Teaching and Learning Summit
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Higher Education
The 2024 Teaching and Learning Summit explored the implications of artificial intelligence for teaching, learning and assessment in higher education. Featured speakers and panels explored how we teach and assess AI literacy, how we assess students’ learning in the wake of large language models, and how we manage the ethical and legal issues raised by artificial intelligence. In addition, a series of short showcase presentations highlighted recent AI-related initiatives from across the University. The forum was an opportunity to access the latest thinking on this rapidly developing topic, and to raise questions, discuss the challenges, share practices and offer strategies. Lecture Capture recordings of the sessions are now available here.
Follow up information on AI at the University of Melbourne:
- Read FAQs about Generative AI in teaching and learning at the University of Melbourne by Professor Raoul Mulder.
- Find out more about the Spark AI platform and request access to start experimenting with your GenAI ideas.
- Join The Generative AI in Teaching Community of Practice.
- Participate in the survey-based study on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools by university staff.
Enquiries
Registration starts at 8.45am.
| 9.15-9.30am | Introduction and Welcome Professor Christopher Ziguras, Director, Melbourne CSHE, Faculty of Education |
| AI literacy, employment and universities | |
| 9.30-9.50am | Featured speaker: Associate Professor Jason Lodge, Deputy Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Queensland |
| 9.50-10.30am | Panel discussion and Q&A Dr Eduardo Araujo Oliveira, Senior Lecturer, Computing and Information Systems, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Dr Leah Schwartz, Director Academic Strategy, Office of the Provost Moderator: Professor Chi Baik, Melbourne CSHE,Faculty of Education |
| 10.30-11.00am | Morning tea break |
| The future of assessment and AI | |
| 11.00-11.20am | Featured speaker: Professor Margaret Bearman, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University |
| 11.20am-12.00pm | Panel discussion and Q&A Professor Raoul Mulder, Melbourne CSHE, Faculty of Education Kevin Li, General Secretary of University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) Moderator: Professor Therese Hopfenbeck, Professor of Educational Assessment, Faculty of Education |
| 12.00-12.30pm | Spotlight session 1 - Dr Solange Glasser, Senior Lecturer in Music (Music Psychology), Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music - Allison Clarke, Evaluator & Researcher - Oliver Cucanic, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Moderator: Associate Professor Gwil Croucher, Deputy Director, Melbourne CSHE, Faculty of Education |
| 12.30-1.30pm | Lunch break |
| 1.30-2.00pm | Spotlight session 2 - Dr Wasana Karunarathne, Lecturer, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - Dr Christopher Honig, Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and IT - Dr Marc Cheong, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems and Dr Simon Coghlan, Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics, Computing and Information Systems, Faculty Engineering and IT Moderator: Associate Professor Thom Cochrane, Melbourne CSHE, Faculty of Education |
| Engaging with ethical challenges of AI | |
| 2.00-2.20pm | Featured speaker: Professor Jeannie Patterson, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics (CAIDE), University of Melbourne |
| 2.20-3.00pm | Panel discussion and Q&A Associate Professor Carlo Perrotta, Associate Professor of Digital Education, Faculty of Education Errol Phuah, National President, Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) Moderator: Professor Jamie Evans, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students and Education) |
| 3.00-3.15pm | Closing remarks |
| 3.15-4.00pm | Networking session |
Featured speakers
Associate Professor Jason Lodge
School of Education, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland
Jason Lodge is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, School of Education and a Deputy Associate Dean (Academic) in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Jason’s research focuses on the cognitive, metacognitive, social and emotional mechanisms of concept learning and conceptual change. He has an international profile for his research on the translation of the science of learning into practice in educational settings, particularly in digital learning environments and higher education. Jason leads the Learning, Instruction and Technology Lab, is the lead editor of Australasian Journal of Educational Technology and an editor of Student Success.
Professor Margaret Bearman
Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University.
Margaret Bearman is a Research Professor within the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University, with qualifications in both computer science and education. Margaret has taught and researched higher and professional education for over two decades. She is known for her work into the digital, artificial intelligence and university education. She was a core contributor to national principles guiding Australian university assessment reform for a time of AI.
Professor Jeannie Paterson
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics (CAIDE), The University of Melbourne
Jeannie Paterson is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics. Jeannie’s teaching and research focuses on consumer and data protection law and ethics in the context of emerging digital technologies. She has written extensively on issues of fairness, bias, privacy and existential risk in the emergence of AI and social robots. She regularly speaks to media about these issues. Jeannie has a track record of consultation and collaboration with government, industry, regulators and community legal centres. Jeannie is an affiliate researcher with the Melbourne Social Equity Institute and the Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society, as well as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.