we are happy to share that we will be afforded the opportunity to facilitate a workshop at this year's Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, which will be held at the National Institute of Education from the 28th to the 30th of May.
our workshop description reads:
This workshop will introduce participants to an exploratory discussion on the affordances of AI for learning. The workshop will take participants through case studies of projects initiated by students, conceptualised from the paradigm of encouraging students to develop literacies in AI through hands-on activities. The workshop will be designed around the following:
Section 1: Introduction to Generative AI
Overview of GenAI: Introduce the fundamentals of Generative AI, including its common use cases.
Included in this section will be a discussion on the benefits and potential pitfalls of GenAI, especially in contexts relevant to project-based learning.
Section 2: Introduction to the Life2Well Project as a case study
‘Learning at the intersection of AI, physiology, EEG, our environment and well-being’ (The Life2Well Project) is a suite of student-initiated projects themed around affording learners with opportunities to inquire about and investigate their local environments and how these influence their physical and mental well-being. These investigations are carried out from the perspective of citizen science and maker culture, using low-cost wearables designed by the students themselves. Examples will be drawn from the Science of Learning, and from Sports Science.
Section 3: Generative AI in Project-Based Learning
GenAI as a Project Assistant: Explore the use of GenAI in scenarios like data analysis and affective stimuli generation (Life2Well) as well as in augmenting creative expression.
The workshop will conclude with a discussion on aligning projects with UNESCO's guidance on the use of AI and Generative AI in education.