Teachers explore new approaches and tools for using AI at the ”Idea Day” conference
On March 14, the third “Idea Day” conference for teachers and education technology experts took place, bringing together more than 180 teachers and education experts from all over Latvia and offering them a wide-ranging program on the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in education. Latvian Information and communications technology association (LIKTA) as Code4Europe project coordinator in Latvia was pleased to have the opportunity to support teachers in improving their skills in using artificial intelligence technologies by organizing a conference together with Riga Business School.
In the first part of the conference, experts from the education and technology sector shared their knowledge and experience on integrating AI in education. Speakers included Dr Vanessa Camilleri, Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Malta, Kaspars Kauliņš, Director of International Business Development at Tilde, and Egle Tamelīte, Head of Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow initiative in the Baltics. They highlighted how AI can help personalize learning, foster creativity, and develop students’ digital skills, as well as ethical and safety issues.
In the second part of the day, participants in 14 different workshops had the opportunity to engage in hands-on training workshops that provided an in-depth insight into the use of AI in education. Teachers learned about the ethics and safety of AI, its use in fostering creativity and educational technology solutions, and practical methods for applying AI in the design of teaching materials and data analysis. The impact of AI on design thinking and educational innovation was discussed, as well as how teachers can use AI to enhance learning and promote critical thinking among students. After successful participation, teachers received professional development certificates.
Panel discussion “What do teachers and students need to know about AI?” experts discussed the impact of AI on learning, the challenges it poses, and the teacher’s role in the technology age. The discussion involved Igors Uhaņs (Head of Innovation at Helve), Dana Narvaiša (Head of Education Innovation at LMT), Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis (RTU lecturer, IT coach, CTO at Zen IS and chairman of “DevOps & AI Latvia”), Linda Daniela (Dean of the Faculty of Education and Psychology at Vilnius University) and Jānis Džeriņš (CERT.LV cybersecurity expert).
A live recording of the event is available at Riga Business School Facebook page.
Throughout the day, participants networked, sharing their impressions and experiences on the topics heard at the event, including opportunities to get involved in EU Code Week activities to promote the development of digital skills and interest in programming among students.
The conference was organized by Riga Business School as a department of Riga Technical University with the support of LMT, Ministry of Education and Science, IT Education Foundation, AUGT Foundation, Tomega and EU Code Week.
Project Code4Europe is supported by European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA), Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) project Nr. 101158834 — Code4Europe.
