Contributors to the 2024 QQI conference announced

QQI is delighted to announce details of the national and international experts contributing to our upcoming conference ‘Leading and learning in a changing landscape’ on Thursday, 21st November at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre in Dublin 8. 

Professor Danny Liu, University of Sydney will give a keynote address on ‘CRAFTing our way towards a future with generative AI’ where he will explore the CRAFT model (Culture, Rules, Access, Familiarity, Trust) in approaching the implications of generative AI on education. Danny will be joined by Irish-based colleagues and learners, including Professor Alan Smeaton, DCU, on a panel to discuss generative AI developments in Irish tertiary education. 

Dr Irene Glendinning, formerly of Coventry University, will be with us to discuss academic integrity as we mark 5 years since the establishment of the National Academic Integrity Network. This will be followed by a report on the evaluation of the NAIN and a panel discussion chaired by Billy Kelly, NAIN Chair. 

Professor Veronica Campbell, President, South East Technological University, will be reflecting on institutional transformation at Ireland’s most recently established TU. Professor Campbell will be joined by senior leaders in considering approaches to the changing landscape across Irish tertiary education. 

Tom Lowe, University of Westminster will be tackling the question of maintaining and fostering student engagement as education providers consider the changing profile of students and their learning needs. A discussion led by the new NStEP manager, Niamh Kennedy, will follow focusing on how we can continue to build engagement and move towards student partnership. 

We also look forward to exploring a ‘A flexible, inclusive approach to a statutory CEFR alignment requirement’, which will be led by Dr Elaine Boyd, Institute of Education, University College London, Thom Kiddle, Director of Norwich Institute for Language Education and Mary Grennan, QQI. 

Colleagues leading the 8 QQI grant aided Rethinking Assessment projects will be presenting the project outcomes at the conference. You can learn more about these projects here: Rethinking Assessment | Quality and Qualifications Ireland (qqi.ie)

The conference will also see the launch of QQI’s next Statement of Strategy 2025-2027. 

Irish Sign Language interpreters will provide interpretation throughout this event. 

The full programme and details of additional contributors will be announced over the coming weeks so please keep an eye out for updates!

Register to attend here: Leading and Learning in a changing Landscape Tickets, Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite