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Trends in Higher Education Webinar | Artificial Intelligence: Theories and Applications for Education and Working Life

28 Oct 2024, 16:00 (CEST)

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28th October 2024

AIED, Artificial Intelligence In Education, Teacher Professional Development, Higher Education, Transformation of Higher Education
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Welcome from the Chair

Welcome to Artificial Intelligence: Theories and applications for education and working life, our first webinar offered by Trends in Higher Education

As the title indicates, the webinar will focus on AI and how we can effectively use it in our higher education environments. Speaking with us on this timely issue are four experts in this area (in order of presentation):

Professor Jimmy Jaldemark is the head of the subject of Education at Mid Sweden University. He has worked at the Department of Education for over 25 years. Over these years, he has focused on developing and researching distance education settings. His research activities include studies of AI, computer-mediated communication, distance education, educational technology, game-based learning, higher education, lifelong learning, mobile learning, networked learning, professional development, technology-enhanced learning, and work-integrated learning. He is also the founder of the research group Higher Education and E-Learning (HEEL).

Marcia Håkansson Lindqvist is an Associate Professor in Pedagogy affiliated with Higher Education and E-Learning (HEEL) and the Center for Research on Economic Relationships (CER). Her research focuses on learning, teaching and leading with digital technologies, lifelong learning, and technology-enhanced learning. Her area of instruction lies within teacher education and school improvement.

Peter Mozelius is an Associate Professor and Researcher working at the Department of Education at the Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall, Sweden. His research interests are technology-enhanced learning, game-based learning, lifelong learning, AI in education, and programming education. Peter also teaches courses on scientific writing and artificial intelligence.

Dr. Martha Cleveland-Innes is a Professor in Open, Digital, and Distance Education at Athabasca University. She co-authored several open source publications: The Guide to Blended Learning (2018), Participant Experience in an Inquiry-Based Massive Open Online Course (2022), and Principles of Blended Learning (2024).

Date: 28 October 2024

Time: 4:00 CEST

Webinar ID: 879 5210 7718

Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com

Event Chairs

University of Alberta, Faculty of Education, Canada

Introduction
Bio
Professor in the Faculty of Education, in the specialization of Studies in Educational Leadership; also Editor in Chief for Trends in Higher Education.

Keynote Speakers

Department of Education, Mid-Sweden University, Sweden

Introduction
Talk
Introduction To FAITH: Frontline Application of AI and Technology-enhanced Learning for Transforming Higher Education
Bio
Professor Jimmy Jaldemark is the head of the subject of Education at Mid Sweden University. He has worked at the Department of Education for over 25 years. During these years, he has focused on developing and researching distance education settings. His research activities in terms of keywords include studies of AI, computer-mediated communication, distance education, educational technology, game-based learning, higher education, lifelong learning, mobile learning, networked learning, professional development, technology-enhanced learning, and work-integrated learning. He is the founder of the research group HEEL (Higher Education and E-Learning).

Department of Education, Mid-Sweden University, Sweden

Introduction
Talk
Increasing Staff Understanding and Competence in AI and Technology-Enhanced Learning
Bio
Marcia Håkansson Lindqvist is an Associate professor in pedagogy affiliated with HEEL and CER - Center for Research on Economic Relationships. Her research focuses on learning, teaching and leading with digital technologies as well as lifelong learning and technology-enhanced learning. Her teaching lies within teacher education and school improvement.

Department of Education, Mid-Sweden University, Sweden

Introduction
Talk
Implementing Generative AI
Bio
Peter Mozelius is an Associate Professor and Researcher, working at the Department of Education at the Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall, Sweden. His research interests are in the fields of Technology enhanced learning, Game-based learning, Lifelong learning, AI in education and Programming education. Peter teaches in courses on scientific writing and in courses on artificial intelligence.

Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, Athabasca University, Canada

Introduction
Talk
Education for Graduate Students Exploring AI
Bio
Dr. Martha Cleveland-Innes is Professor of Open, Digital, and Distance Education at Athabasca University. She co-authored open source publications The Guide to Blended Learning (2018), Participant Experience in an Inquiry-Based Massive Open Online Course (2022), and Principles of Blended Learning (2024).

Registration

This is a FREE webinar. The number of participants to the live session is limited but the recording will be made available on Sciforum shortly afterwards. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Certificates of attendance will be delivered to those who attend the live webinar.

Can’t attend? Register anyway and we’ll let you know when the recording is available to watch.

Program

Speaker/Presentation

Time in CEST

Prof. Dr. Heather Kanuka

Chair Introduction

4:00 - 4:10 pm

Dr. Jimmy Jaldemark

Introduction To FAITH: Frontline application of AI and technology-enhanced learning for transforming higher education

4:10 - 4:25 pm

Dr. Marcia Hakansson Lindqvist

Increasing Staff Understanding and Competence in AI and Technology-Enhanced Learning

4:25 - 4:40 pm

Dr. Peter Mozelius

Implementing Generative AI

4:40 – 4:55 pm

Prof. Dr. Martha Cleveland-Innes

Education for Graduate Students Exploring AI

4:55 – 5:10 pm

Q&A

5:10 - 5:25 pm

Prof. Dr. Heather Kanuka

Closing of Webinar

5:25 - 5:30 pm

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