Together, sideways, and down: What happens when educators lead AI across education

Trust is becoming a clear enabler and barrier to educators, students, and institutions engaging with generative AI. Do we trust that the AI tools used in education will be pedagogically meaningful? Can teachers trust that students will benefit from their use? How do we trust that edtech designers and providers are driven by the interests of educators and students? In this session, we will explore a cross-sector collaboration between the Catholic Education Network of Australia and the University of Sydney driven by a shared belief that teachers should be drivers, not passengers, in the AI journey. We will discuss the ups and downs of working across sectors on a common AI platform that now reaches over 300 institutions and 150,000 students, and the lessons learnt around breaking barriers, bringing educators on board, and shared values.