The Efficiency Trap: Fragmented Curricula and AI-Driven Surface Learning in Higher EducationThe rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into higher education has generated widespread institutional anxiety, largely addressed through technological surveillance and punitive anti-cheating frameworks.
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10.1145/3800935.3830885
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979-8-4007-2564-7
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The Efficiency Trap: Fragmented Curricula and AI-Driven Surface Learning in Higher Education
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Małgorzata Rataj, Iryna Berezovska
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3800935.3830885
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CC BY 4.0
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The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into higher education has generated widespread institutional anxiety, largely addressed through technological surveillance and punitive anti-cheating frameworks.
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Generative AI in education; academic rhythm; surface learning; quasi-productivity; Learning Management Systems (LMS); pedagogical heritage; dialogic mentorship; intellectual autonomy
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2026-09-14
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HT '26: 37th ACM Conference on Hypertext, London, United Kingdom, September 14–18, 2026
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CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → HCI theory, concepts and models ; • Human-centered computing → HCI design and evaluation methods ;
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Małgorzata Rataj, Iryna Berezovska
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2026-09-14
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ACM Reference Format: Małgorzata Rataj and Iryna Berezovska. 2026. The Efficiency Trap: Fragmented Curricula and AI-Driven Surface Learning in Higher Education. In 37th ACM Conference on Hypertext (HT '26), September 14--18, 2026, London, United Kingdom. ACM, New York, NY, USA 4 Pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3800935.3830885