The Future of Education

The integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education requires more than isolated initiatives; it demands a structured institutional model that connects pedagogical innovation, competency-based alignment, and academic validation. Within the framework of Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Institutional AI Adoption Strategy, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning led a collegial process to identify, analyze, validate, and systematize faculty best practices in AI integration. The initiative aimed to strengthen student learning and ensuring coherence with the university’s educational model, while integrating AI in their teaching strategies. The initiative was organized into four strategic phases. The first phase, Institutional Mapping of Teaching Practices, identified AI-integrated teaching and assessment practices across disciplines through a targeted faculty survey. A total of 165 practices were collected and organized according to the university’s twelve generic competencies. The second phase, Selection and Alignment with Institutional Generic Competencies, involved a rigorous qualitative review and comparative analysis to determine the degree of alignment between reported practices and formal competency definitions. This process refined the initial set of practices and resulted in 25 selected practices with strong potential for institutional adoption. During the third phase, Interfaculty Collegial Validation, faculty from diverse academic departments participated in structured consultation sessions to evaluate clarity, relevance, and reproducibility. This collaborative dialogue strengthened the academic quality and cross-disciplinary viability of the selected practices. Finally, Academic Standardization and Institutional Projection led to the publication of an institutional document compiling validated practices, pedagogical guidelines, and structured levels of AI integration to support faculty development. This experience demonstrates that institutional AI adoption can be addressed through a structured, competency-aligned, and collegial model. It positions faculty as active agents of academic innovation and offers a replicable framework for higher education institutions seeking to integrate AI through a strategic and collaborative approach.

Keywords: Faculty Development, AI integration, Higher Education

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CEAD (Ed.) (2025). Buenas prácticas de integración de la inteligencia artificial generativa en la docencia. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. 129pp.

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