Gen AI past its hype and its impact on education in Aotearoa New Zealand

We are convening a panel for a conversation around generative AI now that it's past its peak hype according to the latest Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Where do our experts see the impact of artificial intelligence, and in particular generative AI, in our education sector in Aotearoa New Zealand? What questions are asked, but more importantly, which questions are not being asked or are pushed to the back of the conversation though they should be more centre stage in our context? How can and should educational institutions at all levels of education, from primary to tertiary education, support students and educators in this area?

Join us for an engaging conversation with Claire, Stephen, and Steve, who will bring different perspectives to this topic. This panel will be moderated by Kwong Nui Sim, PhD.

Panellists

Claire Amos, MEdLeadership, is Principal at Albany Senior High School. She is also co-founder of DisruptED and also sits on the board of NetSafeNZ. Claire enjoys contributing to a wide range of advisory boards and reference groups. Claire was also a founding council member for the Education Council, Aotearoa, NZ. Claire was a foundation Deputy Principal at Hobsonville Point Secondary School. From 2011-2012 Claire was the Director of e-learning at Epsom Girls Grammar School. She has lead and taught English in a variety of roles. She has worked at a national level in assessment and curriculum in English. In 2009 Claire was a Ministry of Education e-fellow for which she undertook a study of how ICTs can be used to support literacy in and beyond the English classroom. Claire is passionate about her family, education, fashion, and tattoos, living by the mantra “you can never be overdressed or overeducated” (Oscar Wilde).

Steve Leichtweis, PhD, is Head of the eLearning Group, initially in the Centre for Learning And Research in Higher Education (CLeaR) from 2016-2020 and now with Ranga Auaha Ako | Learning & Teaching Design Team from 2020, at University of Auckland. Prior to this he was the Manager of the Centre for the Creative Application of Technology in Education (CreATE) at the Faculty of Education & Social Work (2013-2015). His background includes almost 15 years working in university IT and a decade before that as an academic researcher in cardiovascular disease. His interests involve the use of digital technology to enhance learning and teaching, quality assurance, learning analytics, and learning environments.

Professor Stephen Marshall (PFHEA) is Director at the Victoria University of Wellington Centre for Academic Development and former President (2016-2019) of the Australasian Council on Open and Distance Education. Stephen leads Victoria University Digital Vision and Strategy for Learning and Teaching initiatives and researches in the areas of organisational change in higher education, quality, benchmarking, plagiarism and academic integrity, intellectual property, and the development of educational policy and strategy supporting and encouraging the effective use of technology. He is co-creator of the internationally recognised and applied eLearning maturity model (eMM) and author of the 2018 Springer book Shaping the University of the Future: Using Technology to Catalyse Change in University Learning and Teaching.

APODE Week

This event is organised as part of the Asia-Pacific Online and Distance Education Week (APODE) by Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ). Globally, we partner with EDEN Digital Learning Europe who will be holding the European Open and Digital Learning Week.

This event takes place on 12 November 2024, 1-2pm NZDT.

Banner image: Child-sized robot sits on a dark red bench and leaves through a (digital) book. Photo by Andrea De Santis, shared on Unsplash