AI can't: handcrafts | Technology and Design 2026 symposium

April 14, 2026, 8.15 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. University of Arts Linz, Domgasse 1 and Hauptplatz 8, 4020 Linz

Symposium as part of the teacher training for technology and design lessons.

Opening from 8.45 am and public lecture at 9.00 am in the Audimax (1st floor), DO0129, Domgasse 1 on the symposium topic "AI can't: Crafts" by the head of the Co.Lab AI+ at the University of Arts Linz, Assoc. Prof. Nina Wenhart, PhD.

more information on: designundtechnik.kunstuni-linz.at/fachtagung2026

Craft activities require fine motor skills, knowledge of materials and creative problem solving - people can react to unforeseen situations and act autonomously.AI is developing rapidly and can support design, planning and documentation - but its processes and results are dependent on data quality, clear tasks and responsible use. The symposium takes the core content of technology and design as a starting point to address and test the potential and problems of AI in subject teaching in the context of specific workshops. The workshops and the ARGE conference will be held for technology and design teachers at MS, AHS and BAfEP/BASOP.

The symposium AI can´t: handcrafts takes place in cooperation with the University College of Teacher Education Upper Austria, Bildungsdirektion Oberösterreich, the Berufsverband Österreichischer Kunst- und Werkpädagogik and the Department of Design and Technology of the University of Arts Linz.