AI education for meaningful life, life together, and life on the planet Speaker: Professor Matti Tedre, Professor of Computer Science, University of Eastern FinlandChair: Professor Judy Robertson, Co-Director, Data Education in Schools, University of EdinburghAbout this eventFinland's Basic Education 2045 vision positions the K-12 school as a futures-shaping institution grounded in human growth and flourishing, agency and the ethical use of technology. It views education through three intertwined aims: cultivating a meaningful life (significance and purpose), life together (communities and democratic collaboration) and life on the planet (ecological sustainability).AI systems play a role in all three. They shape how we construct meaning, relate to one another and live within ecological systems. AI systems increasingly mediate knowledge, participation, production and consumption, quietly influencing personal identity, public discourse and planetary resource use. In a society increasingly mediated by invisible, data-driven systems, ethical use is not enough. Students must understand how AI systems are built, trained, and embedded in their lives and in the planetary systems.This talk presents Generation AI, a six-year program to develop K-12 AI education in Finland, and views it in relation to the vision above.Based on longitudinal classroom research, it shows how inquiry-driven AI education can cultivate data agency, critical understanding, and transformative AI literacy, as well as empower students not merely to adapt to change, but to shape their own sustainable, meaningful, and collective futures.About the speakerMatti Tedre is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Eastern Finland, Extraordinary Professor at North West University (RSA), and Guest Professor at TU Wien (AT). He currently spends most of his time leading Generation AI, a six-year national research program on K-12 AI education funded by the Strategic Research Council established within the Research Council of Finland. Tags Digital Education Research centres, groups and networks Research events Conferences, seminars and lectures Mar 12 2026 12.30 - 13.30 AI education for meaningful life, life together, and life on the planet This hybrid public lecture will be delivered by Professor Matti Tedre, University of Eastern Finland. It is part of the Stewart Alan Robertson Lecture Series funded by the Robertson Endowment. (In person) at 2.55 Edinburgh Futures Institute and (online) on MS Teams Register on Eventbrite
AI education for meaningful life, life together, and life on the planet Speaker: Professor Matti Tedre, Professor of Computer Science, University of Eastern FinlandChair: Professor Judy Robertson, Co-Director, Data Education in Schools, University of EdinburghAbout this eventFinland's Basic Education 2045 vision positions the K-12 school as a futures-shaping institution grounded in human growth and flourishing, agency and the ethical use of technology. It views education through three intertwined aims: cultivating a meaningful life (significance and purpose), life together (communities and democratic collaboration) and life on the planet (ecological sustainability).AI systems play a role in all three. They shape how we construct meaning, relate to one another and live within ecological systems. AI systems increasingly mediate knowledge, participation, production and consumption, quietly influencing personal identity, public discourse and planetary resource use. In a society increasingly mediated by invisible, data-driven systems, ethical use is not enough. Students must understand how AI systems are built, trained, and embedded in their lives and in the planetary systems.This talk presents Generation AI, a six-year program to develop K-12 AI education in Finland, and views it in relation to the vision above.Based on longitudinal classroom research, it shows how inquiry-driven AI education can cultivate data agency, critical understanding, and transformative AI literacy, as well as empower students not merely to adapt to change, but to shape their own sustainable, meaningful, and collective futures.About the speakerMatti Tedre is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Eastern Finland, Extraordinary Professor at North West University (RSA), and Guest Professor at TU Wien (AT). He currently spends most of his time leading Generation AI, a six-year national research program on K-12 AI education funded by the Strategic Research Council established within the Research Council of Finland. Tags Digital Education Research centres, groups and networks Research events Conferences, seminars and lectures Mar 12 2026 12.30 - 13.30 AI education for meaningful life, life together, and life on the planet This hybrid public lecture will be delivered by Professor Matti Tedre, University of Eastern Finland. It is part of the Stewart Alan Robertson Lecture Series funded by the Robertson Endowment. (In person) at 2.55 Edinburgh Futures Institute and (online) on MS Teams Register on Eventbrite
Mar 12 2026 12.30 - 13.30 AI education for meaningful life, life together, and life on the planet This hybrid public lecture will be delivered by Professor Matti Tedre, University of Eastern Finland. It is part of the Stewart Alan Robertson Lecture Series funded by the Robertson Endowment.
