Eighth Teaching Innovation Conference: exploring AI

The UAB will be hosting the 8th Teaching Innovation Conference on 14 and 15 May at the conference hall of the Rectorat building. For the first time, the conference will last two days, a change that reflects the growth in teaching innovation initiatives and an institutional will to provide a space for the contributions of lecturers. This year's programme, presented in an expanded and renewed format, will include a variety of activities. The conference will officially begin at 9:00 a.m. with an opening speech by José Luís Muñoz, vice-rector for Training and Teaching Innovation, and Carme Ruiz, academic coordinator of Training and Teaching Innovation at the UAB.

Following the opening speech, the conference "How to incorporate artificial intelligence into university teaching" will take place. The session will be given by Mariona Grané, lecturer of audiovisual communication and education at the University of Barcelona, ​​and presented by Fran Gerez, head of the UAB Training Unit. There will also be a conversation about the new teaching challenges in higher education, with the participation of Mercè Gisbert, director of the Quality Agency of the University System of Catalonia, and Joan Subirats, former minister for Universities. In addition, there will be a round table that will discuss the improvement of teaching and learning processes. The speakers will be: Maria Rosa Buxarrais, professor of education at the UB; Toni Portell, lecturer of paedagogy at the University of Vic; and Mar Carrió, lecturer of optics and optometry at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC). The session will be moderated by Edelmira Badillo, director of the Institute of Educational Studies at the UAB. In the afternoon, a series of round tables will take place at the UAB Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, focused on innovation projects and teaching quality. To confirm attendance, you must complete the pre-registration, open until 8 May, through the Training Portal.