Current Projects

Here are introductions to our current projects:

James Martin Institute for Public Policy 

Funded by the Policy Challenge Grants of the James Martin Institute for Public Policy, the ‘Governing AI Education and Equity Together’ project aims to assist policymakers and stakeholders in anticipating and responding to the educational opportunities and inequalities that arise from the use of AI-enabled technologies. A diverse array of stakeholders will be actively involved in the process of generating and evaluating policy ideas about the growing EdTech ecosystem in New South Wales. This ecosystem spans student, teacher, system, and infrastructure-related technologies that shape differential access, usage skills, and outcomes.

New South Wales Teachers Federation

The ‘Generative AI in Education’ project is a project funded by the NSW Teachers Federation, and led by a team from the Education Futures Studio at the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, and Queensland University of Technology. It aims to co-create practical guidance for schools about generative AI in education with Teacher Federation members across NSW utilising in-person and online collaboration methods. Activities include an online survey to capture teachers’ insights and needs on AI usage in education, followed by a workshop to jointly develop the necessary guidance. The result will be a set of comprehensive guidelines distributed among NSW TF members to support the ethical and efficient use of AI in educational settings. 

Australian Government Department of Education

This contract is with the Department of Education of the Australian Government, to provide expert advice in the form of a report that explores governance arrangements for future education systems. It focuses on student privacy and equitable education outcomes while addressing how AI and other emergent technologies should be governed to promote their safe and effective use in teaching and learning. The report will comprise several crucial sections, which include assessing existing governance structures, identifying potential new governance models due to emerging technologies, exploring challenges presented by these technologies, and determining necessary components for future governance frameworks to support education systems effectively. The ultimate goal is to provide strategic insights for future educational policies and practices that align with national and global standards, ensuring equitable access to and outcomes from emerging technologies in education. A public facing tool will be an outcome of this work (link to be added once complete).