🎓 Lets talk: Engineering Education in the Age of AI
🗓️ Session Purpose
This panel explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming education in engineering and technology, both within university programs and through ongoing professional development. With the rapid adoption of AI in industry, education must evolve to equip current and future engineers with the knowledge, tools, and ethical grounding to lead responsibly.
🎙️ Panel Guests
– Prof. Karin Verspoor – Executive Dean, Digital Innovation and STEM, University of Queensland
– Prof. Therese Keane – Professor of STEM Education, Swinburne University
– Dr. Muneera Bano – Principal Research Scientist, CSRIO | 🌟 Superstar of STEM
– Dr Luk Wesemann
Co-sponsored by: Urooj R. Khan & Ruwini Edirisinghe
Agenda:
🎯 Session Objectives
– Understand how AI is changing what and how we teach in engineering and technology
– Explore how AI supports professional development and lifelong learning
– Discuss how educators and institutions can respond to student needs and industry demands
– Address ethical, inclusive, and human-centred approaches to AI in education
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/488365
