Headliners

uce Fraser leads AI initiatives at Indian River State College, where Grammarly has been part of the student success infrastructure for years. In conversation with Jenny Maxwell, Head of Education at Superhuman, he traces that journey to Superhuman Go: what the research validates, what co-development looks like in practice, and what it means to build a technology partnership oriented to your institution's goals rather than a vendor's roadmap.

 

Audience takeaways:

•     How to evaluate AI partnerships on institutional fit and co-development
•     What leading AI initiatives at a state college actually requires, from strategy to implementation
•     Research data on how AI writing tools are affecting student outcomes at comparable institutions
•     How early-adopter institutions are co-developing AI use cases with technology partners
•     How to build AI infrastructure that complements and completes what's already in place

• AI as a cognitive partner: Moving beyond the "cheating" debate to understand AI as an interactive partner that can summarise, analyse, and create alongside the student
• The Performance Paradox: Understanding the difference between short-term performance gains and durable long-term learning—and how to design for both
• Beneficial vs. detrimental offloading: A framework for distinguishing when outsourcing mental work frees up capacity for creativity (beneficial) and when it bypasses essential learning (detrimental)
• Metacognition as the critical skill: Why the ability to monitor and regulate one's own thinking is the most valuable competency in an AI-mediated world
• The learner's goal matters: Evidence that a student's mindset, whether they want to "learn the concept" or just "complete the task”, determines the efficacy of AI tools

In a fast-paced, interconnected environment, global events impact on student's engagement with learning in many ways. Human rights provide a system of universal values that support connection and inclusion in the classroom. This session outlines ways in which the values of freedom, equality and human dignity can be explored in educational settings. We end this session with a practical and hopeful take-away for educators on how they can apply human rights education into their classrooms for the benefit of a more cohesive society.