February’s HE Community meet-up was fast and furious, covering the breadth of AI in education—from curriculum development to ethical considerations, and practical applications. Meetup participants from various institutions shared their firsthand experiences and challenges, emphasising the vital role of community in navigating the complexities of GenAI. Embedding AI Skills into the Curriculum: The discussion focused […]
In this month’s Further Education community meetup, we welcomed Kim Blanchard, Group Head of Digital Education Development and AI, and Patrick Kelly-Goss, Group AI and Innovation Specialist from Activate Learning. They shared their institution’s impressive journey in developing and implementing AI tools to support both staff and students while maintaining a strong focus on ethical […]
Explore AI’s role in assessment, productivity, and developing AI literacy for learners We will be running our series of AI literacy training sessions to support educators. These sessions offer practical insights into AI’s role in education, with a focus on enhancing productivity, its impact on assessment in FE and developing AI literacy among learners. Sessions […]
Updated 12th Feb 2025 Initially published 7th March 2024, We have added reviewed and updated the resources. We thought it would be useful to pull our resources together in a more structured way to support different stages of AI maturity. Our aim is to develop a dynamic web based easy-to-use toolkit that grows with your […]
Before the release of ChatGPT late in 2022, predictions abounded on how the emergence of AI would impact social inclusion. Those with a positive outlook, for instance, forecasted that AI would make lifelong learning more affordable and higher in quality, enabling more inclusive opportunities throughout people’s lives. Others, meanwhile, warned that the digital […]
We have a bumper crop of articles and announcements to share this month. Teaching & Learning Digital Education Council Global AI Faculty Survey 2025 This survey has gathered 1,681 responses, from faculty members of 52 participating institutions across 28 countries, offering a diverse range of faculty viewpoints on AI in education. THE Article on the […]
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An update on our AI Jiscmail lists
We’ve been listening to feedback on around our Jiscmail lists, and are changing how they work. The list has grown to around 2000 people, and people join for a mix of reasons. One of the main ones is to get regular updates about AI in education events and activities, and the other is to chat […]
In December we brought together our HE community for a face to face event, kindly hosted by the University of London at Senate House. We had over 100 attendees attend to explore AI’s impact in higher education and had a brilliant day networking, sharing insights, and discovering innovative practices. This blog will give an overview […]
Another day, another new and slightly unexpected AI development. This time, it’s DeepSeek. It’s been hard to miss the news, but in case you have, here’s a quick summary: Chinese company DeepSeek has surprised the AI world by releasing a model that rivals OpenAI’s ‘chain of thought’ model. This is a model that ‘thinks through’ […]
In our first Further Education community meetup of 2025, we were joined by Nigel Holloway, Head of AI and Digital Innovation, at Coleg Cambria. Nigel discussed Coleg Cambria’s approach to AI – what it has done so far, what it is planning to do moving forward, and the benefits of using an AI Adoption Framework. […]