Dr Jim Fanning – Education Scotland

Dr Jim Fanning is a Senior Education Officer (Emerging Technologies) with Education Scotland. His career has spanned history, RE, PE and IT classroom teaching, as well as work in a youth & community setting. He has a particular interest in the ways in which emerging practices and emerging technologies link to each other.

Understand, Explore and Challenge: using AI to support learning and teaching.

Reading newspaper headlines you could be forgiven for thinking that the AI apocalypse is just one train stop away. ‘Rein in AI before it outsmarts us all’; ‘AI creates pictures by reading people’s minds’;   ’AI robs pupils of skills’, and should be banned, are just a few examples in recent months. In this workshop we will explore the reality behind the hype, and focus on the practical and potential uses of AI in education.