This session explores a key question: are we preparing students for an unknown future? It argues that embracing new technologies, like AI and GenAI, is crucial. Case studies will showcase… Read More »Crystal Balls & Classrooms: Can We Prepare Students for the Unknown?

During the pandemic I considered we were engaged in an accidental form of the therapeutic practice of self-mirroring; observing ourselves and our teaching through live synchronous video platforms, which is… Read More »Mirǒurnauts: exploring reflective and creative digital practice to navigate pedagogy, academic identity and professional change in the era of artificial intelligence and spatial computing.

The launch of a new academic model in a specialist postgraduate institution provided an opportunity to ‘try the possibilities of things’ through the introduction of a core unit that invites… Read More »The possibility of things: A teaching case study on addressing global responsibilities in postgraduate education through an interdisciplinary, collaborative, large scale, and blended learning unit.

Hybrid and Blended learning has seen growth following the COVID-19 pandemic, as traditional learning methods need to be resilient in emergency situations. Therefore, education must be prepared for such circumstances.… Read More »Exploring Learning Strategies in a Digital Age

Questions around our bodies are constantly evolving. Within the fine arts, life drawing practice and the study of the nude form has had a long pedagogical history, tracing back to… Read More »A Teaching Case Study: Expanded Life Drawing

The explosion of generative AI tools and immediate access to generative AI image software at the end of 2022 sparked seemingly new and urgent conversations about the role of images,… Read More »“Still You Bloom in this Land of No Gardens”: The Black Female Artist in the Age of AI

Digital tools and artificial intelligence are disrupting and transforming pedagogies in higher art and design institutions. In this session, we introduce research that advances the notion of 'online dexterity,' framing… Read More »Online Dexterity—Applications for Enhancing Teachers’ and Students’ Competence and Confidence in Online Spaces in Tertiary Art and Design Education

Global megatrends predict that virtual reality will transform numerous facets of human existence. Sculpting is currently feasible with the aid of this technology. Could the spatial interaction capabilities of virtual… Read More »Fabricating ‘the skull of Thotsakan’ using virtual reality sculpting

Authorless Futures" examines the evolving role of AI in art and design, presenting it as a pivotal partner in creative processes. It scrutinizes the impact of synthetic creativity on authorship… Read More »Authorless Futures: Redefining Authorship. AI, Synthetic Creativity, and the Future of Design.