Modernizing Environmental Education Through Artificial Intelligence Tools
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/cajlpc.v7i2.1511Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Education, Modernization, Youth Environmental Awareness, Interactive Platforms, Virtual Reality, Immersive Technologies, Aral Sea, Uzbekistan, Digital TransformationAbstract
This article analyzes the theoretical foundations, practical approaches and possibilities of modernizing environmental education using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Uzbekistan. In the context of the global ecological crisis, the formation of environmental awareness among young people has become an urgent issue, and traditional educational methods are not sufficiently effective in this regard. The rapid development of artificial intelligence makes it possible to make environmental education interactive, individualized and practice-oriented. The study systematically analyzes the best practices of countries such as China, Iceland, the USA and Brazil. The analysis showed that AI tools allow for the visualization of complex environmental concepts, individualization of education, the formation of skills for working with real environmental data and the involvement of young people in environmental activities. The specific environmental problems of Uzbekistan - the Aral Sea crisis, limited water resources, desertification processes - require the development of AI solutions adapted to the local context. The article proposes the following solutions adapted for Uzbekistan: Aral Sea virtual laboratory, AI advisor for water resources management, interactive platform for waste sorting, etc. It also analyzes the problems of introducing AI tools into environmental education - technological infrastructure, teacher training, ethical and safety issues - and suggests ways to solve them.
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