Learning Futures Community of Interest
We meet monthly via Zoom to showcase learning and teaching practiceThe Learning Futures Community of Interest welcomes all University staff to share their experiences, expertise, and ideas about learning design and the opportunities (and challenges) brought about by the ever-changing educational landscape and developing technology.
All UoA staff members are welcome, so please subscribe to the mailing list and we will send the relevant details directly to you, including a link to add our meetings to your calendar.
3rd Thursday of each month (February – November)
2 – 3.30pm
online
The confirmed dates for 2025 are: 20 February, 20 March, 10 April (moved due to Easter weekend), 15 May, 19 June, 17 July, 21 August, 18 September, 16 October and 20 November.
Calendar invites to the sessions will be sent through a Microsoft Teams channel, which also provides a place for conversation.*
Subscribe to the Learning Futures CoI
Please use your University of Auckland staff email address
* New University of Auckland subscribers are added to the MS Teams channel. If you don’t have access after a day or so, please email us.
In March: Focus on generative AI
Forum date: Thursday, 20 March, 2 – 3.30pm
Join us for our next Learning Futures COI forum, where we’ll explore the dynamic role of Generative AI in shaping education. The forum will highlight innovative perspectives, practical strategies, and critical discussions about integrating Gen-AI into teaching and learning:
- Harnessing AI for Personalised Learning – Johnny Chan (Business School, Information Systems and Operations Management)
- AI as a Bullsh*t Artist: (not another) talk about calculators, breadknives and watches – Anthony Brand (Engineering and Design, Architecture and Planning)
- Empowering Educators: Professional Learning in Generative AI 101 – Karl McGuirk (RAA)
Please note: Anthony is unable to join the forum live and will share a pre-recorded presentation instead. If anyone has questions for Anthony to address in his recording, please share them in the LFCOI teams site here and he can incorporate these in his presentation.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Our aim is to empower educators and learners through collaborative exploration and innovation in learning design, assessment strategies, and technology-enhanced education (including Generative AI) and to foster compelling, engaging, and inclusive learning experiences. Through building our learning community, we hope to advance university education through innovation, collaboration, and technology, fostering a culture of excellence and inclusivity in learning and teaching.
If you or a colleague would like to share your learning design and teaching practices (failures, wins, learnings or conundrums!), to contribute to the teaching culture across the University, please get in touch with us at raa@auckland.ac.nz