Lucy Gill-Simmen: thoughtful learning design with AI

Lucy’s interests in pedagogy have expanded over the last couple of years to draw AI into her work on learning design. Using AI in the classroom, in an ethical and responsible way, with learners with diverse needs and backgrounds, can level the playing field and support learners in doing things and thinking in ways that might not otherwise be available to them. For learning design to be thoughtful and effective, digital technologies - including AI - must serve a purpose and earn its pedagogic place in the classroom. We need to know what students will get from it, and we must make sure the students know that too. Lucy’s drivers are creativity and curiosity, and they combine into a pedagogy of wonder. But that goes for us too: AI is new, for all of us, so we need to have the courage to not be the expert, to play, to try things out and see what works and have the confidence to co-learn with the students. These technologies aren’t going away so we might as well take the plunge - ethically, pedagogically, mindfully - and see what we can do!The resources we mentionedJohn Fowles biography: https://www.fowlesbooks.com/ Gill-Simmen, L. (2024). Educating Gen Z: why authenticity and connection are key to thriving in an AI-driven world. The Conversation. Available from: https://theconversation.com/educating-gen-z-why-authenticity-and-connection-are-key-to-thriving-in-an-ai-driven-world-230633 Harari, Y.N. (2011). Sapiens: A brief history of humankind. Random House.Hemingway’s 6-word story…maybe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_sale:_baby_shoes,_never_worn Jhumpa Lahiri’s professional profile: https://barnard.edu/profiles/jhumpa-lahiri Lamott, A. (1994). Bird by bird. Pantheon BooksAnd the article we talked aboutGill-Simmen, L. (2021) “Using Padlet in instructional design to promote cognitive engagement: a case study of undergraduate marketing students”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (20). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi20.575