AI is playing a growing role in education, creating new opportunities for teaching, administration, and learning. Developing AI literacy is key to understanding its practical applications, limitations, and ethical considerations. To support staff, we offer a mix of live training sessions and flexible, self-paced digital learning modules. These training opportunities provide a range of ways […]
OpenAI have built their most advanced image generator yet into GPT-4o, which ‘excels at accurately rendering text, precisely following prompts, and leveraging 4o’s inherence knowledge base and chat context’. This was of immediate interest, as we recently wrapped up our image generation pilot. The pilot revealed promising use cases, however, a few recurring limitations emerged. […]
In the dim and distant past (well, about 5 years ago), there was a time when very few people working in education were interested in AI. And if they were, most people only had the vaguest of understanding on what it could do – either vastly overestimating what was possible, almost seeing it as akin […]
Figure 1 – Andrew’s examples of how applications of facial recognition fit into his Creepiness Matrix When Jisc’s self-paced Artificial Intelligence and Ethics course was first launched back in 2021, ChatGPT hadn’t yet appeared on the scene. OpenAI was still a niche name. Generative AI tools weren’t generating headlines—or policies. So you’d be forgiven […]
I had a few spare minutes in the morning before Digifest a couple of weeks ago, before breakfast and the conference start, so I wrote a quick LinkedIn post around writing tracking. It clearly resonated judging by the responses, so I thought I’d share it here, and reflect a little on the responses. My original […]
Since writing about the environmental impacts of AI and the importance of taking a responsible approach last September (2024), AI technologies have become even more integrated into our digital infrastructure. Generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot) has been adopted by millions and is becoming as familiar as checking an email, which is particularly concerning given […]
I spoke at a couple of events last year where I reflected on the trends, successes, and failures of the previous 12 months. As part of this, I briefly looked at some of the main LLMs and how they had developed over the previous 12 months. I focused on the models most of us are […]
Our March collection of articles and announcements to share this month. Education Digital Education Council Global AI Faculty Survey 2025 offers insights into how faculty use and perceive AI in higher education, assessing their awareness, readiness for AI integration, and views on institutional AI policies. How will AI reshape academic employment? The rise of AI […]
In our most recent Further Education community meetup, we welcomed Ryan Molyneux, Head of Digital Learning at Gloucestershire College. Ryan presented ‘Beyond the hype: Practical AI Strategies for Further Education’, sharing valuable insights into the college’s approach to AI adoption, collaboration, and governance. During the session, Ryan emphasised the value of building a collaborative network […]
Version 1.3 – 18 March 2025. First version published 9th Aug 2024 One key challenge institutions are facing when looking to adopt Generative AI relates to age restrictions and consent issues for learners under 18. This is not a new problem; age restrictions have been in place for several years when using online tools, and institutions […]