Symposium

CRE-AI-TIVITIES:

THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION AND CREATIVE WORK

4 December, 2023

Auditorium Egget, Bergen, Norway

Speakers
Samuel Greiff

Dr Greiff is Full Professor of Educational Assessment and Psychology at University of Luxembourg. He holds a PhD in cognitive and experimental psychology from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Prof Greiff has been awarded several research funds by diverse funding organizations, was fellow in the Luxembourg research programme of excellency, and has published over 300 chapters and articles in national and international scientific journals and books. He serves (or has served) as editor for several journals, for instance as editor-in-chief for Learning and Individual Differences and European Journal of Psychological Assessment, as associate editor for Journal of Educational Psychology and Intelligence. His work mainly focuses on learning analytics, educational and psychological assessment, international assessments, cognitive and non-cognitive skills, and education in the 21st century.

Constance de Saint-Laurent

Dr. de Saint Laurent is an Assistant Professor of Sociotechnical Systems at the Department of Psychology at Maynooth University, Ireland. She works on social thinking and technology as well as on the impact of technology and societal changes on people and organisations. She has previously carried out research on social media, misinformation, collective memory, and representations of alterity, some of which has been published in the open access book Social Thinking and History: A Sociocultural Psychological Perspective on Representations of the Past. Her current work focuses on the psycho-sociological impact of generative AI, and in particular of our representations of it.

Ronald A. Beghetto

Dr. Beghetto is an internationally recognized expert on human creativity and the possible in educational settings. He holds the Pinnacle West Presidential Chair and serves as a Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. He is also the Editor for Review of Research in Education, Series Editor for Creative Theory and Action in Education (Springer Books), and has served as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Creative Behavior and a Creativity advisor for LEGO Foundation and the Cartoon Network. His work explores, among other themes, principled approach to using artificial intelligence (AI) as a possibility thinking partner; democratizing creative educational experiences; expanding the horizons of the possible in education; supporting creative learning in and beyond schools and classrooms; and understanding the role uncertainty and creative risk-taking play in creative expression, creative teaching & learning, and creative identity development. He is the 2018 recipient of the Rudolf Arnheim Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts.

Ole Fredrik Norbye

Ole Fredrik Norbye is an associate professor in music at the NLA University College in Oslo. He holds an MBA, providing him with a deep understanding of the practical applications of creativity in business.

His collaborations extend beyond academia, fostering innovation and real-world applications of creativity. Norbye is a sought-after keynote speaker on business conferences and works within a lot of different industries to foster creativity.  He actively engages in public discourse through television, radio, and print media, contributing a wealth of opinion pieces and articles on the subjects of creativity and AI. His mission is to translate research on creativity into practical innovations that can be applied across various industries and segments of society.  

Norbye is signed to different international record labels as a performing jazzpianist. For more info about his music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5cZjKGc9BWiju1v3tNB9Kb

Funded by Globale samfunnsutfordringerand L. Meltzer's College Fund