Online Event: AI Literacy in Teaching, Learning and Ethical Practice

Generative AI is rapidly transforming the learning and development landscape. It can now produce course materials, assessments, and multimedia resources in minutes, but it also challenges our thinking about authorship, authenticity, and assessment integrity.

This session explores the implications of generative AI for learning and development professionals. It will discuss how these tools can support the design of engaging, inclusive, and ethical learning experiences while identifying why having a human in the loop remains essential.

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Understand the current capabilities and boundaries of generative AI in L&D.
• Recognise risks and ethical considerations in content creation and assessment.
• Identify practical strategies for integrating AI tools effectively into their own practice.

Competency Framework: Learning and Development Practice; Instructional Design; Assessment; E-learning

Session Theme and Target Audience: Future ways of working

Speaker: David Parsons

Dr David Parsons is Research Director for academyEX in Auckland, New Zealand and Adjunct Professor in the Digital Education Futures Lab at the University of Canterbury. He holds a PhD in Information Technology and a postgraduate teaching qualification, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning Design, and has wide experience in both academia and the IT industry. Since joining The Mind Lab in 2015, he has been focused on postgraduate teacher education and has also developed online learning materials for the Open Polytechnic and UC Online. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) and has published widely on technology-enhanced learning and curriculum, with a recent focus on AI literacy as co-developer of the SAIL framework.

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Host: Upper North Island

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