Reconceptualizing Teacher Education and Lifelong learning in the era of Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reinventing educational eco-systems at unprecedented speed, promoting pedagogical practices, assessment systems, curriculum design, and professional learning structures. Teacher education is situated at the soul of educational metamorphosis, so it requires responding calculatedly towards AI-driven change. This study critically reflects on the role of AI on teacher education and lifelong learning with a methodical review of recent studies united with a robust theoretical amalgamation. The study has focused on TPACK, Adult Learning Theory, Transformative Learning Theory, and critical AI ethics frameworks, this study shed light on the AI’s transmute capability depends on pedagogically grounded, ethically governed, and professionally intervened implementation. This paper has reflected critically on reviewed research paper from journals, websites and books for better thematic discussion. The main findings denote that Artificial Intelligence enriches personalized teacher preparation, and with positive reflection and practice it expands lifelong professional learning. However, many risks related to algorithmic bias, deskilling, data surveillance are remain as main concerned. Based on the research studies’ regarding role and impact of AI both in lifelong learning and teacher education, the study concludes that artificial intelligence requires to play the role of a professional augmentation system for enhancing the capacity of teachers instead of just a substitute mechanism.