News Professor Cornelia Connolly Keynote Address at National Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education Conference

Professor Cornelia Connolly delivered a compelling keynote address at the National Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education Conference (GenAIEdu) 2026, hosted at Ulster University’s Belfast campus.

Titled “AI with and about teacher education: a critical but positive lens,” her presentation explored how educational institutions can constructively adopt emerging technologies without sacrificing pedagogical integrity. She emphasized the necessity of critical AI literacy, ethical frameworks, and recentering human capabilities in classroom learning design.

The conference brought together educators, researchers, and policymakers to examine the opportunities, practicalities, and ethical considerations of integrating generative AI into modern learning environments.