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UNESCO IITE Webinar on Assessment and AI

ChrMStracke

I am speaking at the UNESCO Webinar “Assessment in Higher Education in the Era of AI and Digital Technologies”, organised by UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE), on 27th of October 2026, 09:00am UTC, online via Zoom.

Alongside Assoc. Prof. Juvy Lizette M. Gervacio (University of the Philippines Open University) and Assoc. Prof. Daniela Gachago (University of Cape Town), I will be speaking on:

“How can digital technologies and AI contribute to more responsible, effective and sustainable assessment policies and practices?“.

My keynote presentation will explore how digital technologies and AI, including generative AI, can support the design and delivery of assessment and feedback in higher education. A special focus will be on the development and implementation of policies, strategies and guidelines for responsible, effective and sustainable assessment. It will consider the potential of open education and approaches such as open-source tools, open standards and interoperable platforms to enable adaptable and sustainable assessment practices. Attention will be given to principles for the responsible use of digital technologies and AI, including privacy, data governance, transparency and equity. Consideration will also be given to the decision making on digital technologies including AI so that they support the educational vision and objectives, align with assessment goals and the needs of diverse higher education contexts.

I will be pleased to report an overview and first results from the ASSAI Project on the responsible and ethical use of AI in assessment: https://assai-project.eu/

And I will introduce our UNESCO UniTwin Network on Open Education (UNOE): https://unitwin-unoe.org/

And I will present our DC4Democracy Project on competence assessment for democratic deliberation in digital contexts: https://dc4democracy.eu/

Together, the three presentations look at how assessment practices are changing, what should guide assessment design and delivery in AI-enabled environments, and how digital and open technologies can support that work responsibly — followed by a moderated discussion. It is the first of two webinars in the series; the second, later in the year, turns to the recognition and validation of learning outcomes.
The session is free of charge, held in English, and open to participants worldwide (requires online registration).

Here is the link to the official announcement of UNESCO IITE:
https://iite.unesco.org/announcements/unesco-iite-webinar-assessment-in-higher-education-in-the-era-of-ai-and-digital-technologies/

I’m looking forward to meeting you online and to our discussions!

4th Ethical AIED Workshop

Christian M. Stracke

Our fourth workshop at the International AIED Conference will focus the need for international regulation of AI and Education (AI&ED) to foster human rights, democracy and equity.

Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Education (AI&ED):
The need for international regulation to foster human rights, democracy and equity

It will take place at 27th International AIED Conference on:

Saturday, 27th of June 2026 at COEX in Seoul, Korea

AI&ED means the necessary combination of Education with AI (short: AIED = using AI in education), and Education about AI (short: AI Literacy = learning and building competences about AI).

The half-day workshop (13:00 to 18:00) will be run in an interactive, hybrid format, encouraging active participation throughout. It is divided into two parts, each building on the other.

The first part focuses on small group work or plenary discussion (depending on the number of participants), where participants will collaborate on three key questions:

  1. Which regulations of AI and Education (AI&ED) do you know?
  2. Which guidelines for AI and Education (AI&ED) have you to follow?
  3. Which AI&ED regulations and guidelines are you missing and would like to be developed?

In the second part, the workshop will use the World Café approach, where participants will work in small working groups on three questions and answer them in group discussions. The discussions will be documented, synthesised, and structured into categories that reflect actionable regulatory needs. The three key questions are:

  1. Ethics: What should the ethics of AI and Education cover?
  2. Regulation: Which regulation pillars are needed for the AI use in education to safeguard and foster human rights, democracy and equity?
  3. Assessment: Which specific ethical regulations, principles and considerations should be implemented for AI use in formative and summative assessment in education?

We are looking forward to meeting and discussing with you!

All information: https://aied2026.learning-innovations.eu/