MD Badiuzzaman | Senior Lecturer - Information Technology and Information Systems
King's Own Institute

Dr Md Badiuzzaman is a Senior Lecturer in Information Technology at King’s Own Institute and a researcher affiliated with UNSW Sydney. He holds a PhD in Educational Technology and Computing from UNSW, is a Fellow of Advance HE and a Member of the Australian Computer Society. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience across vocational and higher education, he brings a multidisciplinary perspective spanning engineering, computing and educational technology. His career includes co-founding an educational institute, leading EdTech initiatives and developing tools to support teaching, learning and assessment. His research explores generative AI, digital accessibility, equity and learning design, with particular attention to the social and educational conditions that shape technology adoption and use. He has received national recognition for accessibility-focused educational practice and published research in international peer-reviewed journals. At EDUtech 2027, Dr Badiuzzaman and his colleague will present how educators can redesign curriculum, learning content and assessment to support students in developing human and adaptive capabilities in the GenAI era. They will shed light on what students must learn to do independently, without cognitive offloading. At the same time, they will discuss how AI can extend their thinking and which tasks they can appropriately delegate as technologies evolve.