UU Webinar 2: Sam Sellar on time and value in digitalised higher education

Title: The investment of time: Divergent theses on the value of higher education

Abstract: This webinar will focus on what is valuable in and about higher education. It will then discuss this in relation to Edtech and deliberate where Edtech can and cannot contribute to supporting the sector.

Speaker: Sam Sellar

Bio: Sam Sellar is Dean of Research (Education Futures) and Professor of Education Policy at the University of South Australia. Sam’s research focuses on education policy, large-scale assessments and the datafication of education. Sam also works closely with teacher organisations around the world to understand the impact of digitalisation on teacher professional autonomy. His most recent book is titled Algorithms of education: How datafication and artificial intelligence shape policy (University of Minnesota Press), co-authored with Kalervo N. Gulson and P. Taylor Webb.

Link to Sam’s website: https://people.unisa.edu.au/Sam.Sellar 

Date of event: 22 June 2023