This session explores how emerging technologies like AI, VR, and robotics are transforming education. Participants will see demo tools such as ChatGPT and VR headsets, learn about trends like adaptive learning and flipped classrooms, and discuss global innovations. Ethical issues such as AI bias and data privacy, along with the teacher’s evolving role in managing these technologies, will also be addressed.
The lecturer introduces key trends in educational technology such as learning analytics, adaptive learning, and flipped classrooms using multimedia examples and short case studies. The session then focuses on ethical considerations, where the lecturer discusses issues like AI bias, data privacy, and screen time, encouraging students to share ideas on how teachers can promote responsible and ethical technology use in classrooms.
Students work in groups to analyse case studies related to ethical issues in educational technology, such as AI bias, data privacy, or excessive screen time. Each group identifies the ethical challenges, discusses possible solutions, and suggests how teachers can address these responsibly in classroom practice. Groups then share a brief summary of their findings with the class for comparison and discussion.
Students use AR and VR headsets to explore the technology and its potential applications in education. After the exploration, students discuss how AR and VR can enhance engagement and learning, identify possible classroom uses, and reflect on challenges such as accessibility, cost, and technical difficulties, suggesting strategies to address these issues. Groups then share their insights with the class.
Students explore real-world examples of learning analytics, adaptive learning, and flipped classroom approaches in global or local education contexts. They then design a lesson plan incorporating one or more of these approaches. Students explain how available tools such as LMS features, analytics dashboards, or video platforms would support the lesson. Finally, they create a short podcast to present and explain their lesson plan, highlighting key features and learning strategies.
