Background
The advent of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed the educational landscape. While research highlights AI's potential to enhance critical thinking among tertiary students, it also underscores the necessity of teaching students to critically evaluate AI outputs. In this workshop, we aim to address these challenges by gathering diverse professionals to share experiences and expertise in this area.
Participants will engage in discussions, AI-driven ideation activities, and reflective exercises to explore the integration of new technologies into teaching while preserving critical thinking skills. The outcomes will contribute to an understanding of the participants’ collective insights, which can help guide future educational practices in a rapidly changing technological landscape.
We invite academics, researchers, educators, industry practitioners, and other interested people whose work and experience can contribute to the discussion on how we can help students adapt to fast-paced changes in technology within the context of design education.
Expressions of Interest
Submissions to participate in this workshop can be made through an Expression of Interest (EOI) (approx. half a page) via the registration form below or by emailing Lilly Hope Borchardt at uqeborch@uq.edu.au. Submissions should address:
Your experience and context of your work
What experience you have using AI (in research/teaching/designing/everyday life etc)
A short (approx. half-page) position summary on a related topic of your choosing. This could include, but is not limited to, the following prompts:
How reflective thinking is incorporated into your teaching, research or professional practice.
How you use AI in education, creative practice, or both.
What skills students need to succeed in this space and what skills they are being taught.
AI prompts you have found useful for the creative process. e.g. Ideating
How you evaluate AI responses.
The impact on output/designs when students work with AI in creative activities
How AI affects Interaction Design students, other students, designers, and/or teachers.
The differences using AI in design education vs other education settings.
The considerations for using AI in design education.
Considerations for future designs.
Any relevant challenges or opportunities in your work on this topic
In preparation for the workshop, submitted EOIs will be grouped thematically prior to the workshop to facilitate small group activities on the day.
Workshop Timetable
9:00AM - 9:30AM Welcome and Opening
9:30AM - 9:50AM Warm-up
9:50AM - 10:05AM Group themes
10:05AM - 10:20AM Coffee Break
10:20AM - 11:20AM AI-deating activity
11:20AM - 12:00PM Open discussion
12:00PM - 12:30PM Wrap-up and closing remarks
The Organisers
Lilly Hope Borchardt is a PhD candidate in Human Centred Computing at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Queensland. Her research centres around enhancing reflective thinking skills in education and empowering educators through innovative frameworks and digital tools. She has extensive experience as a UX designer in both public sector and start-up environments, with a track record of facilitating design sprints and workshops in Design Thinking with educators and school students. She also teaches into the Design Thinking course at UQ.
Marie Bodén is a senior lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Queensland. Marie’s research interest is Interaction Design with an expertise on the design of technology for teaching and learning. Marie has been recognized for her external engagement and been awarded Australian Computer Society award and Women in Technology award.
Skye Doherty is a senior lecturer in the School of Communication and Arts at the University of Queensland. She is expert in using creative and design-led research methods to explore alternative futures and address wicked problems. Her work has addressed issues in journalism, law, education, and energy, among others and has led to both conceptual and practical outcomes.
Sanjana Bhatnagar is an associate lecturer and researcher in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Queensland. She has experience working as a UX designer in start-ups and running outreach workshops on cybersecurity, Design Thinking, and programming for school-aged children. She teaches human-centred design topics at UQ, facilitating workshops and studio sessions. Her current research focuses on employing design thinking techniques to address challenges in healthcare.