AI and the future of teaching and learning
ChatGPT, AI and The Future of Teaching and Learning: We All Need a Digital Assistant
The emergence of artificial intelligence in the mid-1950s has captured the imagination of many and has also raised concerns about the future of assessment and job losses due to “robot teachers”. However, the current and emerging state of AI provides an opportunity to reimagine the way we teach, engage students in the learning process and rethink assessment.
Rather than focusing solely on facilitating and verifying the transfer of information, we can focus on enabling critical, analytic, engaged and connected learners to pursue their interests and passions and develop the skills they need for the work they want to do. With the use of digital assistants such as ChatGPT, Genei, Beautiful.ai and Microsoft’s Co-Pilot, we can design and implement more effective, efficient learning experiences and assessment activities that promote higher-order thinking skills and authentic learning.
In this engaging and interactive presentation, participants are introduced to the benefits of using AI to support learning designs, and the importance of designing authentic and productive assessment activities to promote deep learning. Participants also learn about the potential of AI to enhance teaching and assessment practices and how to leverage its capabilities to do more faster and with greater connectedness than ever before.
Stephen Murgatroyd
Research Associate
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Dr. Murgatroyd teaches future studies at the University of Alberta and is a former university dean and senior administrator who has worked as a consultant on higher education and innovation policy around the world. A pioneer of online, flexible and competency based learning, his new book (Strategic Choices and Leadership Change in Higher Education Institutions – IGI Scientific, 2026) looks at the challenges and opportunities for change in higher education and the perils of leadership. It builds on his previous book (The Future of Higher Education in an Age of Artificial Intelligence – Ethics Press, 2024). Dr. Murgatroyd is acutely aware of the situation in Canada, informed by his role as a member of the Ontario Colleges Quality Assurance System board.
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