Departmental mythologies: AI, policy and the work of teaching
FORUM - Print ISSN 1474-7685 - Online ISSN 2047-7171
Volume 68 Number 2 (2026)
Departmental mythologies: AI, policy and the work of teaching
K. David pages 71‑74
DOI: 10.3898/forum.2026.68.2.10
Abstract
This essay examines generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education and its implications for teachers’ work, professional judgement and classroom practice. While AI promises to reduce workload and support evidence-informed teaching, it also generates new pressures and dependencies, intensifying teachers’ negotiation between efficiency, pedagogy and relational responsibilities. The piece forms part of a wider series on ‘Departmental mythologies’: the concepts and organisational forms through which governmental systems manage persistent structural pressures.
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K. David (2026) Departmental mythologies: AI, policy and the work of teaching, FORUM, 68(2), 71-74 . https://doi.org/10.3898/forum.2026.68.2.10