AI in the Classroom: Promise and Pitfalls

Thu 5 Feb

School as we knew it has come to an end. The AI revolution is going on, and is already reshaping how pupils learn and how teachers work. This major evolution raises questions, concerns, and hope. What choices around curricula, assessment and governance are needed for education systems to foster an ethical, responsible digital culture? Can technologies contribute to address other unachieved challenges in education, such as equality?

 

With

  • Jonas Erin – General Inspector for Education, Sport and Research, French Ministry for Education and Youth
  • Rebecca Eynon – Professor of Education, the Internet and Society at the University of Oxford

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The DJ Sax

Sasha – aka The DJ Sax – is a mainstay of the entertainment scene, known for a high-energy set that fuse club sounds with live performance. From the O2 Arena to London’s iconic KOKO and international stages, she’ll bring infectious energy to end the Night of Ideas.


Rebecca Eynon

Rebecca Eynon holds a joint academic post between the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) and the Department of Education at the University of Oxford. Her research explores the relationships between education, the Internet and inequalities.

Her work has been supported by a range of funders including the British Academy, the Economic and Social Research Council, the European Commission and Google. She was co-editor of Learning, Media and Technology from 2011–2021. She is currently on the editorial board for Learning, Media and Technology and Information and Learning Sciences.

Rebecca currently leads a project titled Towards Equity-Focused Approaches to EdTech – one of nine projects funded by the ESRC Education Programme – and is an international investigator for the ARC Centre for the Digital Child.

Rebecca teaches on the MSc in Social Science of the Internet at the OII and on the MSc in Education (Digital and Social Change) at the Department of Education. In both departments, she supervises DPhil students interested in digital education and social justice.

 
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