From 'Policing' to 'Possibilities': AI in Higher Education w/ Prof. Danny Liu

From 'Policing' to 'Possibilities': An Introduction to the 'CRAFT' Framework for AI Integration in Higher Education 

Join this interactive online session with Professor Danny Liu as he explores meaningful ways to integrate AI into the classroom. 

Professor Danny Liu will discuss both a framework for action and a call for transformative change in how we prepare students, educators, academics, and administrators for an AI-enabled future. Hosted by A/Prof Geoff Hinchcliffe, Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching), this session will include time for audience questions and discussion.

Participants are strongly encouraged to familarise themselves ahead of the session with both the Two Lane assessment approach and CRAFT framework - which is founded on five interdependent elements: culture, rules, access, familiarity, and trust.   

• Culture represents both the greatest challenge and opportunity, requiring institutions to rethink their role in an AI-enabled world.
• Rules must evolve from restrictive policies to enabling frameworks that encourage innovation while ensuring ethical governance.
• Access remains a critical equity issue, as AI risks exacerbating existing digital divides without deliberate interventions to ensure equitable access to tools, infrastructure, and support.
• Familiarity emphasizes the need for systematic development of AI literacy among all stakeholders.
• Trust is identified as the foundation for progress, requiring transparency, collaboration, and demonstrated value across all levels of engagement.

About the Speaker: 

Professor Danny Liu (University of Sydney), renowned for his work on AI in education, has built upon his influential Two Lane assessment approach with the CRAFT framework. Danny is a molecular biologist by training, programmer by night, researcher and academic developer by day, and educator at heart. He works at the confluence of educational technology, student engagement, artificial intelligence, learning analytics, pedagogical research, organisational leadership, and professional development. He is a Professor of Educational Technologies in the DVC Education Portfolio at the University of Sydney, co-chairs the University's AI in Education working group, and leads the Cogniti.ai initiative that puts educators in the driver's seat of AI. 

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