Conference
Symposium Humanities: What does AI mean for our education?
- Date
- Thursday 29 January 2026
- Time
- Location
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P.J. Veth
Nonnensteeg 1-3
2311 VJ Leiden
Shaping the future of education together in the age of AI
Developments in AI are advancing at a rapid pace. This calls for a response from the Humanities. How should we position ourselves as educators in relation to AI and chatbots in teaching? What do we want our students to understand about AI? How do our academic values align — or clash — with the rise of AI? And what stance should we, as scholars in the Humanities, take in the broader debate on AI in education?
The day opens with a thought-provoking keynote by Bas Haring, followed by roundtable discussions and a lunch featuring poster presentations. Central themes include the importance of academic skills in a society increasingly shaped by AI, the impact of AI on teaching and assessment, and the development of guiding principles. These topics run throughout the programme and form the basis of the interactive opening session. We approach them from both the perspective of educators and that of students. In the closing discussion, we will build on the insights gained throughout the day and deepen the conversation together. We warmly invite everyone to contribute to the dialogue on the role of AI in our educational landscape.
Programme
10:00 – 10:30 Keynote by Bas Haring
10:30 – 11:00 Interactive session using Wooclap
11:00 – 12:00 Roundtable discussions
Participants can choose from four sessions, including experimenting with the university chatbot platform LUCA, preventing AI misuse in assessments, and exploring the student perspective on AI in education. Further details on the roundtable sessions will follow.
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch with poster presentations: Humanities lecturers share AI pilots in education
13:00 – 14:00 Plenary discussion