When we are required to teach about a new technology, knowing what to teach or how is hard and intimidating. We now face the need to use, teach about, and teach with AI, a whole new way of thinking and learning.

In this keynote, I will introduce a simple way to help frame how we think about the ways AI tools and AI technology might be used in our teaching practice. I will share some related emerging research themes, including FATPS, SEAME, Computational Thinking 2.0, anthropomorphisation, and interaction and feedback literacy. Here are some new acronyms and terms to get to know. Let’s discuss and consider what they mean for teaching and learning.

Jane Waite is the senior research scientist at the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre, a joint initiative between the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the University of Cambridge. As well as leading the research team at the Foundation, Jane undertakes her own research, with particular interests in Legitimation Code Theory (a sociological knowledge-building theory), design in primary programming and teaching about AI in K–12. The research centre has conducted research across a range of topics, including broadening participation, programming and physical computing, areas that Jane has personally published on. Jane is particularly interested in AI education and how computational thinking 2.0 should be introduced in schools. More info: https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/people/jw2251

When new technologies enter our classrooms, knowing how to use them—or teach with them—can feel like navigating uncharted waters. With AI, we’re now sailing into deeper seas: not just using it, but understanding what it means for how we teach, plan, and assess.

In this workshop, we’ll explore how AI tools can boost productivity in teaching, from automating routine tasks to enhancing feedback and personalisation. We’ll dip our toes into an emerging OCEAN of ideas: tools that support Formative feedback, Assessment design, Teacher support, Planning, and Student engagement (FATPS—don’t worry, it’ll make sense soon). Along the way, we’ll reflect on what it means to teach with AI, not just about it, and consider how our roles as educators are evolving.

Join us to navigate this new landscape—productively, purposefully, and maybe with a few new acronyms in your toolkit.