Generative Artificial Intelligence in distance education: Transformations, challenges, and impact on academic integrity and student voice

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has reshaped distance education by prompting a shift towards student-centred initiatives to promote responsible AI usage. This study explores the transformative impact of GenAI in distance learning and focuses on academic integrity and student voices. This study uses the technology acceptance model to investigate how GenAI influences distance education. Three objectives guide the study: (1) exploring the transformative effects of GenAI in distance educa