AI and the Future of eLearning & Corporate Training

21 November 2024 | 11 AM AEST

Discover how AI is revolutionising learning and corporate training. Join the conversation to explore how AI can drive innovation in education and transform learning and development strategies.

Explore the game-changing role of AI in shaping the future of learning and training. Engage with pioneering educators, researchers, and industry leaders as we navigate the challenges and opportunities that AI presents for education providers and lifelong learners in an evolving digital landscape.

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Hear first-hand from OpenLearning's Founders.

Get insights into OpenLearning’s expanding role in education and its AI-powered tools from founder and CEO, Adam Brimo.

Get a peek into OpenLearning's new launches.

See a live demo of OpenLearning’s latest AI-powered Course Builder and Instructional Design Assistant, presented by founder and CTO David Collien. Discover its powerful capabilities, including automatic generation of content, activities, pages, modules, curricula, quizzes, and assessments.

Get a peek into OpenLearning's new launches.

Learn about exciting initiatives underway by our renowned education and training partners.

Get involved in a panel discussion on current and future trends in AI in education including challenges and opportunities for educators and learners.

Celebrate with us as we honour the winners of the OpenLearning Awards 2024 and recognise the achievements of our OpenLearning Certified Educator (OCEP) graduates.

Speakers & Agenda

Stay tuned! Our lineup of expert speakers will be announced soon.

Cherie Diaz

Executive Director, Education Innovation, Western Sydney University
Joining in 2022, Cherie heads up the Postgraduate Transformation project focused on developing highly differentiated, sector-leading microcredentials and programs, with curriculum co-created with industry and focused on the emerging up-skilling needs of the workforce. As part of this project, Cherie and her team are also pioneering technology-enabled learning within the University as well as externally through the establishment of an Australian Higher Education EdTech Innovation Network with EduGrowth.

Dr Abd Karim Alias

Professor, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
Dr. Abd Karim Alias is a former Professor of Food Technology at the School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the former Director of the Centre for Development of Academic Excellence. He taught at USM for over 28 years, starting in 1994, before retiring in October 2022. In addition, he held several administrative positions, including Deputy Dean, Director of CDAE, Senate member for many years, and Senate representative on the university's Board of Governors. Currently, he serves as a Distinguished Fellow at UNITEN and Universiti Malaya's Adjunct Professor.

Dr Srecko Joksimovic

Associate Lecturer, University of South Australia
Dr Srecko Joksimovic is a Senior Lecturer in Data Science at the Education Futures, University of South Australia. His research is centred around augmenting abilities of individuals to solve complex problems in collaborative settings. Srecko is particularly interested in evaluating the influence of contextual, social, cognitive, and affective factors on groups and individuals as they solve complex real-world problems. In so doing, he utilises a wide range of methods from machine learning, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing, as well as data science and social computing in general.

Adam Brimo

Chief Executive Officer, OpenLearning
Adam is a visionary entrepreneur driving transformative change in Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the education landscape. As the Founder and CEO of OpenLearning, he's been at the forefront of revolutionising learning experiences. A double-degree holder in Engineering (Software) and Arts (Politics) from UNSW, Adam's passion for innovation garnered him recognition as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia honoree in Consumer Technology in 2017, as well as induction into The Pearcey Foundation's 2018 NSW Tech Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. In 2012, Adam co-founded OpenLearning alongside luminaries like UNSW Prof Richard Buckland and David Collien. This social learning platform has since attracted over a million students, hosting groundbreaking short courses, micro-credentials, and degrees across Australia and Malaysia.

David Collien

Chief Technology Officer, OpenLearning
David holds a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) with 1st Class Honours from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). His former PhD research topic at UNSW centred on Computer Science and Education: pedagogy, motivational mechanics, and social dynamics which facilitate effective online learning communities, self-directed learning and online heutagogy. David founded OpenLearning in 2012 with
fellow UNSW coursemate Adam Brimo, and later graduated from Telstra's Muru-D programme. David is actively involved in the Sydney Edutech and startup scene.

Dr Shazia K Jan

Academic Director, OpenLearning
Dr Shazia is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK and Academic Director at OpenLearning. A pracademic in the true sense of the word, Shazia has several years of experience in strategic and operational leadership of cross-functional teams for provision of innovative, meaningful, and outcomes-based educational solutions across the lifelong learning span. Prior to joining OpenLearning in 2021, as Director, Learning and Teaching and Head of Design and Innovation at Macquarie Business School, Shazia led several innovative teaching and learning and student experience and employability initiatives with a focus on sustainable impact at scale.

Welcome and Introductions

Dr Shazia K Jan, Academic Director, OpenLearning
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

Dr Shazia K Jan

Academic Director

Opening Address

Adam Brimo, Chief Executive Officer, OpenLearning
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Adam Brimo

Chief Executive Officer

AI Assistant End-to-End Showcase

David Collien, Chief Technology Officer, OpenLearning
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

David Collien

Chief Technology Officer

Break

Panel Discussion: AI in Education & the Future of Learning

Adam Brimo (Chair), Chief Executive Officer, OpenLearning
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

Adam Brimo (Chair), Chief Executive Officer, OpenLearning

Panelists:
1. Cherie Diaz, Western Sydney University
2. Dr Abd Karim Alias, Universiti Tenaga Nasional
3. Dr Srecko Joksimovic, University of South Australia

Cherie Diaz

Executive Director,
Education Innovation

Dr Abd Karim Alias

Professor

Dr Srecko Joksimovic

Senior Lecturer

OpenLearning Awards Ceremony

Adam Brimo & Dr Shazia K Jan, OpenLearning
1:40 PM - 1:55 PM

Winners to be announced for the following Award Categories:
- Best Learning Experience Design
- Best Talent Development Program
- Outstanding Course Design with AI Assistant
- OpenLearning Global Innovation

Adam Brimo

Chief Executive Officer

Dr Shazia K Jan

Academic Director

Closing and Thanks

Dr Shazia K Jan, Academic Director, OpenLearning
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM

Dr Shazia K Jan

Academic Director

Speakers & Agenda

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About the OpenLearning Forum and the Global OpenLearning Awards 2024

The OpenLearning Forum marks its second edition as a global gathering focused on the transformative impact of AI on education and its role in shaping the future of learning and work. We're excited to once again bring together educators, experts, and industry leaders in this collaborative initiative, aiming to explore the challenges and opportunities in redefining and designing online learning and training to meet the evolving needs of today’s learners.

The OpenLearning Awards continue to be a worldwide, professional recognition program, designed to honour and provide support to OpenLearning’s expanding customer base and its growing global community. Award submissions are evaluated using a point-based system and specific criteria, ensuring a fair platform for all participants to showcase their projects.

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