The University of the Arts London (UAL) and the Council for Higher Education in Art & Design (CHEAD) are hosting educators and students from art schools, colleges and universities as they present their creative ideas and evaluation of designing, learning and utilising GenAI tools.
Creative Synergies: Exploring AI in Art and Design Education
Focus on how AI tools are being integrated into art and design curricula to enhance creative processes and expand pedagogical approaches.
Teaching Tomorrow: Preparing Students for an AI-Enhanced Creative Industry
Exploration of how to equip students with the skills and mindset needed to navigate and lead in creative industries increasingly shaped by AI technologies.
Ethics and Innovation: AI in Art and Design Pedagogy
Conversations about the ethical implications of using AI in creative education and how to instil critical thinking in students regarding AI-generated work.
Equity in Education: Creating Inclusive and Accessible Learning Environments
Focus on practices that promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom, ensuring all students thrive.
Assessment and Feedback: Evolving Practices using AI
Learning - Sharing innovative approaches to assessment that go beyond traditional tests, focusing on formative feedback and student-driven evaluation.
Programme
| Time | Room 1 | Room 2 |
| 9.30 | Welcome: Introduction: Sheldon and/or Ruth | |
| 9.45 | The Ethical Use of AI in Higher Education: Facilitating Students Integrity in Creative Subjects – Jane Mills | |
| 10.30 | AI is evolving and so should we. Experimenting and integrating GenAI in the classroom – Annette Naudin and Meera Darji | The AI Learning Gambit – Dave White |
| 11.00 | Break | |
| 11.15 | How AI platforms are informing design for performance practice – Ben Turnbull | of AI in Creative Education – Ami Podrebarac |
| 11.45 | Pure Land: Generative AI, Buddhas and Memory – Maria Than | AI as studio assistant or foe? Thinking through the contradictions for creating AI in the classroom - Noel Douglas |
| 12.15 | AI as Creative Catalyst: Enhancing Student Exploration in Art Direction and Major Projects - Russel Miller | Reflections on Student AI Residency at Tate - Damien Borowik and Chris Fellows |
| 12.45 | Break | |
| 1.30 | Leveraging or Replacing? The Pros and Cons of Using AI in Student Projects - Nick Lewis | |
| 2.15 | Opening the Black Box: Demystifying Image-Based Generative AI for Ethical and Environmental Creative Practice (workshop) Tim Fransen | Teaching Humans in a Virtual World (Workshop) – James Dalby |
| 3.00 | Break | |
| 3.15 | Art or Algorithm: Student Perspectives on AI in Creative Education - Calum Sherwood | |
| 4.00 | Session close | |
Who Should Attend
This event is open to all who are interested in the themes presented.
