Assoc. Prof. SERKAN DÜZGÜN

Serkan Düzgün is currently a visiting scholar at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh, within the Centre for Research in Digital Education. As a TÜBİTAK 2219 fellow, he is conducting postdoctoral research on teachers’ AI literacy.

He completed his undergraduate, master’s, and PhD degrees at Gazi University. He has served as a part-time lecturer at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, and currently holds the position of Associate Professor at Gazi University, Gazi Faculty of Education.

He has held various roles at the Turkish Ministry of National Education and the Social Security Institution, where he led and contributed to numerous large-scale projects. He also supported the establishment of the Voice of Turkish Radio at the Yunus Emre Institute and remains actively involved in civil society initiatives.

His research focuses on instructional technologies and artificial intelligence.

His current research agenda is strategically centered on teachers’ artificial intelligence literacy, the use of chatbots in higher education, computational thinking, and data literacy. He develops conceptual frameworks and evidence-based models to understand and enhance how these competencies transform teaching, learning, and decision-making processes in digitally mediated education systems.

Positioned at the intersection of instructional technologies and artificial intelligence, his work advances the design of AI-augmented learning environments, scalable pedagogical models, and future-oriented teacher competencies. He places particular emphasis on the human-centered, pedagogical, and ethical dimensions of AI use, critically examining issues such as responsible AI integration, equity, transparency, and the evolving role of teachers in AI-supported learning ecosystems.

His ongoing research aims to generate high-impact scholarly output while informing educational policy and institutional strategy at both national and international levels. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and applied research, he contributes to shaping resilient, adaptive, and future-ready education ecosystems.