AI, Social Media and Sexism in Schools: Where to From Here?
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Start time: 5:00 pm for registrations and refreshments/networking (Live event)
6:00 pm Discussion Panel and audience questions
End time: 8:00 pm 1.5 hours for discussion, with up to 30 minutes for audience questions
We are witnessing a surge of incidents in Australian schools where AI and social media are being used by young people to judge, and sometimes abuse, fellow students and/or teachers. This is alongside media reports of increasing misogyny amongst teenage boys.
The resulting debates within media, government and schools have seen calls to introduce curriculum on respectful relationships to counter ‘toxic masculinity’ and calls to ban social media for young people under the age of 16.
With academic staff working across the fields of Justice, Education and Communication, QUT’s Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice (CIESJ) is convening this panel to bring together diverse perspectives on these complex societal issues and discuss possibilities for more multidisciplinary and integrated solutions.
We invite you to join us for an evening panel discussion, led by CIESJ’s Executive Dean, Professor Lori Lockyer, in conversation with QUT experts on interpersonal violence prevention, social implications of digital media use, crisis responses in local school communities and education systems leadership.
This event will be of particular interest to researchers, teachers, high school students, parents and those working in the education and social services sectors.
Free (registration essential)