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Practitioner Papers 06 Location: Room E303 Session Chair: Steve Welsh, Dublin City University (DCU) | |
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2:15pm - 2:30pm
AT and AI: New enablers and barriers to incluson in HE. DCU, Ireland The aim of the presentation is to explore a problem of practice in Higher Education regarding Assistive Technology (AT) for Students with disabilities (SWD). AT has a powerful voice internationally in inclusion, as the UNCRPD, the SDGs, and UDL advocate for the role of AT in inclusive Education. One way SWDs are supported in Education is through the provision of recording tools that help them supplement their notes. This 'reasonable accommodation' that our Irish Disability law supports, so SWDs can have the right to these recording tools, has now advanced with the introduction of AI. Each Irish University has an AI recording tool that embeds AI in various ways, depending on the tool, and offers new ways to support neurodiverse and sensory-impaired students. AI can convert recordings into transcripts and generate quizzes from recordings, for example, both useful ways to engage with information and to self-evaluate their learning. In light of AI's progress in enhancing AT in education, there is concern about AI and how it uses and stores information. With the introduction of AI, does this remove learning effort from our students? How do we gauge if AT is enabling or doing too much? The presentation will explore these questions. | |

