Speaker
Description
As agentic AI and immersive XR technologies converge, professional learning communities face a critical choice: become platforms that direct technology, or platforms directed by it. This session examines how communities of practice can navigate the "automation abyss", which is the widening gap between human agency and technological dependency. I discuss ways to leverage AI and XR to enhance collective knowledge building, collaborative problem-solving, and shared leadership. The session bridges research on student AI dependency patterns with practical approaches for professional educators to model agentic technology use, maintain community coherence across hybrid spaces, and cultivate the capacity for serendipitous learning that purely automated systems cannot replicate. Participants will leave with concrete design principles for AI-XR enhanced communities that amplify rather than replace human connection, critique, and creativity.
Summary
As AI and XR reshape education, the focus of teaching shifts from pedagogy to platform. This session explores how professional communities can adapt through ethical design, collaboration, and emerging technologies. Participants will consider strategies to build resilient, future-ready networks that preserve the human side of learning while embracing innovation and shared leadership
| Teaching Context | College and university education |
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