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Conceptual Study – Published: December 27, 2025


The Future of AI in Teacher Education: Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. Sr. S. Nirmala Grace Rani
ABSTRACT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming teacher education by enhancing personalized learning, automating administrative tasks, and providing data-driven insights for curriculum development. AI-driven tools such as intelligent tutoring systems, virtual simulations, and AI-powered assessment methods offer new opportunities for improving teacher training. Additionally, AI-powered mentoring and chatbots facilitate continuous professional development. However, the integration of AI in teacher education comes with challenges, including ethical concerns, data privacy issues, technological resistance, and infrastructure limitations. Addressing these challenges requires ethical AI development, blended learning approaches, robust data security policies, and strategic investments in AI infrastructure. By balancing AI-driven innovations with human-centric teaching practices, the future of AI in teacher education can lead to a more efficient, inclusive, and adaptive learning environment.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Teacher Education, Personalized Learning, AI-Powered Assessment, Virtual Simulations
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article: Nirmala Grace Rani, S. S. (2025). The future of AI in teacher education: Challenges and opportunities. Indian Educational Researcher, 18 (2), 28–32. https://doi.org/10.34293/0974-2123.v18n1.004
Received: October 06, 2025; Revision Received: November 29, 2025; Accepted: December 27, 2025.