ACT Teaching Citizenship Conference Resources
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Developing the digital citizen:
What do teachers need to know? AI, Rights and Democracy
I have long awaited an opportunity to attend an ACT conference and I have enjoyed all aspects of the day - sessions, networking and meeting new colleagues.
Citizenship Teacher and 2024 Conference Attendee
London
Introduction by Lord David Blunkett
Panel Session:
Is AI the biggest threat to democracy we have faced?
Workshops
1A - Can we legislate away misinformation in the AI age?
European Parliament Liaison Office in the United Kingdom
1B – Teaching digital news literacy
The Day
1C – Citizenship in a time of AI
Martin Ridley, St Peter’s Catholic School, Bournemouth
1D – Bridging Borders
Bryony Hoskins, G-Epic
2A – Teaching about AI and the upcoming general election
Olivia Platman, The Economist Educational Foundation
2B – The role of social media in anti-Jewish racism in the classroom
The National Holocaust Centre and Museum
2C – Should AI be in UK classrooms?
Sam Clarke, Canterbury Christ Church University
3A – Responding to conspiracy theory, disinformation and dangerous ideas in the classroom
Jeremy Hayward, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
3B – A better friend, a better cheater or a better tutor? Generative AI and the law
Jaspal Kaur Sadhu Singh, Canterbury Christ Church University
3C – Using AI to support our GCSE students structure A03 answers
Leigh Canning, Stantonbury School, Milton Keynes
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