Are you interested in all things related to AI and Education? Would you like to know about the latest research in Oulu, Europe, and the world on Children and AI, and AI in Education? Come and join us for a hybrid public seminar on the Future of AI (x) Education on April 15th frpm 12.30pm - 18.30pm in Tellus Stage, Linnanmaa campus, University of Oulu.
We welcome everyone - students, researchers, teachers, parents, and those just curious about the future of education. Please register using this form: https://forms.gle/aNSyLAJjk1VkUMQZ8
Schedule:
The seminar has four parts (parts 2 and part 3 run in parallel):
- Part 1 (12.30-14.30, Tellus Stage): Welcome, keynote, and invited talks
- Part 2 (14.30-16.30, Tellus Stage): Guest talks and FCAI AIX Forum
- Part 3 (14.30-16.30, Frost Club): Hands-on workshop with teachers
- Part 4 (16.30-18.30, Tellus Stage): Panel discussion and social hour
| Time | Location | Agenga |
| 12.30-13.00 | Tellus Stage | 12.30-13.00: Welcome by Prof. Netta Iivari, and Opening words: Jukka Riekki, Professor, Dean ITEE, University of Oulu. |
| 13.00-14.00 | Tellus Stage | Keynote: Yasmin Kafai, Professor of Learning Sciences, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. Promoting Computational Empowerment for High School Students and Teachers: Auditing AI for Algorithmic Justice |
| 14.00-14.20 | Tellus Stage | 14-14.15: Satu Keto, Yle AI Innovation Lead Talk title: The Evolving Media Landscape: Understanding Generation Alpha's Digital World 14.15-14.20: q& a |
| 14.20-14.40 | Tellus Stage | Break (Parallel event for teachers in Frost club starts at 14.30) |
| 14.30-16.30 | Frost Club | Parallel event #1 (for teachers) Workshop with teachers on the Future of Education by doctoral candidate Priyanka Sebastian |
| 14.40-16.20 | Tellus Stage | Parallel event #2: Inivited talks Kati Mäkitalo, Professor, Partner PI of Generation AI funded by SRC, Learning and Learning Processes Research Unit, University of Oulu. Generation AI: AI education tools for K9 pupils to learn about AI Sirkku Tahvanainen, Head of educational services, Code School Finland. Why should you still learn to code? Eva Durall Gazulla, Academy Research Fellow, INTERACT Research Unit, University of Oulu. Social justice in the era of AI: Participatory approaches with teens Henna Tiensuu & Ulrico Celentano, BISG, University of Oulu. Talk title: The other side of the coin Sumita Sharma, INTERACT Research Unit, University of Oulu. Talk title: Participatory AI with children in Finland, India, USA, and Japan – What AI futures do children imagine? |
| 16.20-16.35 | Tellus Stage | break |
| 16.35-17.30 | Tellus Stage | AIX forum Panel discussion - Raising a child in the age of AI |
| 17.30-18.30 | Tellus Stage | Social hour (with refreshments) |