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Library Technology Symposium

Library Technology Symposium

Programme

DAY 1

Session 1: Opening

08:30 – 09:00   Registrations
09:00 – 09:20       Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:20 – 10:15   Keynote ad: Dr R.R. Monareng - Director: Language Services
10:15 – 10:30  Tea Break

Session 2

10:30 – 11:00  

Operationalising AI Governance at Unisa: Transitioning from Structural Disruption to Institutional Resilience through Ethical Policy Design and Collaborative Skilling – Dr K.L. Jullies

11:00 – 11:30   AI Adoption Surpassing Institutional Governance: What Happens in the Gap? Ms S. Hlongwane
11:30 – 12:00  

Exploring the Implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Academic Integrity in Higher Education– Ms N. P. Sithole

12:00 – 12:30   

Centering Ubuntu and African Knowledge Systems in AI-Driven SGBV Triage and Tracking: Re-imagining Emergency Response - Dr S.N. Mamabolo

12:30 – 13:00    

Human-AI Collaboration in Inclusive Accounting Classrooms: Theoretical Perspectives on Teaching and Learning – M.O. Maguvhe, U. S. Jacob and M. Oladunn

13:00 – 14:00 

Lunch Break

Session 3:

14:00 – 14:30    

Ethical Dimension of Emergent Digital Transformation for University 4.0 / 5.0 – Distinguished Prof S.M. Mutula

14:30 – 15:00     

Balancing Innovation and Integrity: Students’ and Lectures’ perception of ethical AI use in higher education – Mr L.B. Mothibi & Ms D. T. Maake

15:00 – 15:30      

Developing a Conceptual Framework for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment within a Comprehensive Open Distance eLearning (CODeL) Institution– S. R. Setumu & Ms M. Masingi

15:30 – 16:00      

Discussions

End of Day 1 Program

DAY 2

Day 1 recap 10 minutes

Session 1:

09:10 – 10:00   

Keynote:

Teaching, Technology and the People in Between: The wicked entanglement of generative and agentic artificial intelligence – Dr I Marais

10:00 – 10:15   

Tea Break

Session 2:

10:15 – 10:45     

Prof Brown (TBC)

10:45 – 11:15     

Dr Tjano (TBC)

11:15 – 11:45     

Adoption and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies in academic libraries: a case of the University of Cape Town Libraries – Ms N Ndlovu

11:45 – 12:15     

Role of information specialists in artificial intelligence literacy: a case of a private higher education institution in Cape Town – Ms N. Zangqa

12:15 – 12:45     

Digital Scholarship Sphere: Unlocking the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Research - Mr T. E. Munyai

12:45 – 13:00     

Discussions

13:00 – 14:00   

Lunch Break

Session 3:

14:00 – 14:30         

Beyond the search box: the future of discovery in an AI-first world Mr Chris Atkinson

14:30 – 15:30         

Round Table

15:30 – 15:45           

Closing remarks  

End of Day 2 Program