ASCILITE 2026 Conference Program

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Conference Day 2 – 2026-12-01

Time	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6
08:00–09:00	Registration and information desk open; Exhibitors and Speaker Support Open
09:00–09:15	Welcome Day 2
09:15–10:15	Keynote - Leading Beyond Digital: Human-Centred Leadership for the Next Era of Higher Education (click for abstract) Dr. Maren Deepwell
10:15–10:45	Morning Tea & Exhibitors
Concurrent Round 5
Theme	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Creative Expression in Learning Spaces	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Human-Centred Learning Design	Human-Centred Learning Design
10:45–11:05	Can GenAI numeracy tutors support self-regulated learning? Luis Camacho, Christopher Bridge, Birgit Loch	The promise of Kaospilot Josephine Hook, Tomáš Záhora, Matt Hao Chen, Andrew Junor, Zoe Fitzgerald	Designing AI-mediated interactive learning environments for communication skills: Insights from two implementations Naomi Cocks, Brenton Lush, Ife MacKenzie, Emily Calton, Phoebe Simpson, Christina Fernandes, Janet Beilby, Mitch Low, Michael Borck, Ashleigh Angus, Matt Reed, Marcelo Jopia Vilches, Sonia Raghav	Impact of GenAI on justice and fairness in collaborative learning Matias Mäki Kuutti, Orsolya Tuba, Kati Clements, Julie Lindsay	Instructional Video Use and Design in Tertiary Music Education: An Exploratory Survey of Students and Educators Joshua Milton	Centring relationships when using technology in human-centred learning design Amanda Krause, Brian Law, Klaire Somoray, Lauren Shaw, Alison Sheaves
11:05–11:15			Designing XR Learning Scenarios with GenAI for Situated Judgement James Birt, Thomas Cochrane	Navigating the New Frontier: Early Insights into Student Perspectives on Generative AI Integration in Bhutanese Higher Education. Jamyang Tashi, Paul Kwan, Lily D Li	Learning in 3D: Extending Bloom's Taxonomy Across Cognitive, Affective and Operative Domains for Human-Centred Curriculum Design Tim Klapdor
11:15–11:25	Capabilities for studying with artificial intelligence, co-designed by students, staff and industry Margaret Bearman, Yifei Liang, Trish McCluskey, Jack Walton, Thomas Corbin, Tim Fawns, Michael Henderson, Kelly Matthews	What AI can and cannot do Michael Lin
11:25–11:45		What AI can and cannot do Michael Lin	Beyond Counting Clicks: Using Resource Diversity Index to Improve Early Academic Risk Prediction in Virtual Learning Environments. Levi Arinze Ugwu, Dr. Kranthi Addanki, Dr. Euijoon Ahn	Primed but Sceptical: Student Engagement, Performance, and Perceptions of AI-Generated Lecture Primers Miriam Edwards, Patrick Kelly, Sean Pinder	Which design features of a digital simulation predict sustainability competency gains? Evidence from a large first-year business cohort Mary Jesselyn Co, Bruce Mitchell, Lisa Powell
Concurrent Round 6
Theme	Human-Centred Learning Design	Human-Centred Learning Design	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Rebalancing the Algorithm	AJET session
11:45–11:55	Designing Assessment through Transformation Joyleen Christensen	Teaching Beyond AI Usman Durrani, Mustafa Akpinar, Ghazi Al Naymat	A Proposal for a Student-Centred Framework for Critical Thinking with Generative AI in Mathematics Education Cheten Zangmo, Meena Jha, Paul Kwan, Michael Cowling	What holds and what breaks: Boundary objects in AI-enabled curriculum governance Scott Bradey	Beyond What We Can See: Learning Design for the Emotional Dimensions of Learning Denise Hodgson	Meet the AJET Editors
11:55–12:05					Trading Time, Not Authority: A Partnership Facilitator Model for Sustainable Student–Staff Partnerships Monique Van Acquoy, Gee Chong Ling
12:05–12:15			A human-centred framework for AI integration in the curriculum Sara Abdelmawgoud, Rachel Bowen, Nim Alfred Cecil Raj, Linda Pappas	Towards AI-assisted validation of university course profiles: A work-in-progress framework for policy compliance Xintong Tan, Aneesha Bakharia, Lizzie Li, Hui Zhou	Compassionate AI by Design: Reconnecting Students with Learning Through Course-Tailored AI Faiza Majid
12:15–12:25	Designing Compassionate Conversational AI Md Haseen Akhtar, Thomas Cochrane	The apprenticeship layer Carlo Iacono			Designing Together: Using a Boundary Object to Support Collaborative Unit Design Conversations Rawdah Juma'at, Juan Fischer
12:25–12:35			When AI talks back: A cross-disciplinary study of educator design judgment in AI-assisted case development Xuanxuan Zhang, Mary Jesselyn Co	Towards Human-Centred Agentic AI Mentoring Ecosystems for Female Cybersecurity Students Mary George, Leanne Ngo, Jabed Chowdhury	Dashboards and Design Sprints: Humanising Curriculum Architecture at Scale through Holistic Learning Design Leona Norris, Jamliah Lambert, Beth Cilia, Komal Chawla, Nick Lekakis, Mark Brown, Tran Nguyen, Benedict Ciantar, Jairus Bowne, Pete Fernandes, Lionel Chew
12:35–12:45					Reframing Accounting Education for Sustainability: Responsible Business Mindset Transformation Muchen Yu, Max Baker, Geoff Frost, Farzana Tanima
12:45–13:45	Lunch & Exhibitors
Concurrent Round 7
Theme	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Creative Expression in Learning Spaces	Human-Centred Learning Design	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Human-Centred Learning Design
13:45–14:05	Designed, not delegated Rae Mair	Collective sensemaking of artificial intelligence in higher education learning spaces Amanda K Edgar, Yogita Ahuja, Billy C C Chun, Patrick O'Doherty, Kevin Anderson, Dewa Wardak, Trish McCluskey	Between risk and reform: Learning designers’ experiences of institutional responses to GenAI in assessment Nhung Nguyen, Michael Henderson, Keith Heggart, Homa Babai	Beyond Checklists: A Relational Approach to UDL Implementation Myriam Boisseau	Rebalancing the algorithm: The educational technologist as an ecosystem custodian Larry McNutt	Designing for Connection: Person-Centred Autism and Kindness as Pedagogy in Digital Higher Education Ashley Howard Kerr, Jeannette Keser, Lauren Cowled
14:05–14:15	Designed, not delegated Rae Mair		Designing Through Ambiguity: A Postgraduate Capstone for an Uncertain Digital Society Dhayani Kirubaharan, Mario Schabus	Engineering Visible Thinking (EVT): A Human-Centred Assessment Framework for the Generative AI Era Alan Hatem	Revisiting Educational Foundations for Learning in the Age of Generative AI Michelle Vanderburg, Robert Vanderburg, Meena Jha
14:15–14:25	Enhancing cultural sensitivity in university artificial intelligence principles Xiaofan Gu, Yize Hu, Lukasz Swiatek	Making IOAs Work at Scale: An Evidence-Based Framework from Six Semesters of Implementation Hasti Samadi, Geela Venise Fabic Chee
14:25–14:45			Operationalising programmatic assessment through curriculum design: The INSPIRES model Michelle Pedlow, Olivia Gallagher, Brid Phillips	The Strategic 3P Model: A framework for Teaching Excellence at Scale in the AI era ROSE BABAEE, Thomas Chochrane, Brandy. M Jenner	Supporting Ethical Engagement with AI in Education with the Scaffolded AI Literacy (SAIL) framework David Parsons, Kathryn MacCallum
14:45–15:15	Afternoon Tea, Exhibitors, & SketchNotes Landscape
Concurrent Round 8
Theme	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Human-Centred Learning Design	Rebalancing the Algorithm	Creative Expression in Learning Spaces	Contextualising Horizon (reserved session)
15:15–15:24	Exploring Indigenous Personas with GenAI: a pilot study Aimee Andersen, Zach Quince, Kylie Day	When GenAI enters the assessment relationship Nicole Brownlie, Kate Lafferty, Kellie Buckley-Walker	Closing the Loop by Design: A process and system for turning unit reflection into tracked action Matt Hao Chen	English as an additional language or dialect Students’ Constructions of Agency in AI technology-assisted Learning Experience: A Case from Communication Discipline Mimi Tsai, Xiaoting Yu, Michelle Riedlinger	Reclaiming Wonder: Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences in a Digital Age Dale Hansen, Tanya Henry, Zoë Keidge, Rachel Dowe, Christine Slade	Contextualising Horizon (reserved session)
15:24–15:32					Teaching and assessing reflective writing in generative AI-mediated higher education: Vignettes and provocations Ramona Tang
15:32–15:35					Beyond the Platform: How Flexible Learning Drives Student Engagement in Chinese Universities Yali Chen, Edward Palmer, Thomas Wanner
15:35–15:41			From Tools to Teammates: When Children and AI Create Together in Early Childhood Education Murat Sümer, Sebnem Cetken-Aktas	What makes educational innovations sustainable in tertiary education? - Lessons from the LMS and beyond Colin Simpson, Trish McCluskey, Tim Fawns, Wendy Taleo, Alice La Rooy, David Gadsby
15:41–15:45					genAI avatars to promote negotiation and AI skills among student presentations Kevin Anderson
15:45–15:49	Large Language Model Generation of Plausible Semantic Distractors for Data Science Parsons Problems Leying Zou, Eduardo Oliveira, Geela Venise Fabic Chee	When connection requires refusal: AI backlash and accountable technology design in higher education Jason Zagami
15:49–15:55					Designing simulation-based learning for international healthcare students in preparation of work-integrated learning Philippa Marriott, Thomas Cochrane, Charne Miller
15:55–15:58			CritiQAL: Critiquing via Questions and Answers for Assurance of Learning Thommen George Karimpanal	Towards a Process Framework for Virtual Reality Integration in Higher Education: An Educator-Centred Synthesis Ruchi Sembey
15:58–16:06					Bringing the Classroom Back to Life: Multi-Touch Learning for Collaboration, Engagement and Professional Practice Nicholas Lekakis, Meg Colosante
16:06–16:15					No session
16:15–19:00	Rest, Recuperate, and Prepare For Gala (Break)
19:00–23:00	Conference Gala Dinner & Awards

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