Speaker: Prof. Edward PALMER - University of Adelaide, Australia

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Bo JIANG, East China Normal University, China

Curated by: Artificial Intelligence in Education/Intelligent Tutoring Systems/Adaptive Learning (AIED/ITS/AL) SIG

Date: 5 August 2024 (Monday)

Time: 16:30 - 17:30 (UTC +9.5)  

Register before 3 August: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E-w2ZBd2Qua6teoxkIN8Ag

Abstract

In this session, we will discuss the impact AI is having in education. Ice will bring together key aspects of the University of Adelaide’s approach to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on staff, students and learning to illustrate a holistic response to this new technology. He will discuss the role of policy, the attitudes of staff and students towards the new technology and how his institution is training both staff and students to use the tools ethically. He will discuss the role of communities of practice, research and training in revising and developing assessment tasks. Whilst the goal of the session is to open discussion and explore issues together it will be framed by discussion of courses developed for staff and students, the impact of AI on course design and the development of a framework to evaluate how the resilience of assessment tasks can be quickly evaluated. Results of staff and student surveys towards AI will be shared as well as the pilot results of the application of the resilience framework.

Biodata

Edward is a multidisciplinary specialist with degrees in Engineering, Physics, Computing, Media, Online Learning, Higher Education and Creative Writing. His PhD was in Medical Education. He specialises in the use of technology in education and has a specific focus on virtual reality and artificial intelligence systems to support personalised learning approaches for learning and training situations. He is currently evaluating student and staff attitudes towards AI, developing a rubric to test the resilience of assessments in an AI world using AI to support the assessment and provision of feedback through discussion boards. He is currently evaluating its disruptive nature in creative industries such as virtual reality, film, music, art and gaming. In virtual reality he is interested in research related to the role of narrative and impact of cognitive load in fully immersive environments.