Have you ever felt like you were cheating when using GenAI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot 365? You’re not alone, I’ve heard this a lot recently, but let’s unpack why this might not be the case. Traditionally when I start a new piece of work, particularly when it is something I have never done before […]
Author: Sue Attewell
Download a Welsh Language version of this resource AI literacy is essential for navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI (GenAI). We have framed our approach around three fundamental areas—Terms, Tools, and Tasks— to create a comprehensive approach to understanding and applying GenAI effectively. Adopting this model should ensure that staff members are not […]
Articles Safe, responsible use Image Descriptions vs Alt Text: Why both matter – Interesting explanation of the differences between image descriptions and alt text in their purpose and how we should ideally have both. Medium What does ‘open-source AI’ mean, anyway? The long-standing debate between open source and proprietary software has now extended to AI, […]
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June HE Lean coffee meet-up
We used Padlet to identify topics for discussion and this month focused on: Copilot usage: Various attendees shared their experiences of using Copilot web and 365 versions, highlighting the benefits, challenges and costs of the tool. One of the key points was lack of data maturity as a barrier to effective use. AI as assistive technology: Ros Walker, […]
We’re changing the way we share our regular updates going forwards. Feedback is that our newsletters are interesting but increasingly long as AI activity continues to develop at pace. We’ve therefore decided to split the activities and from now on we will still send our regular newsletter but focus on sharing our own news, practical […]
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May HE Community Lean Coffee
We started this meeting with a discussion about copilot 365, which we are currently piloting. We wanted to use it to create the meeting summary and notes for the session, and have published a separate blog to share how effective this was. Then moving into our standard lean coffee format, using Padlet this time. Discussion […]
I’m starting this blog with an admission: this is my favourite feature so far of Copilot365. For some reason, and even I don’t understand why, I have a real passion for making a page of my notepad last as long as possible and writing minimal notes, in random places on the current page. The current […]
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April HE Community session
As usual we started the session with Lean Coffee. This time around we focused on a single discussion: How to govern AI use in your institution? Who is using what and should they be? Or do you just hope and pray? The concerns were largely around data security and privacy and staff and students using […]
Following our initial Student Perceptions of Generative AI report last year, we recognised the need to continue the discussion with students/learners as the technology continues to evolve. Over this past winter, we have run a series of nine in-person student discussion forums with over 200 students across colleges and universities to revisit student/learner perceptions of […]
Following our initial Student Perceptions of Generative AI report last year, we recognised the need to continue the discussion with students/learners as the technology continues to evolve. Over this past winter, we have run a series of nine in-person student discussion forums with over 200 students across colleges and universities to revisit student/learner perceptions of […]