Symposium

Join teachers, school leaders, AI researchers and teacher educators to explore how generative AI is shaping teaching, learning and assessment. Through keynote presentations and practical workshops, you will have the opportunity to network and find out new approaches to ethical AI integration in school education.

Friday 27 November 2026, 9.00am-5.00pm AEDT
Ann Harding Conference Centre, UC Bruce campus, and online.
Free attendance, in person or online.
Arrival and registration from 8.30am.

The day includes:

An online keynote from Dr Leon Furze on generative AI and neurodivergence in the classroom.
A hands-on session with Ryan Elwell, working through practical classroom applications.
An interactive workshop with Cece Philpott-Cummins on AI Responsive Assessment.
Teacher showcases, in which educators present what they have tried, what worked and what did not.
Findings from our research with ACT teachers on how generative AI is actually being used in schools.

Bring your laptop to participate in the two interactive workshops: Ryan Elwell’s Automate the Grind, Keep the Craft and Cece Philpott-Cummins’ AI Responsive Assessment.

In person or online. Join for the full day, or for the sessions that suit your timetable.

For teachers, researchers and school leaders

Hosted by the Faculty of Education at the University of Canberra.

Attend in person or online. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea are provided for those attending in person.

Further program and joining details will be available through the event page.

GenAI Use for Educators is organised as part of the Affiliated Schools Research Grant and supported by the ACT Education Directorate.

GenAI Use for Educators: Building Skills for What's Next

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