ICS Seminar Series

UPCOMING

Could AI kill human creativity?

Presenter: Rebecca Marrone

Discussant: Jacinta Sassine

Chair: Norma Lam-Saw

Date & Time: 15 October 2026 | 11:30am - 1:00pm

Room: EB.G.38 Parramatta South Campus

Abstract

As generative AI moves rapidly into education, educators and learners are asking what it means for creativity. Will these tools expand creative possibilities, or narrow them? In this talk, I will share findings from our research on AI and creativity in education, organised around three ways of engaging with AI. First, teaching about AI: how learners and educators understand what AI is, what it can and cannot do, and how these understandings shape their views of creativity. Second, teaching with AI: how AI can be used in creative learning, and how it may support or constrain original thinking, exploration, and expression. Third, teaching for AI: how we can prepare learners and educators to take an active role in shaping how AI is designed and used, so that it supports creative learning rather than replaces it. Drawing on examples from our work, I will discuss the opportunities and tensions that have emerged, and offer practical implications for educators, researchers, and designers who want to support learners as creative, critical, and confident participants in a world shaped by AI.

Biography

Dr Rebecca Marrone is a Senior Lecturer: Learning Sciences and Development for the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L) at Adelaide University. She has a background in Educational Psychology, and her research is primarily in the fields of creativity, wellbeing, and human and artificial cognition. More specifically, Rebecca researches the impact of technology on wellbeing with a particular emphasis on how AI impacts teacher and student wellbeing.

If you have any accessibility requirements, please email Denise at: d.rezk@westernsydney.edu.au

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