Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm, (HKT)
Date: 29 April, 2024
Venue: HKU Runme Show Building Room 203 & by zoom
Speaker: Prof. Margaret Bearman (Deakin University)
Chair: Prof. Juuso Nieminen (The University of Hong Kong)
Registration link: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3UXptoOWOaQbX5c

Abstract

This keynote explores how teaching and learning in higher education may need to adapt to world with Artificial Intelligence (AI). In a time when generative AI has hit the headlines, it is important to move beyond the positive and negative hype. I do not position AI as a shining utopian opportunity nor a destructive dystopian force. Rather, I explore how we can teach students about (and with) AI in complex and dynamic ways. The concept of an ‘AI interaction’ is introduced as a foundational starting point.  I also introduce specific strategies with concrete examples for teaching students about how to engage with a world of AI.  These emphasise ideas such as developing evaluative judgement and building criticality as a means to help students grapple with an AI-mediated world.

About the Speaker

Margaret Bearman is a Research Professor within the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University. She has a first-class honours degree in computer science and a PhD in medical education. Margaret has taught and researched higher and professional education for over two decades. She is known for her work in assessment design, feedback in clinical environments, simulation, and digital education.