23 July 2025

Friday 29 August at 1pm

New Directions in AI Research and Practice: Webinar #1

What are students’ perspectives on AI, and how do they study in a world where AI is commonplace? This webinar brings together an expert panel to explore these questions and more, in the first session of a new three-part series: New Directions in AI Research and Practice.

• When: Friday 29 August

• Time: 1pm – 2pm (AEST)

• Where: Online only

• Cost: This is a free event

Student perspectives on AI in higher education

While much of the debate about AI in higher education continues to focus on institutional policies and concerns for academic integrity, less attention has been paid to the stories of students themselves. What motivates students to use or avoid GenAI? How do they weigh risks and benefits? What tensions do they grapple with as they integrate these technologies into their studies?

Facilitated by CRADLE’s Dr Jack Walton, this panel will feature researchers from the “AI in Higher Education” project: a large multi-institutional collaboration established in 2024 with the aim of foregrounding the student voice on AI. Reflecting on the work of the project to date, the panel will discuss what has been learned so far about students’ perspectives and practices for studying in a world where AI has become commonplace. The panel will discuss key findings emerging from the project to consider implications for higher education learning and teaching, and directions that research and practice need to take next.

Join our panellists for a thought-provoking discussion

Professor Kelly Matthews, Professor of Higher Education, Institute of Teaching and Learning Innovation, University of Queensland

Associate Professor Tim Fawns, Monash Education Academy, Monash University

Professor Michael Henderson, Professor of Digital Futures, Director of the Educational Design and Innovation Hub, Faculty of Education, Monash University

Associate Professor Nicole Pepperell, Teaching & Curriculum Team (TACT), Education Portfolio, University of Technology Sydney

Join our panel online for this first webinar in CRADLE’s New Directions in AI Research and Practice series

New Directions in AI Research and Practice

As generative artificial intelligence continues to transform higher education, the research landscape has begun to transition from speculative perspectives toward deeper empirical and theoretical insights. This webinar series brings together leading researchers to discuss what is being learned about AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and assessment, and to chart pathways forward in both research and practice. The panels in this series will speak to three critical facets of higher education in a time of AI: how students are working with AI, changing assessment design practices, and assessment security. We hope that you can join us for this series of rich and timely discussions. Keep an eye out for future webinars as they are announced.

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