AI in Art and Design Education Practice Sharing Day
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
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| 9.30 | Welcome: Introduction: Sheldon and/or Ruth | |
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9.45 |
The Ethical Use of AI in Higher Education: Facilitating Students Integrity in Creative Subjects – Jane Mills |
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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 | |
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11.15 |
How AI platforms are informing design for performance practice – Ben Turnbull |
of AI in Creative Education – Ami Podrebarac |
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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
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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 | |
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1.30 |
Leveraging or Replacing? The Pros and Cons of Using AI in Student Projects – Nick Lewis |
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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 | |
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3.15 |
Art or Algorithm: Student Perspectives on AI in Creative Education – Calum Sherwood |
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4.00 |
Session close |
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Who Should Attend
This event is open to all who are interested in the themes presented.