Our project participated with a strong contribution to Finland's largest educational technology event "Interactive Technology in Education", which is held annually at Aulanko in Hämeenlinna. The seminar program and its pre-event schedule included Generation AI topics featuring two keynote speeches, a poster, TM classifier demonstration, and a panel discussion

This year the event was full of various AI-related presentations, which were very practice-oriented reviews especially on the use of ChatGPT-type applications in teaching. The topic is particularly hot right now, which is why our project was also widely featured both in the national digital pedagogy day preceding the seminar and during the two actual seminar days, with perhaps the most central being Prof. Matti Tedre's keynote lecture: Keynote: What computers cannot do? A history of misconceptions

Our presentations at the seminar were:

WED 19.4.2023 National Digital Pedagogy Day / Digikilta

Keynote at digital pedagogy day: Generation AI – developing AI skills for primary school students, teachers and teacher students – Aulanko Arena. Jari Laru, Doctor of Education, Senior Lecturer in Technology-Supported Learning and Teaching [Location: Aulanko Hall, the seminar's largest venue]

THU 20.4.2023 first seminar day

  • Keynote at ITK2023 opening: Prof. Matti Tedre delivered the ITK2023 opening address "What computers cannot do? A history of misconceptions" at Interactive Technology in Education on 20.4.2023. Keynote: What computers cannot do? A history of misconceptions [Location: Aulanko Hall, the seminar's largest venue]
  • Poster presentation in poster exhibition: A poster was created about the project's first tool, the TM classifier, and the project's overall objectives, which was displayed in the poster exhibition on Thursday and Friday. You can read the description written around the project's launch, which was part of the program publication here: https://itk-konferenssi.fi/en/event/interaktiivinen-tekniikka-koulutuksessa-konferenssi-2023-157/track/generation-ai-tekoalysukupolven-teknologiakasvatusta-kehittamassa-137273
  • TM classifier demonstration in Digikilta café: Jari Laru demonstrated the project's first tool to interested participants in the Digikilta café in the seminar's workshop area. The application generated a lot of interest and some participants inquired how they could join the project's school trials. Currently, school trials are conducted only in pre-arranged locations in project municipalities. A broader "beta testing" group is being considered for inclusion in project activities.
Project director Prof. Matti Tedre delivers a keynote lecture at the ITK2023 seminar opening.

FRI 21.4.2023 second seminar day

  • Panel discussion: Friday morning featured a panel discussion "Generation AI – teaching cybersecure thinking to the AI generation", where the work package leaders or representatives presented their research areas and then discussed questions posed by the audience beforehand or on site. The panel drew a full hall of audience members despite being held among the first sessions of the morning. [Location: Aulanko Hall, the seminar's largest venue]
  • Project meeting during seminar: We held a small informal meeting during the seminar, as there were representatives from all the project's university partners present. In the meeting we planned the future somewhat and discussed ongoing trials.
  • Poster presentation in poster exhibition: A poster was created about the project's first tool, the TM classifier, and the project's overall objectives, which was displayed in the poster exhibition on Thursday and Friday. You can read the description written around the project's launch, which was part of the program publication here: https://itk-konferenssi.fi/en/event/interaktiivinen-tekniikka-koulutuksessa-konferenssi-2023-157/track/generation-ai-tekoalysukupolven-teknologiakasvatusta-kehittamassa-137273
The image shows the presentation of the project's poster. Presenter is PhD Jari Laru from the University of Oulu.