August 15-16, 2024 (Virtual, Asia Time Zones)

This was the third and final workshop of the Phase II of the APRU initiative “Generative AI in Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions in Asia and the Pacific.” Following the Foresight Workshop in June 2024 in which potential future scenarios or models for universities in a world increasingly influenced by AI were developed, the project progressed to the Creative Sandbox held from August 15 to 16, 2024. The Creative Sandbox workshop brought together 32 academics from 13 economies across the Asia Pacific to conceptualize potential prototypes addressing AI application challenges and opportunities in higher education.

Prototyping is the process of turning ideas into tangible forms for testing based on identified risks. The goal of prototyping is to identify potential issues, gather feedback, explore different solutions, and iterate on the design to improve the final product.

This report presents the five prototyping concepts developed during the Creative Sandbox Workshop as well as policy implications or university policies that may need to be reviewed, revised, or developed to support the ethical and effective integration of AI across different areas of higher education.