Join us at The Common Ground in June where we're tackling one of education's most pressing questions:
How do we navigate emerging technology in schools responsibly?
This Common Ground brings educators and industry together to explore how we balance innovation, safety, and student wellbeing as emerging technologies reshape policy, practice, and readiness in education.
We'll dig into:
How emerging tech is being introduced into classrooms
The role of government policy in shaping what's possible
What this means for teaching practice and student pathways beyond school
This session is about understanding what’s changing, why it matters locally, and how different parts of the community move forward together.
Guest Speakers:
Heather Williamson
Director, Digital and Virtual Learning- School Improvement Branch of the Department of Education
With over 35 years of experience in various roles across the Department, Heather has established herself as a leader in digital innovation and future-focused learning. In her current role, she directs the strategic priorities of the Digital Innovation in Teaching and Learning initiative, including leading the development of resources and capability programs. Her work focuses on enhancing digital competency for teachers, advancing digitally enabled and enhanced pedagogies, and exploring the use of generative Artificial Intelligence in teaching and learning. This includes leading the professional learning and onboarding for Corella, the Queensland Government generative AI tool for teaching and learning, across the state.
Tim Miller
TIET-UQ Chair of Data Science and Professor of Artificial Intelligence at The University of Queensland
His mission is to improve the capabilities of expert decisions makers by using artificial intelligence to do the hard things. Previously, he was a Professor of Computer Science and founding co-director for the Centre of AI & Digital Ethics at the University of Melbourne.
+More Guest Speakers to be announced
This is your chance to be part of the conversation that's shaping the future of education technology in Queensland.