Professional Readiness and Ethical Practices for AI Integration: Establishing a Framework for Staff Development

The focus on the use of Generative AI in educational settings has highlighted a need for new processes and policies, and a recognition that it will have a profound impact on teaching and learning. Significantly, discussions have foregrounded a necessity for staff training in order for educators to assist students in the ethical use of AI and also to help them realise the potential and limitations of the constantly changing technologies. However, whilst existing studies identify and acknowledge the importance of providing staff training opportunities, there is a lack of defined staff development. In response to the need for a structured approach to staff development, this chapter, acknowledging current literature and based on an ethically approved small-scale study conducted at a university in Northwest England, proposes the Professional Readiness and Ethical Practices for AI Integration (PREP-AI). The proposed framework offers a flexible tool for addressing AI literacy amongst educators that could be adapted for a range of educational contexts.