendleton believes that too often, the conversation around AI in education boils down to students using AI to cheat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality is a lot more complicated,\u201d Pendleton said. \u201cStudents need the guidance, and teachers are struggling to understand the tools themselves. How AI gets used effectively in education is not going to be decided by any one group, and I think it\u2019s most effective when it\u2019s an honest, open conversation between teachers and students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Across all surveyed parties, teaching AI ethics and responsible use along with building AI literacy were the top two expectations for schools.<\/p>\n

Additionally, AI was more accepted across all groups for support tasks such as explaining concepts, brainstorming and finding resources, and least accepted for grading or academic decisions.<\/p>\n

Utah\u2019s Board of Higher Education in December 2025 approved a setting a statewide direction on AI and establishing three strategic goals to guide the state\u2019s higher education institutions, along with an AI task force to oversee its implementation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tool is not going anywhere. It\u2019s clearly shown that it\u2019s got staying power, and it provides a lot of value, but I think we\u2019re still at a point where educators and students can join the conversation and can shape the direction of what this thing looks like in education,\u201d Pendleton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019ll do that, the future we\u2019re looking at is one that\u2019s still human first.\u201d<\/p>\n

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More findings from the survey can be found here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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