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(from left) David Wilfing, BEd MEd (PPH Burgenland), Mag. Michael Leitgeb (Head of the Virtual University of Teacher Education), HS-Prof.in Mag.a Eva Gröstenberger, PhD (Vice Rector for Teaching, Multilingualism and Internationalisation, PPH Burgenland), HS-Prof. Dr Thomas Leitgeb, BEd MA MA (Head of the Centre for Digital Competence and MIN(K)T, PPH Burgenland), Prof.in (FH) Mag.a Barbara Geyer, PhD (Burgenland University of Applied Sciences), Michael Fleischhacker, Bakk.phil. MSc (Directorate of Education Burgenland), HS-Prof. Dr Herbert Gabriel (Vice Rector for Research and University Development, PPH Burgenland), Franz Steindl (Managing Director, Joseph Haydn Private School) and Georg Pehm (Managing Director, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland)
Under the guiding theme of "Academic Change: AI in Teaching and Learning Culture", teachers, researchers and university administrators from all disciplines gathered to discuss the potential, risks and ethical issues surrounding the use of AI in university teaching and research. The conference, which was held in a hybrid format, offered not only academic impetus, but also space for critical reflection. Barbara Geyer, Professor at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences, kicked off the conference with a talk on "Changing the examination culture".
Learning with AI also fundamentally changes the tasks. In future, teachers will have to pay more attention to ensuring that examinations promote both technological skills and critical and reflective thinking.
Barbara Geyer, expert in AI in teaching and head of the master's programme in e-learning and knowledge management at Burgenland University of Applied Sciences
In the second keynote speech, Thomas Leitgeb, Michael Leitgeb and David Wilfing from PPH Burgenland focussed on the issue of academic integrity. They presented key findings and institutional solutions for the responsible use of AI in higher education. Thomas Leitgeb emphasised in particular: "Responsible AI use at universities must meet clearly defined standards for safety, fairness and explainability. Only transparent and comprehensible systems ensure academic integrity, legal certainty and educational equity in the long term."
An interdisciplinary panel and four practice-orientated workshops invited participants to discuss specific applications and didactic strategies. Herbert Gabriel, Vice-Rector for Research and University Development, who hosted the event, stated: "The AI Conference of the Burgenland University Conference offers Burgenland universities the opportunity to recognise, test and discuss the potential for the academic work of teachers, students and researchers in addition to the dangers and challenges of AI applications for university work."
"Current technological developments are present in both the artistic-creative and musicological fields. In any case, the JHP sees technologies as tools that can be integrated into teaching and research. Thanks to the deeply creative approach of the JHP, concepts and implementation options are currently being developed that can form the basis of a modern, contemporary educational landscape," says Rector Gerhard Krammer.
*The Burgenland University Conference (Burgenland University of Applied Sciences, Private University College of Teacher Education Burgenland, Joseph Haydn Private University of the Province of Burgenland and University of Music and Performing Arts Graz - Institute Oberschützen) was founded in 2013 as an independent, non-partisan platform. Its aim is to network the universities in Burgenland and strengthen the region as a centre of education.
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