@inproceedings{2f0a589e1e6040d0ae9466e6ef074477,
title = "Simulated Realities: An AI Role-Play Analysis of Administrative Tensions in the Implementation of Agile-Blended Learning",
abstract = "This study addresses the challenge of anticipating administrative difficulties in implementing innovative pedagogies like Agile-blended learning (ABL). Using a novel AI role-play methodology, four large language models simulated an academic administrator{\textquoteright}s perspective across five common implementation scenarios. A thematic analysis of the AI-generated data revealed three consistent strategic tensions: (1) the conflict between pedagogical flexibility and institutional standardization; (2) the gap between strategic ambition and resource reality; and (3) the challenge of integrating technology without causing systemic fragmentation. The paper discusses the implications of these tensions for university administration, proposing that a more {\textquotedblleft}agile{\textquotedblright} administrative approach is needed to support such innovations. It also confirms that AI role-play is a valuable approach for strategic foresight and generating hypotheses in educational research, providing a new tool to tackle emerging challenges in higher education.",
keywords = "Agile-blended learning (ABL), AI role-play, educational administration, educational innovation, strategic tensions, technology implementation",
author = "Wong, \{Jessie Ming Sin\} and Wong, \{Hin Yee Hinny\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2026.; 8th International Conference on Technology in Education, ICTE 2025 ; Conference date: 10-12-2025 Through 12-12-2025",
year = "2026",
doi = "10.1007/978-981-95-4499-8\_6",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789819544981",
series = "Communications in Computer and Information Science",
pages = "62--73",
editor = "Cheung, \{Simon K. S.\} and Xiaojun Liu and Guoai Xu and Lam-For Kwok",
booktitle = "Technology in Education. Smart and Innovative Learning - International Conference on Technology in Education, ICTE 2025, Proceedings",
}