Associate Professor Lucinda McKnight
Associate Professor Lucinda McKnight is a global thought leader in generative AI and writing. She is currently undertaking a three-year Australian Research Council project into the teaching of digital writing at Deakin University. She has been researching and publishing on generative AI since 2021, in academic journals, The Conversation and extensively in the media. Lucinda has a PhD in digital writing, an MA (Distinction) in Media, Culture and Communication and a BA/Dip Ed in English. She is a former English and History teacher, including at Mentone Girls’ Grammar and MLC. She maintains a deep involvement in the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English, including roles on its committees and council. Lucinda also sits on Turnitin’s international Advisory Board on the Future of Writing.
Keynote address
Leading, Learning...and caring about generative AI
Wednesday 10 April 2024 - 9.00am-10.00am
In the hype around adoption of gen AI in schools, fundamental principles need to be remembered. Framing gen AI with an ethics of care highlights opportunities and risks for school leaders. These include problematics of inclusion, indigeneity, racism, sexism, the law, digital access, student voice, sustainability, citizens’ rights in democracies, teacher professionalism, and teacher recruitment/retention. This keynote maps this volatile territory and offers perspectives from a recent survey of Australian teachers. It also suggests strategies for ensuring that appropriate awareness raising and guidance can be provided for teachers, so that students can be best prepared for a gen AI future.