OE4BW Strategic Meeting and LOE on-campus 2024

Strategic Meeting on AI to improve Open Education Practices

The meeting’s main topic was the importance of innovation in education, how it can be enhanced, made more accessible and equitable with the use of AI tools. During the first day of the meeting, prof. Wayne Holmes from UCL and IRCAI’s researcher, addressed the opportunities and challenges of incorporating AI into educational settings and explored how AI can improve open educational practices and access to educational resources. Further on, Mr. Joost Groot Kormelink from TU Delft shared insights on how to better integrate OER in higher education, particularly in Africa’s less-developed regions. Prof. Ajita Deshmukh from MIT ADT University shared experiences from India, detailing how OERs are transforming the educational landscape, allowing greater access to high-quality learning materials. Finally, dr. Borut Stojilković from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation in Slovenia discussed the growing importance of micro-credentials in Slovenia, underlining their potential to provide lifelong learning opportunities in Slovenia.

A highlight of the second day was the presentation by the Green Button Journey project, a gamified mobile app to teach environmental awareness, designed by young creators: Ana Neja Pfeifer, Hana Leben, Primož Dornik, Klemen Kavčič and Katarina Perman, mentored by Suzana Leben, in the scope of Hub Youth coordinated by Ervin Pfeifer.

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