EdTech Alley: Building First-Class Humans or Second-Class Robots?

For decades we’ve been debating the future of education and searching for the next great panacea. Our education systems have seemed to lurch from one great intervention to the next for a long time. Now the robots are here! 

Is AI going to enfranchise or disenfranchise our educators and our students over the next decade?

If you're an educator, EdTech leader or Government representative, come along to hear from leading NSW education thinkers as we discuss, debate and deliberate on the future education in a technology enabled world.  We’ll meet the educators, policy makers and entrepreneurs building the systems that will drive the sector for a long time to come, or maybe not! 

Building First-Class Humans or Second-Class Robots? | 19 October

1.00pm - 4.30pm

Education in an AI World

Education is the key to transforming lives. Learners across the globe engage in education to define their future. So if the future is unknown, how can we build the education sector that will prepare students for this future.

• What role will technology play in the education sector of the future?
• Will emerging AI tools change the social licence between educator, learner and society?
• What role do we need educators to play in shaping the society, through their students, of the future?

Cherie Diaz , Executive Director, Western Sydney Univesity

Ray Fleming, CEO & CoFounder, EducateGPT

Digital Transformation in Internationl Education

The international student of tomorrow might be on campus, they might be online or they might even change location over time in multiple countries and different modalities. 

How will technology support students in far-flung parts of the globe?  What technologies provide the wrap-around services 24x7? Will humans still be at the centre of this education model, or will the robots be engaging other robots?

Emily Oquist, Director, Univesity of Technology Sydney

Jack Goodman, Executive Chair, Studiosity

EdTech Alley: Connect

5.30pm - 8.00pm

Connect with fellow EdTech leaders and entrepreneurs from NSW and learn more about the exciting solutions within the sector

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Study NSW works closely with education providers, industry, and government to ensure that international students have access to high-quality education and a safe and enjoyable study experience. 

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