A Conceptual Architecture for Educational Digital Twins Supporting AI Literacy Across Educational and Professional Settings

2026-07-10

AI Summary

Current approaches to AI literacy development lack a systematic framework that bridges educational and professional contexts. This study proposes the AIM-PRO initiative, which pioneers the systematic application of educational digital twins to cultivate AI literacy. It establishes a digital twin architecture encompassing educators, instructors, and learners, enabling simulation, monitoring, and optimization of AI literacy across higher education, vocational training, and professional development settings. By integrating educational digital twins, AI literacy modeling, and learning process optimization techniques, the project not only creates a cohesive pathway across diverse contexts but also provides a scalable theoretical framework and technical foundation for AI literacy education.

Abstract

In the AI Literacy for Multidisciplinary Professional Readiness and Outreach (AIM-PRO) project, we are creating integrated methods to improve the education on AI literacy. One concept on which the project relies is educational digital twins, that is, digital representations of educator trainers, teachers, and learners that can be used in different stages of the educational process. Such digital twins enable the simulation, monitoring, and optimization of learning experiences. This paper presents the AIM-PRO project and its conceptual foundations, focusing on its core objective: designing and implementing Digital Twins for Education to foster AI literacy across higher education, vocational education and training and professional learning environments.

Problem

• AI literacy
• educational digital twins
• professional learning
• vocational education
• higher education

Innovation

• Educational Digital Twins
• AI Literacy
• Simulation and Optimization
• Multidisciplinary Education
• Professional Learning Environments