York St John University will be hosting its first internal (Generative) Artificial Intelligence conference on 1st April 2025. This conference will be an active learning experience for staff and students to get hands on with GenAI and explore how this technology can be used effectively, efficiently and appropriately within learning, teaching and research.

Spaces are limited, so book now!

All workshop are Bring your own device. Laptops, tablets and smart phones are all welcome. Please feel free to take advantage of the YSJ Borrow Equipment offer.

Welcome 9:45-10am	Opening remarks – Kamil Lawal and Laura Key. SK126
	SK126	DG223	CD103	CD106
Workshop 1 10-11am	Study Development and (Gen) AI w/ Tom Peach & Stephen Lewin	Creating images using Adobe Firefly w/ Helen Darlaston	Navigating AI and the various ethical conundrum w/ Charlotte Haines-Lyon	Structuring learning and research with AI w/ Chris Whiting
Workshop 2 11am-12pm	Study Development and (Gen) AI w/ Tom Peach & Stephen Lewin	Creating images using Adobe Firefly w/ Helen Darlaston	Navigating AI and the various ethical conundrum w/ Charlotte Haines-Lyon	Structuring learning and research with AI w/ Chris Whiting
Lunch
Workshop 3 1-2pm	Study Development and (Gen) AI w/ Tom Peach & Stephen Lewin	Creating images using Adobe Firefly w/ Helen Darlaston	Navigating AI and the various ethical conundrum w/ Charlotte Haines-Lyon	Structuring learning and research with AI w/ Chris Whiting
Keynote 2-3pm	Mike O’Dea (University of York), ‘What it Means to be An AI-Literate Graduate’.  SK128

Welcome and opening remarks – SK126 (Map of rooms below)
Kamil Lawal (SU President for Education) and Laura Key (Lecturer in Academic Practice)

Study Development and (Gen)AI – SK126
Tom Peach (Study Development) and Stephen Lewin (International Office)

In this workshop we will explore the tools available to support learning, teaching and research as well as how to ask the right questions (prompting), and evaluating the use of and outputs of these tools. There is no prescribed GenAI tools that will be explored but do come with your preferred tool ready to go (you can access Microsoft Co-pilot using your yorksj.ac.uk email and password). In preparation, you may find it useful to look over the current support in Artificial Intelligence and Your Learning.

Creating Images using Adobe Firefly – DG223
Helen Darlaston (Technology Enhanced Learning)

In this workshop you will learn how to use the (Gen)AI functions to create and adapt images available to you through Adobe Express. In preparation to attending this workshop, please log in to https://www.adobe.com/uk/express/ using the ‘continue with Microsoft’ option and your yorksj.ac.uk email and password.

Navigating AI and the various ethical conundrum – QE104
Charlotte Haines-Lyon (School of Education, Languages and Psychology)

In this workshop we will explore different ethical issues relating to AI, including the impact on the environment, issues around diversity, as well as academic integrity. We will investigate the complexities involved when considering the use of AI and draw up guidelines for ethical practice.

Structuring Learning and Research with AI – QE105
Chris Whiting (Teaching and Learning Enhancement team)

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” ― David Allen.

In this workshop you will learn how to build an effective note taking and organising system that supports learning and research, ultimately giving you a Second Brain that can be superpowered with artificial intelligence. This workshop will be platform agnostic (I’m not prescribing a particular platform that everyone should use) but please have a device that can access your notes (Apple notes, markdown files, Word documents, OneNote files, etc) and an GenAI tool that you can use (ChatGPT, Claude, Co-Pilot, etc.)

Keynote for Mike O’Dea (University of York)
Mike O’Dea is a leading thinker on AI in education. His career has seen him bounce around the globe from New Zealand to China and York St John before taking with current role at the University of York. He has written on AI for a range of specialist and public publication (a selection included below) and spoken at events including the Society of Research in Higher Education and the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. Mike’s approach to AI has the student at the centre of his concern and is always pedagogically driven to ensure valuable and meaningful learning for students. Today he will be talking about ‘What it means to be an AI-literate graduate?

O’Dea, M. and O’Dea, X. GenAI is here to stay. Now let’s get on with it! Emerald Publishing https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/opinion-and-blog/genai-here-stay-now-lets-get-it 28/5/2024
O’Dea, X. and O’Dea, M. How can we teach AI Literacy Skills? Times Higher Education https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-can-we-teach-ai-literacy-skills 11/4/2024
O’Dea, X. and O’Dea, M. Teaching AI literacy: how to begin. Times Higher Education https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/teaching-ai-literacy-how-begin 9/6/2023
O’Dea, M. and O’Dea, X. Showing how computer science can save the world might encourage girls to study it. Wonkhe https://wonkhe.com/blogs/showing-how-computer-science-can-save-the-world-might-encourage-girls-to-study-it/ 11/02/2021

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