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The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) has published a new report from its Fireside Chat “Shaping AI or Being Shaped by It? Our Work, Our Leadership, and the Road Ahead,” held at the 30th ICDE World Conference 2025 in Wellington, New Zealand. ICDE
The session, hosted by the Global Smart Education Network (GSENet), brought together international education leaders to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming teaching, governance and research in higher education. Participants shared practical insights and strategic reflections from diverse regional contexts, exploring how institutions can lead the adoption of AI while shaping its impact rather than being passively shaped by it.
Some key take aways:
- AI must remain human-centred
- Ensuring equity and inclusion is critical
- Effective use of AI must be contextualised
- Institutions should responsibly domesticate AI
- Simplicity, transparency and trust are essential
- AI leadership must be distributed and collaborative
- Ongoing experimentation and sharing of experiences is helpful to adapt to rapid technological change
- Pedagogy remains central – AI should support
- AI will drive personalised and lifelong learning
- Sustainable and ethical AI use requires global cooperation
Read the full report from the discussion .
