​Fire, fad, or foe: Will generative AI empower or overpower educators?
Associate Professor Danny Liu, University of Sydney

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With ChatGPT unleashed upon the world less than a year ago, and a barrage of other generative AI tools appearing in the meantime, educators and students across all sectors are still, quite understandably, trying to grasp our new reality. Will AI lead to widescale loss of learning, or deliver on its promises to augment educators so that we have more time to connect with students? Or, will it all fizzle out soon enough? As Sir Harold Wyndham’s groundbreaking scheme democratised education for generations of students, will AI similarly democratise access to knowledge and support for generations more? Join us as we explore the workings and implications of generative AI for students, teachers, academics, education researchers, and policy makers – and how we might engage with AI productively and responsibly, making our role as educators even more central to students’ learning.

​Associate Professor Danny Liu is a molecular biologist by training, programmer by night, researcher and academic developer by day, and educator at heart. A multiple international and national teaching award winner, he works at the confluence of learning analytics, student engagement, educational technology, and professional development and leadership. He is an Associate Professor in the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Portfolio at the University of Sydney, where he leads staff across the institution in educational innovation and the effective use of learning analytics and artificial intelligence to improve student learning and experience. He co-chairs the University's AI in Education working group.

​Tuesday, 19th September, 6pm 
 The University of Sydney, Law Annex Lecture Theatre 104, Camperdown Campus