KNUST AI Coordinator Calls for National Guidelines on AI Use in Education

At the 17th Congregation of Wesley College of Education, Prof. Eric Appau Asante, coordinator of AI courses at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), urged Ghanaian authorities to develop practical national and institutional guidelines for artificial intelligence in education.

Rationale for Regulation

Prof. Asante warned that without clear policies, poorly governed AI tools could become entrenched in teaching and learning, potentially widening existing inequalities between well‑resourced urban schools and under‑resourced rural institutions.

AI cannot repair a classroom roof, provide electricity where none exists or replace a teacher who has not been recruited.

He emphasized that access to AI technology alone does not address fundamental challenges such as infrastructure deficits or teacher shortages.

Policy Recommendations

The coordinator cited the European Union’s AI Act, which classifies certain educational AI applications as high‑risk, and called on colleges of education, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, the National Teaching Council, curriculum authorities, school leaders and policymakers to embed AI literacy into teacher preparation programmes rather than treating it as occasional training.

Let us train teachers who can use modern tools without surrendering educational judgement. AI in Ghanaian education should be measured by improvements in learners’ opportunities rather than the number of technological tools introduced into schools.

A nation that equips its classrooms with AI but neglects its teachers is not transforming education; it is merely digitising its weaknesses.

Prof. Asante challenged Wesley College of Education to become a model for responsible, classroom‑centred AI integration, building on its tradition of intellectual and character formation.

Wesley College principal Dr. Kennedy Ameyaw Baah echoed the call for innovation, stating that teachers must be equipped to use AI effectively for learners’ benefit and to remain competitive in a globalised education environment.

Teachers are expected to be innovative and they have the command to use it to benefit the learners. AI is not a human but the human factor of Ai must be fully utilized to make lessons more useful. And prepare themselves to be competitive in the global world as far as teaching is concerned.

Both speakers stressed that AI adoption should be measured against tangible improvements in educational outcomes rather than the mere presence of technology.