The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) presents significant opportunities to transform the higher education sector through new forms of institutional collaboration and decision-making practices. Universities and academic organisations should take the lead in adopting GenAI technologies in both teaching and institutional management. Emerging technologies can help shape the future of higher education by personalising learning, enhancing human capabilities, and strengthening international connections in the classroom and within institutional operations.

However, the ongoing development of GenAI introduces significant challenges for educators, researchers, and policymakers alike, particularly its ethical application and potential for sustainable solutions, cultural diversity support, and institutional preparedness and acceptance. In this Forum session, we will bring together educational practitioners, researchers, and academic leaders to analyse GenAI’s possibilities and obstacles for supporting instructional practices and strategic decision-making, with a particular focus on the evolving educational setting. Participants are called to consider institutional case studies alongside present challenges they themselves are experiencing, and future possibilities to understand how GenAI applications can benefit higher education

Biographies

Daniel Hoffman

Dr Daniel Hoffman is an Associate Professor of Learning Design & Technology (LTEC) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He is the principal investigator of the Advancing Culturally-Relevant Computing project and an active member of the International Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. A former classroom teacher, his research focuses broadly on the complex relationships between education and technology. In addition to his research, he enjoys working as an Associate Editor for the IAFOR Journal of Education - Technology in Education issues.

Apipol Sae-Tung

Apipol Sae-Tung is an Academic Coordinator at IAFOR, where he contributes to the development and execution of academic-related content and activities. He works closely with the Forum’s partner institutions and coordinates IAFOR’s Global Fellowship Programme. His recent activities include mediating conference reports for the Forum’s international conference programme and facilitating the IAFOR Undergraduate Research Symposium (IURS).

Mr Sae-Tung began his career as a Program Coordinator for the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He was awarded the Japanese Government’s MEXT Research Scholarship and is currently pursuing a PhD at the Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan. His research focuses on government and policy analysis, particularly on authoritarian regimes. Mr Sae-Tung holds an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from Thammasat University, Thailand, where he studied foreign policy analysis and Thailand-China relations. He also holds a BA in History from the same institution.

About the Presenter(s)
-Dr Daniel Hoffman is an Associate Professor of Learning Design & Technology (LTEC) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
-Apipol Sae-Tung is an Academic Coordinator at IAFOR, where he contributes to the development and execution of academic-related content and activities

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