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Transforming Teacher Education: Leveraging Smart University Technologies to Foster Equity, Innovation, and Inclusive Learning
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Author(s): G. S. Prakasha (Christ University, Bangalore, India), A. Krishnannair (University of Zululand, South Africa)and S. Krishnannair (University of Zululand, South Africa)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 20
Source title:
The Role of Smart Education in a Complex World
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): G. S. Prakasha (Christ University, India), Maria Lapina (North-Caucasus Federal University, Russia), Francisco David Guillén Gámez (University of Málaga, Spain)and Juan J. Leiva-Olivencia (University of Málaga, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-7912-8.ch015
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Abstract
This chapter critically examines how emerging technologies are transforming teacher education within the evolving model of the Smart University, with a focus on aligning innovation with the universal values of educational equality and justice. Through a multidisciplinary lens, it explores how tools such as artificial intelligence, learning analytics, digital classrooms, and institutional digital infrastructures can be strategically adopted to modernize education and foster inclusive and human-centered learning environments. The Smart University is positioned as a space of both technological and ethical transformation, requiring a rethinking of pedagogical goals and responsibilities in teacher preparation. Central to this vision is the integration of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework that anticipates learner diversity by offering flexible pathways for engagement, knowledge acquisition, and expression. When embedded in smart systems, UDL enables teacher education to move beyond standardized approaches, promoting accessibility, personalization, and learner agency. The chapter also addresses critical challenges associated with smart technologies, including digital inequities, data privacy concerns, algorithmic bias, and the risk of depersonalized learning. It argues that technological progress without ethical grounding can exacerbate educational disparities rather than resolve them. To counter this, the chapter calls for a values-driven approach to technology integration—one that centres inclusion, justice, and equity. In doing so, it reimagines the Smart University as a high-tech institution and as a transformative environment that equips future educators to navigate diverse, digitally enriched, and socially responsible classrooms.
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