MEET OUR KEYNOTES

Are we driving learning in the age of AI, or are we the passengers?

There is enormous energy around AI skills and AI literacy, but are we so focused on AI that we've lost sight of education, of learning, and of growing together? The questions that we ask ourselves around AI in education have shifted and must continue to shift.

What do students lose when AI smooths away the struggle that builds capability and character? As we bring shiny AI tools into the classroom, are we and our students becoming passengers in learning, or are we still driving? And looking more deeply: are our institutions measuring and rewarding what we say we value, for learners and educators alike? Do we even know what we value in an increasingly uncertain world?

The pace of AI isn't slowing down. If we keep asking yesterday's questions, we'll keep getting yesterday's answers. This keynote challenges educators, leaders, and institutions to look beyond the ordinary and to ensure that in preparing for an AI future, we don't forget what makes education fundamentally human.

In this keynote, Danny will also help you to:

•  Critique whether their current approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment are developing and rewarding the capabilities and dispositions that are needed in an AI-infused world

•  Reframe the conversation about AI in education from one centred on technology adoption and literacy towards one centred on human purpose, agency and what we value in learners and educators

• Identify practical shifts in curriculum, incentives and culture that position educators and institutions as drivers rather than passengers in the age of AI