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Prof. Carlos Delgado Kloos
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

 

Carlos Delgado Kloos received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the Technische Universität München and in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. He is Full Professor of Telematics Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where he is also the Director of the GAST research group and Director of the UNESCO Chair on “Scalable Digital Education for All”. He has been Rector’s Delegate for Digital Microcredentials, Vice Rector for  Strategy and Digital Education, Vice Rector for Infrastructures and Environment, Associate Vice Rector for International Relations and Cooperation, and Founding Head of his Department. He has carried out research stays at several universities such as Harvard, MIT, Munich, Passau, and Naples.

 

 

Title: Universities under Pressure in the Age of Intelligence

 

Abstract: Universities tend to be slow to adapt, showing significant inertia except in times of crisis, as we witnessed during the recent pandemic. We no longer feel that same sense of urgency, although Generative Artificial Intelligence is radically transforming all aspects of our society—including Higher Education. How can we best prepare graduates to excel in this new context? How can teaching practices be enhanced by leveraging AI? How should students take advantage of these tools? How do we prevent fraud? Is this change urgent? Or should we put it aside, given the many
concerns around AI—such as hallucinations, privacy, and energy consumption, among others? These are pressing questions. In this talk, I will explore the rapidly evolving state of the art and reflect on some of the pathways opened up by Generative AI.

 

 

 

Prof. Agnes Kululska-Hulme

The Open University, UK

 

Agnes Kukulska-Hulme is Professor of Learning Technology and Communication in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) where she leads the Learning Futures research and innovation programme. She joined IET in 1996. As an expert in mobile learning, she has led many projects and participated in international initiatives, including the EU MOTILL project on mobile lifelong learning, the EU MASELTOV project's Learning Services for social inclusion of immigrants, British Council-sponsored research on Mobile Pedagogy for English language teaching and on Marginalisation in low-resource contexts, and the SALSA project on language learning in urban settings for the next generation of smart cities. Professor Kukulska-Hulme's research has been supported by external funding and commissions from the EU, The British Council, RCUK, UNESCO, Refugee Action, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Jisc, Commonwealth of Learning, MK Smart, Becta, TIRF, National College of School Leadership, Mellon Foundation, and Cambridge University Press.

She is Past-President of the International Association for Mobile Learning, and serves on several journals' Editorial Boards including ReCALL, RPTEL, and International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning. She has been an invited Visiting Scholar or Fellow at several institutions where she has led developments in mobile learning: English Language Institute of Singapore (Ministry of Education); Beijing Foreign Studies University in China (High End Expert); University of Technology, Sydney; National Central University, Taiwan; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid. She has published over 250 journal articles, papers and books, and has been a keynote or invited speaker at over 100 conferences and workshops. Recent keynotes include ChinaCALL 2020 Beijing, Ministry of Education WSA-EC Forum 2018 Singapore, AELFE 2018 Madrid, ELECC 2018 Hong Kong, mInclusion 2017 Gothenburg, ITK 2016 Finland, GloCALL 2015 South Korea.

Professor Kukulska-Hulme has served in numerous management and leadership roles, as Associate Director (Learning & Teaching and Academic Professional Development), Deputy Director IET, Co-Head of the Technology Enhanced Learning Group; and Programme Lead for Next Generation Distance Learning, Innovating Pedagogy, and Learning Futures. She has chaired several conferences, including the annual international mLearn conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning. She has served as an External Examiner of over 30 doctoral theses and an External Evaluator for grant-giving bodies and for overseas universities' research quality assessments (Hong Kong Institute of Education, University of Gothenburg, Athabasca University).

 

 

 

Assoc. Prof. Rachel Fitzgerald

The University of Queensland, Australia

 

Associate Professor Rachel Fitzgerald is the Deputy Associate Dean (Academic) for the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. Rachel is internationally acknowledged for her expertise in Technology-Enhanced Learning and stands as a curriculum leader in the digital age, specializing in contemporary higher education and AI-driven learning. Rachel has spearheaded teaching and learning initiatives across various institutions globally and is leading research on microcredentials, workplace learning and Scholarship of AI Teaching and Learning.