21st International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society, National Changhua University of Education

CALL FOR PAPERS

https://techandsoc.com/2025-conference
Place: National Changhua University of Education, Changhua City, Taiwan and Online
Format: A mix of live, pre-recorded, and in person (at scale that's allowed) presentations and social interaction spaces.
Dates: 25-26 April 2025

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SPECIAL FOCUS: Learning from Artificial Intelligence: Pedagogical Futures and Transformative Possibilities

We still have much to learn from the arrival of Artificial Intelligence. Its underlying technologies are three-quarters of a century old now. However, rapid developments in recent years have prompted us to ask urgent questions about the imminent impact of AI on society and education.

In an optimistic view, machine learning will support all kinds of human activity, another step in the mechanization of life and automation of work with all the benefits that can accompany that.

One of the domains of change will be learning itself, where artificial intelligence can assume the role of a pseudo-teacher. However, in a more sanguine view, AI also brings great challenges to society and education. What is the future of work when so many jobs in the so-called "knowledge economy" will be automated, from legal work, to design work, to copy-writing, to image making, to software development? As for education, what and how do we teach when AI will be so widely integrated into so many jobs? And what parts of the teaching profession itself might be automated - the tediously didactic parts at least? With the pervasive presence of AI, how can we know which parts of a student response were their own and which were generated with AI support? Or will that question even matter? These and other pressing questions about our social and educational futures will be the key themes of this year's conference.

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CONFERENCE THEMES

THEME 1: HISTORIES OF TECHNOLOGY

THEME 2: KNOWLEDGE MAKERS

THEME 3: SOCIAL REALITIES

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ABOUT US

Founded in 2005, the Technology, Knowledge and Society Research Network is brought together by a shared interest in the complex and subtle relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The perspectives of our members range from big picture analyses which address global and universal concerns, to detailed case studies which speak of localized applications of technology. We aim to traverse a broad terrain, sometimes technically and other times socially oriented, sometimes theoretical and other times practical in their perspective, and sometimes reflecting dispassionate analysis while at other times suggesting interested strategies for action.

Our aim is to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.