Stepping Up the Role of Learning Management Systems in a Higher Education Landscape with Ready Access to Artificial Intelligence Generative Technologies

The Center for Higher Education Futures (CHEF) of ATINER is organizing a Special Session on “Stepping Up the Role of Learning Management Systems in a Higher Education Landscape with Ready Access to Artificial Intelligence Generative Technologies” as part of the 7^th Annual International Symposium on “Higher Education in a Global World”, 3-6 July 2023, Athens, Greece, sponsored by the Athens Journal of Education.

The 2020-2022 world-wide pandemic resulted in the physical closure of higher education campuses globally, and a transition for several months, to remote and online learning. Responses to this shift varied across the sector. Initially, many institutions, academics and students were under-prepared for the change, but most slowly adapted to the new way of teaching and learning. One of the key determining factors for a successful online learning program was the availability of a high quality, reliable and fully functioning Learning Management System (LMS). An effective LMS became the main conduit between students and teaching staff and acted as a ‘one-stop shop’ where student could access recorded lectures, learning activities, study notes and resources, and participate in online quizzes, and discussion groups and chat rooms with their peers.

With the recent massive release of AI generative technologies, which have the capacity to produce in a matter of seconds quality text, visual, coding, and musical content, in response to a prompt or question, the higher education sector is about to experience another major change. The abundant availability of content and knowledge will mean that learning will need to shift from regurgitation of facts and rote learning to a greater emphasis on higher order learning skills such as critical evaluation, analysis, problem solving, clear thinking and evidence-based decision making. The proposition presented in this presentation is that the role of the LMS will need to play an even greater part in facilitating the learning process and managing the academic integrity implications of AI created content. The presentation will outline the features required in an effective, student-centred LMS to enable AI generative technologies to be embraced and to enhance learning whilst ensuring that the guardrails are in place to minimise the risks to academic standards.

Please submit an abstract (by email only) to: atiner@atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form to: Dr. Ali Abusalem, Director, Center for Higher Education Futures (CHEF), ATINER and Course Coordinator, Kent Institute Australia & External Member of Academic Board, Elite Education Institute, Australia or Dr. Lorraine Bennett, Deputy Director, Center for Higher Education Futures (CHEF), ATINER and Managing Director, Lorraine Bennett Learning and Teaching Consultancy, Australia.. Abstracts should include the following details: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.

If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. organize a stream, chair a session, review papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email  to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER (president@atiner.gr).