EdTech Annual Conference 2025
South East Technological University
Waterford, Ireland
May 29 & 30, 2025
Conference Agenda
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Keynote - Professor Ale Armellini: Beyond the myth of future-proofing: engaging students for uncertain futures
Higher education is frequently challenged to "future-proof" its practices. Yet, the very concept may mislead institutions, educators and students. In this keynote, I argue that future-proofing is not only a fallacy but a distraction from our common goal: fostering and sustaining student engagement through active, resilient and creative pedagogic practices. Engagement, I propose, is best understood as a sustained cycle of initiative, purpose, action, reflection, responsiveness and resilience. Generative AI has made the future-proofing fallacy even more evident.
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Higher education is frequently challenged to "future-proof" its practices. Yet, the very concept may mislead institutions, educators and students. In this keynote, I argue that future-proofing is not only a fallacy but a distraction from our common goal: fostering and sustaining student engagement through active, resilient and creative pedagogic practices. Engagement, I propose, is best understood as a sustained cycle of initiative, purpose, action, reflection, responsiveness and resilience. Generative AI has made the future-proofing fallacy even more evident.
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