16 years ago, Matt Koehler and I were invited to present a Keynote at the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education (SITE) conference. That keynote changed our lives (link to YouTube video). I was invited back again this year for the same. A lot has changed in 16 years and I was thrilled to share some of what I have learned over the years in this presentation. The video of the latest keynote is now available and can be seen below. Specifically, I framed my keynote to answer the following question:

What does the advent of Generative AI technologies mean for teacher knowledge?

I tried to answer this question through a discussion of why GenAI tools are different from other digital technologies that have come in the past. Like other digital technologies GenAI is protean, opaque, and unstable. In addition, it has the unique ability to create original and surprising content, (which can sometimes be unreliable). I argued that GenAI is not just a tool, but a new kind of intelligence (a psychological other) that interacts with humans and can influence the learning ecosystem across multiple levels. It is truly a “social medium” and is best understood as, an always available, eager to please “smart drunk intern.” These unique characteristics lead it to being a “relational tool” that will be deeply embedded into social contexts, both shaping and affecting learning and culture, in the short and long term. Effective teaching requires a new form of TPACK, one that integrates this evolving context into its very framing.

Apart from the keynote, I participated in a range of presentations and panels – which I had written about in this post: SITE 2024: A recap.