Events
Scholarship Exchange Webinar
| Date: | Wednesday 19 February 2025 12:00 - 13:00 |
| Location: | Online (link below) |
Speaker: Dr Farha Lakhani
Title: Generative AI and Higher Education
Details: The effective use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in education is rapidly increasing, specifically at the higher education level, and educators are exploring this technology to make the best use of it. Students' extensive use of GenAI tools imposes challenges for educators to enforce GenAI-resistant assessment design. It is not easy and practical to inhibit the use of these tools therefore educators must be strategic in designing learning activities and assessments such that they can encourage students to educate themselves with GenAI technology and use tools and also foster their critical thinking process. In this talk, I will discuss different aspects of GenAI technology, challenges for teachers, and adapting teaching strategies to cope with the upcoming challenges in academia.
Short Bio: Dr Farha holds Bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer Engineering and a PhD in Embedded Systems Engineering. She was appointed as a Lecturer in May 2023 and currently teaching different modules on the Joint Programme with BUPT. She has vast and diverse teaching experience spanning over two decades of teaching in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United Kingdom. She is a Fellow of the HEA and actively working in different scholarship groups within EECS.