10. The role of Artificial Intelligence in Education | Ph.D Mike Timms

Michael J. Timms is Founder and Principal Consultant for EdTech Evaluation, a consultancy focused on helping to enhance the effectiveness of educational technology products and assist education systems in adopting new learning technologies. Dr. Timms was formerly Director of Research Development and Quality Assurance at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) where is responsible for supporting the educational research conducted across all research divisions. His role included identifying and developing innovative approaches to educational research and providing the infrastructure to support current and future work. Before that, he was Director of the Assessment and Psychometric Research Division at ACER for six years where he led a division of around 70 staff. Dr. Timms’ particular research interest is in the application of educational measurement in intelligent learning systems. He has led many projects focused on the use of innovative computer-based assessments to tap into student knowledge and abilities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).