Humanising the algorithm: AI, teacher agency and educational futures

Schedule

Tue May 12 2026 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm

UTC+01:00

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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge | Cambridge, EN

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Critically assessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, centring teacher agency and ethical responsibility in algorithmic systems.
About this Event

Join the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge, UK, and the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa, for a joint seminar series exploring equity, pedagogy and innovation in times of global crises.

This seminar will be held in person at the University of Cambridge from 13:00-14:00 BST and at UWC from 14:00-15:00 SAST, as well as online.


Humanising the algorithm: AI, teacher agency and educational futures

· Professor Rajendran Govender, Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of the Western Cape

· Cambridge speaker (tbc)

This seminar critically assesses AI in education, centring teacher agency and ethical responsibility in algorithmic systems.

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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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