2024 National Conference on Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education

Explore the Future of Education and Generative AI at the GenAIEdu 2024 conference.

Join us in exploring the cutting-edge world of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education at the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, teacher, student or industry professional, this conference is your gateway to understanding how generative AI is revolutionising the way we learn, teach and assess.

You will learn about cutting-edge technologies and large language models such as ChatGPT, Bard, Claude 2 and Copilot(s).

Understand how these tools and natural language processing capabilities enable personalized and interactive learning experiences through a series of keynotes, talks, discussion panels and hands on workshops, demonstrations, practitioner showcases, a hackathon on AI + Assessment and networking events with leading academics, researchers and industry experts in this area.

The National Conference on Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education is funded by the Garfield Weston Trust.

Schedule (subject to change)

* Full schedule coming soon.

Sessions, rooms and times subject to change and to be confirmed.

22 January Workshops and Tutorials
Time	Agenda
8.30am – 9.00am	Registration. Room MF124/5
9am - 11.15am	WORKSHOP A: Practical pedagogy with generative AI. Room MF124/5 Professor Mike Sharples Explore new methods of teaching, learning and assessment with generative AI. Based on “Practical Pedagogy: 40 New Ways to Teach and Learning”, the workshop will cover: opportunities and limitations of GenAI in education, how to prompt AI tools to teach and assess, and how to design educational chatbots. This will be a hands-on session with current AI tools and language models.
11.15am - 11.45am	Coffee Break
11.45am - 12.45pm	WORKSHOP B: TeacherMatic overview and hands on session. MF124/5 Peter Kilcoyne TeacherMatic is a user-friendly platform that uses the power of generative AI. The main goal is to help teachers generate educational materials, from lesson plans and grading criteria to quizzes and learning activities and customise it too to fits the needs of each learner. JISC report on TeacherMatic Pilot TeacherMatic Pilot - Using generative AI to reduce workload - National centre for AI
12.45pm - 1.45pm	Lunch
1.45pm - 4.45pm	WORKSHOP C: AI + Assessment Hackathon: Future Proofing Assessment. Room MF124/5 Dr Loretta Goff and Dr Sarah Thelen Worried about what AI means for your assessments? Interested in thinking of ways to design (or redesign) assessments to be less susceptible to AI use? Come join us for an AI and Assessment Hackathon!! Work in groups to explore ideas around AI and Assessment and come up with things (both big and small!) that we can use in our own teaching practice – whether immediately or in the future.
1.45pm - 3.45pm	WORKSHOP D: Reflecting on the impact of generative AI on our roles. Room MS105 Boardroom Coco Nijhoff This 2-hour workshop will use the Lego© Serious Play© (LSP©) method (Lego© Group, 2010). LSP© is a facilitation method using Lego© bricks and was originally developed for organisational development contexts, with applications in UKHE institutions for teaching. It is carried out by a trained facilitator in the LSP© method. The workshop presents an opportunity to address the learning that’s been required of each of us as this technology evolves at speed. Participants will use LSP© to build models as a means to reflect, consider and share experience, focusing on the challenges of keeping up with generative AI and adapting accordingly in roles in HE contexts. This workshop is aimed at teachers, lecturers, technologists, librarians and other HE academic and professional staff with limited to moderate knowledge of generative AI tools. Objectives To understand the impact of generative AI within our roles To explore our hopes and expectations for generative AI in Higher Education To expand thinking and expression through the use of metaphors To employ a haptic learning method to build 3-D models for the purpose of professional reflection, both individual and shared
9am - 12pm	WORKSHOP E: Generative AI, Virtual Reality, and Medical Training simulations: A live demo. Room MS105 Boardroom SentiraXR:Tom Payton, Jeremy Carter Demonstration of a range of healthcare training simulations that will include medical history taking, tracheostomy, and drug delivery. SentiraXR Showreel

23 January Main Conference (MU011)
Time	Agenda
8.30am – 9.00am	Registration
9.00am – 9.15am	Welcome and opening remarks
9.15am – 10.15am	Keynote 1 Generative AI and Education: Opportunities and Issues - Mike Sharples (Open University)
10.15am – 11.00am	Keynote 2: Challenges to institutional adoption - Sue Attewell (JISC)
11.00am – 11.15am	Coffee break
11.15am -12pm	Academic Integrity and Generative AI in Teaching and Learning - Loretta Goff (University College Cork)
12pm - 12.45pm	The AI literacy frontier: boldly going together into the undiscovered country -Dr Martin Compton (King's College London)
12.45pm -1.45pm	Lunch and demos
1.45pm-2.30pm	Everything old is new again: Generative AI and the education remit of the academic library - Coco Nijhoff (Imperial College London)
2.30pm - 3.15pm	Beyond Assessment - AI Frontiers in Higher Education - Charles Knight (Advance HE)
3.15pm - 3.30pm	Coffee break
3.30pm - 4.30pm	PANEL DISCUSSION: The Impact of AI for education
4.30pm - 5.15pm	The use of Generative AI for interacting with patient avatars - Tom Payton, Jeremy Carter (SentiraXR)
7.30pm	Reception and networking – Bishops Gate Hotel

24 January Main Conference (MU011)
Time	Agenda
8.30am – 9.00am	Registration
9.00am – 9.15am	Welcome and opening remarks
9.15am – 9.45am	Graide - AI Assisted Essay Grading - Jon Allen (Graide)
9.45am–10.45am	Keynote 3: Evaluating and Implementing Generative AI for Learning and Teaching – Insights from Coleg y Cymoedd’s Journey - Rory Meredith (Coleg y Cymoedd), Martin Neale (ICS)
10.45am– 11.15am	VR+AI simulations to train their staff on navigating angry conversations with patients and their families -Julien Denoel (Bodyswaps)
11.15am - 11.30pm	Coffee break
11.30pm -12.00pm	No More Pencils No More Books – Capabilities of Generative AI on Irish and UK Computer Science School Leaving Examinations - Joyce Mahon (University College Dublin)
12.00pm -12.45pm	Keynote 4: AI - A Principal's Perspective - Hugh Meenagh (Microsoft)
12.45pm – 1.00pm	Practitioner showcase: Teachers and lecturers introduction and overview
1.00pm - 2.15pm	Lunch,practitioner showcase: Teachers and lecturers table talks and demos
2.15pm -3.15pm	101 Creative Ideas to Use AI in Education (Remote Presentation) - Chrissi Nerantzi, Sandra Abegglen, Marianna Karatsiori, Antonio Martínez-Arboleda, Michael Salkow, Andrea De Lusignan & Sarah Nutt
3.15pm - 4.15pm	PANEL DISCUSSION: Embedding AI tools in teaching
4.15pm - 4.30pm	Closing remarks and conference close

Registration

Registration for the National Conference on Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education Conference (GenAiEdu 2024) is now open.

Registration cost

The conference starts with optional workshops on Monday 22nd January, with the main conference taking place on Tuesday 23 – Wednesday 24 January.

The workshop(s) have no additional fee to attend, however workshop attendee numbers are limited and pre-registration is mandatory.

Pre-registration for the workshops DOES NOT guarantee a place.

Workshop places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

There is a reception and networking event at the Bishops Gate Hotel on the evening of 23rd January.

Ticket options

Ticket 1: Conference attendance (Tuesday & Wednesday) + Monday workshop attendance £180
Ticket 2: Conference attendance (Tuesday & Wednesday) £180
Ticket 3: Ulster staff or PhD student Conference attendance (Tuesday & Wednesday) + Monday workshop attendance £100
Ticket 4: Ulster staff or PhD student Conference attendance (Tuesday & Wednesday) £100
Ticket 5: Ulster undergraduate student Conference attendance (Tuesday & Wednesday) + Monday workshop attendance £0
Ticket 6: Registered teachers GTCNI (Tuesday & Wednesday) + Monday workshop attendance £0
Ticket 7: Undergraduate/postgraduate student Conference attendance (Tuesday & Wednesday) + Monday workshop attendance £100

Note: Valid Ulster University Staff/Student ID required at conference registration for ticket option 3, 4 and 5. Valid General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland registration or Republic of Ireland equivalent required for option 6. Valid university or college student ID required at conference registration for ticket option 7.

Refund policy

Refunds are available up until the 16th January 2024 to facilitate conference planning.

After this date no refunds are available but registration transfers will be considered on an individual and case by case basis.

Before finally submitting your registration, please check your order carefully as changes made to bookings after an invoice has been raised will be subject to an administration charge of £25 per change made.

By purchasing a registration you agree to these terms and conditions.

If you do notice that you have made a mistake please notify us by email so that we can help you before raising your invoice.

All registration queries should be sent to sceis@ulster.ac.uk with the email subject heading GenAIEdu registration query.

Venue

Monday Workshops

MF124/5 Derry ~ Londonderry campus

Tuesday Main conference

Lecture theatre MU011 Derry ~ Londonderry campus

Wednesday Main conference:

Lecture theatre MU011 Derry ~ Londonderry campus

Address

School of Computing, Engineering & Intelligent Systems,
Derry ~ Londonderry campus,
Ulster University,
Northern Ireland,
BT487JL

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Organisers

The GenAiEdu 2024 conference is hosted by the School of Computing, Engineering & Intelligent Systems on the Derry ~ Londonderry campus of Ulster University

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