Illuminate Edition 9 – Research and Innovation

Hot off the press! Here’s an excerpt from Pymble’s Principal, Dr Kate Hadwen’s, foreword for the latest edition:

“Since the first edition of Illuminate was published in 2018, approximately 85 Pymble staff members have taken a deep, reflective dive into their teaching practise to pen articles for this great publication.

This edition is particularly exciting as it directs our attention to the big scary elephant in staff rooms around the world: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education.

While news reports often frame this topic in terms of the demise of original work and fears that already-busy teachers will have to don another hat (of AI enforcement cop) to ensure students are assessed on the quality of their work, not on the quality of content-generating tools, Pymble has adopted a more forward-thinking approach. This approach reflects the overall strategic intent of our Digital Intelligence pillar: “Pymble girls are active, responsible and engaged global citizens who harness the power of technology to effect positive change.”

AI is here to stay. Our job as a future-focused learning community is to ensure all staff and students have the confidence to navigate AI tools as informed, judicious and unique human co-pilots seeking to innovate and accelerate progress in the work they do. As our five authors in this edition highlight, Pymble educators keep learning and bring new ways of thinking in this space.

The five articles showcase inquiry processes relating to experiences with technology in the life of a school. Action research and formal research, as well as explorations of literature and professional reflections bring to our attention issues which are relevant for classroom teachers, technology leaders and university academics alike.

Click here to read Illuminate Edition 9 – Research and Innovation