AI Mediated Fine Arts Education

Summary

This PhD project explores how AI-generated pedagogical agents, particularly AI avatars, can make music business education more trustworthy and more accessible across geographical and cultural boundaries. It uses Norway and Bangladesh as main contexts to investigate how learners experience and perceive AI-avatar teaching in comparison with human-led teaching, with particular attention to trust, credibility, engagement and social presence.

The project also examines how specialised knowledge, such as copyright and music business education, can be translated and adapted to local cultural contexts without losing its relevance or accuracy. It aims to understand the opportunities and limitations of AI-mediated education and whether AI can help bridge gaps in access to specialised educational resources.

Work Package

• WP4: Creative use of AI in education

People

• Project owner: Rushlan Shabib Murshed

Institutions

• University of Agder

Duration

2026–ongoing