Kiel Digital Week
Future:School! - Teaching and Learning in a Digital World
Organizer
Kieler Wirtschaftsförderungs- und Strukturentwicklungs GmbH (KiWi)
Program
Digital Week Kiel is the festival of the future for digital topics in the north. Current digital trends and opportunities will be presented live throughout Kiel from May 10th to 16th, 2025. On May 14th, the festival will focus on the event "Future:School! - Teaching and Learning in a Digital World", focusing on AI topics relevant to schools.
2.00 pm: Opening remarks by Renate Treutel -
Mayor of the City of Kiel and City Councillor for Education, Youth, Culture and Creative City
2.15 pm: Keynote speech by Bob Blume -
Teacher, non-fiction author, blogger, web video producer, podcaster and educational influencer
Title: "School of the Digital Age: where we stand and where we can go"
At a time when we have not yet managed to adapt to the digital world, artificial intelligence is breaking in on us and seems to be calling everything that constitutes school into question. What can we do in response? The presentation will look at the consequences of the digital world and artificial intelligence, but above all it will also address what everyone can do. Starting with one's own attitude through to questions about how to design schools.
2.45 p.m.: Keynote Prof. Dr. Olaf Köller -
Managing Scientific Director of the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN)
Title: “AI-supported Writing and Assessment at School: How will Teachers be Spared Correction Work in the Future?”
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools can significantly reduce the workload for teachers, especially when correcting essays and exam results. AI-supported systems have the potential to evaluate student essays quickly and with increasing accuracy. This can not only reduce teachers' workload, but also ensure more objective and consistent assessment. There are, however, challenges involved. The quality of the AI algorithms must be constantly monitored and improved to ensure no errors of judgment are made. The question of ethical and pedagogical responsibility also remains, as it is difficult to replace individual feedback from teachers and the associated relationship of trust between teacher and student. Overall, AI offers great potential for support, but cannot take full responsibility for students' learning and assessment.
3.15 p.m.: Panel discussion
Panelists: Renate Treutel, Bob Blume and Prof. Dr. Olaf Köller
Moderator: Dr. Ulf Schweckendieck - Headmaster of Friedrich Junge Gemeinschaftsschule, Kiel
3.45 p.m.: Q&A
4.00 p.m.: Conclusion with light refreshments
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