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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to address some of the biggest challenges in education and lifelong learning today, innovate teaching and learning practices, and accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4. However, rapid technological developments inevitably bring multiple risks and challenges, which have so far outpaced policy debates and regulatory frameworks.

International Education Day Webinar ‘Lifelong learning in the age of AI’
24 January 2025 - 1:00 pm - 24 January 2025 - 2:30 pm
Rooms : Online
Type : Cat VII – Seminar and training
Arrangement type : Virtual
Contact : Katja Roemer

Current policies on AI and lifelong learning often adopt an instrumental and technologically deterministic approach, prioritising efficiency over human development and agency. UNESCO is committed to supporting Member States to harness the potential of AI technologies for achieving the promise of lifelong learning opportunities for all, while ensuring that its application in the learning contexts is guided by the core principles of inclusion and equity. 

Against this background, on the occasion of the UNESCO International Day of Education, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning hosts the webinar ‘Lifelong learning in the age of AI’ on 24 January 2025, 13:00 to 14:30h CET. The webinar will bring together policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to revisit the idea of lifelong learning in the age of emerging technologies, with thematic focus on lifelong learning as a concept, workplace learning, digital competencies of adult educators, and bridging the grey digital divide. 

Objectives 

• Discuss current trends, in policy, research, and innovative practices in emerging technologies such as AI and its relation to lifelong learning and the concept of agency. 
• Highlight the role of adult learning and education, in fostering digital competencies with a focus on adult educators and bridging the grey digital divide. 
• Engage educators and participants in interactive discussions and activities to foster a deeper understanding of AI and emerging technologies in adult education settings. 

Registration

The webinar is open to all interested stakeholders. Please register here: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qde-oqzstGdXToGQUZ2S6F-2Ub7y3iyJh

Agenda: 24 January 2025, 13:00 – 14:30 (CET) 

13:00 – 13:15: Opening Remarks

13:15 – 13:25 : Interactive activity

13:25 – 14:20 : Session: Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI

• Reconfiguring Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI: Insights from policy and research
• Workplace Learning in the Age of AI: Challenges and Opportunities
• Digital Learning for Older Adults: Practice perspective
• Capacity building: Strengthening AI and Digital Competencies of Adult Educators
• Discussion and moderated Q&A  

14:20 – 14:30 : Closing remarks

Language

English

URL: https://www.uil.unesco.org/en/articles/international-education-day-webinar-lifelong-learning-age-ai