Publications & Presentations

Supporting early childhood education in blue skills with generative artificial intelligence (SELBI): An interdisciplinary design for sustainable pedagogy. In INTED2026 proceedings (Article 883). IATED. View Proceedings

Gauci, S. A., Delicata, F., Gatt, A., Inguanez, F., Schembri, H., & Terribile, K. (2026).
INTED 2026 — Presented by Dr Shirley Ann Gauci. Focuses on SELBI's interdisciplinary design.

FROM KNOWLEDGE BASE TO CLASSROOM PRACTICE: DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING AN AI-SUPPORTED CURRICULUM PLANNING PLATFORM FOR BLUE SKILLS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Inguanez, F., Gatt, A., Terribile, K., Schembri, H., Delicata, F., & Gauci, S.A.
EduLearn 2026 (IATED) — Abstract revised and resubmitted April 2026. Reports on three phases of the entire project (TRL 4).

SELBI: A Responsible Generative AI Tool for Educator-Centred Curriculum Planning in Early Childhood Education

Gauci, S.A., Inguanez, F., Delicata, F., Schembri, H., Gatt, A., & Terribile, K.
DHBW AI in Teaching Conference 2026 — Poster presentation. Focuses on responsible AI design and transferability.

Teaching with the Sea in Mind: Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Blue Skills in Early Childhood Education

Gauci, S. A., Schembri, H., Delicata, F., ., Gatt, A., Inguanez, F. & Terribile, K.

Comprehensive final paper gathering all findings. Focuses on the baseline survey phase. — open year-round submissions.

Starting with the Sea: Transdisciplinary Currents in AI-Supported Blue Humanities in Early Childhood Education

Gauci, S. A., Schembri, H., Delicata, F., ., Gatt, A., Inguanez, F. & Terribile, K. Submitted.

Who Holds the Curriculum? Generative Artificial Intelligence, Professional Judgement, and Ethical Agency in Early Childhood Education and Care

Gauci, S. A., Schembri, H., Delicata, F., ., Gatt, A., Inguanez, F. & Terribile, K. In preparation

Supporting Early ChiLdhood education in Blue Skills with generative artificial Intelligence (SELBI)

https://plumtri.org/Project_SELBI (6.11.2025)

Kindergarten educators test an MCAST-created AI Tool

https://timesofmalta.com/article/kindergarten-teachers-test-mcast-ai-tool-marine-life.1120399 (6.12.2025)

Introducing marine biology in early childhood through AI-supported learning

https://timesofmalta.com/article/introducing-marine-biology-early-childhood-aisupported-learning.1126697 (12.4.2026)