Reimagining Creativity with AI through Informal Learning
This workshop invites educators to reimagine creativity with AI, guided by the principles of informal learning: curiosity, play, collaboration, and learner agency. Just as musicians, makers, and artists often learn outside classrooms through tinkering, peer exchange, and self-directed exploration, AI offers new ways for students to discover, invent, and create.
Participants will engage hands-on with AI tools that generate ideas, spark unexpected directions, and help overcome creative barriers. Activities will mirror informal learning practices: experimenting freely, sharing outcomes, and reflecting together. Alongside this playful exploration, we’ll tackle critical questions: How do we keep student voice central when AI suggests solutions? How can schools blend technological fluency with the creative risk-taking that innovation requires?
Facilitated By
Steve Jackman
Consultant, 407 Learning
Steve Jackman is an Education Technology Consultant with nearly 20 years of experience teaching and leading technology integration in K–12 education. An expert in edtech pedagogy, Steve supports educators to creatively and ethically implement digital technologies and generative AI. He holds an MSc in Digital Education from the University of Edinburgh and is passionate about empowering teachers and students through innovative, practical approaches to learning. Steve is a Apple Professional Learning Specialist
