Student GenAI Innovators group
Student GenAI Innovators group
Initiated in 2024, the Student GenAI Innovators group brought together students with a depth of experience and insight into GenAI to work in partnership with the University to help shape our approach. Students applied for the program and came from a wide variety of year levels and disciplinary backgrounds, with a mix of technical expertise.
Their contributions have been invaluable as the University grapples with some challenging topics and questions in how GenAI is transforming education.
Hear what students and staff had to say about the 2024 Innovators
2025 Innovators: expanding the reach of GenAI conversations, partnering with faculties and peers, and elevating student voices.
Building on the 2024 pilot, Innovators engaged in faculty-specific projects, led student projects, and collaborated with staff to address challenges and opportunities in AI-enhanced education.
Outputs: in collaboration with faculties and divisions
- ‘student voices in GenAI’ video series with the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
- focus group for a GenAI literacy framework and symposium contributors for the Faculty of Business and Economics
- embedded alongside the central Teaching and Learning Innovation team to support development of new GenAI resources for educators
- ‘From Campus to Career – an AI Future’ student-led industry panel event supported by Careers and Employability, featuring industry leaders and alumni exploring what a GenAI-powered workforce means for students today.
Outputs: student-led initiatives
- ‘Spill the AI tea’: facilitating open dialogue about GenAI experiences to destigmatise the use of GenAI
- exploring the decision-making process students go through when considering when and when not to use GenAI
- exploring the impacts of GenAI on project-based assignments and capstones, and possibilities for GenAI integration.
2024 Innovators pilot: reflecting on attitudes to GenAI and how it’s used in learning
In addition to participating in a number of workshops and meetings with the community of practice, staff innovators, and other key groups, student innovators undertook projects in response to particular opportunities and challenges faced by the University. These are the presentations they shared with leaders.
Resources from the GenAI student innovators program:
Where would you set the boundaries for appropriate use of GenAI in teaching and learning?
How would you use GenAI to improve student services?
How would you use GenAI to improve students' learning experience?
How would you adapt teaching and learning practice in the age of GenAI?