In Conversation: Jen Ross and Wayne Holmes – Critical Perspectives on AI in Education and Research

In the first part of NCRM’s In Conversation series on the topic of AI, Jen Ross and Wayne Holmes discuss key issues related to the introduction, use and implications of using AI tools in education research and applied practice.

Dr Jen Ross is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh, Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Digital Education, and Education Futures fellow at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, where she is programme director for the MSc in Education Futures. Jen researches, teaches and publishes on online and open education, digital cultural heritage engagement, and digital cultures and futures.

Dr Wayne Holmes is an Associate Professor in the UCL Knowledge Lab, IOE (UCL's Faculty of Education and Society), at University College London. Having been involved in education throughout his life, Wayne brings a critical studies perspective to the connections between AI and education, and their ethical, human rights and social justice implications.