Is learning to write obsolete, or more important than ever? If machines can “write”, what might humans do and learn? What would a meaningful, relevant and useful contemporary writing education be?
This free, provocative and participatory hybrid symposium is for all English/Literacy teachers, teacher educators and academics who are interested in the impacts of generative AI on the teaching of writing.
The symposium:
- shares the findings of a four year (2022-2025) Australian Research Council study on the teaching of digital writing, including the latest research.
- provides practical learnings from the development of digital writing labs that are applicable to both schools and higher education.
- offers opportunities to express and address concerns through debate and collaborative development of pedagogy in workshops.
And ultimately:
- culminates in the collaborative development of a manifesto for the teaching of writing in the AI age, for presentation to the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO).
Full program available in January. Speakers/workshop leaders include:
- Associate Professor Lucinda McKnight, lead researcher in the Teaching Digital Writing project
- Mr Leon Furze, project PhD candidate and consultant expert in teaching with generative AI