Thursday, September 3, 2026

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM

Courtyard Room

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Overview

This presentation considers the impact of generative AI on inquiry learning. Does it mean that learning by inquiry has to be diminished, because teachers can't trust students to be ethical users of AI? Or can it work hand in hand with the stages of an inquiry learning model, to simplify, enhance and enrich student enquirers? The answer to this is by no means clear. This presentation seeks to raise questions, suggest some possible answers, by considering the literature in this area, and by preparing for, going through, and assessing an experience in a Sydney high school of an inquiry project based on the FOSIL model, which incorporates the use of AI at every stage. In this presentation, Lee will look at the pros and cons of Generative AI when it is applied to an inquiry learning model and suggests that developing such an expertise is really needed in schools by both students and teachers.

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