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Understanding AI in Education

Navigating the terms and conditions of generative AI

The discussion around the use of generative AI tools in education is ongoing. With more institutions looking to implement these tools in classrooms and lecture theatres we wanted to investigate their user agreements. We have focused on two key questions to answer for now – whether the tool has an age requirement and whether the […]

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Understanding AI in Education

AI in Education: Revealing Insights from ALT-C at University of Warwick

This year, we kicked off the academic year with our attendance and stand at ALT-C hosted at the University of Warwick.  We had a stand for the National centre for AI to showcase our AI demos sparking numerous intriguing debates and conversations and received some great feedback.   Overall we spoke to around 88 people over […]

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AI Detection – Latest Recommendations

We’ve had a few member institutions contact us to ask for updated advice on AI detection software. This includes asking about recommendations for alternatives to Turnitin, so we thought it would be useful to produce some updated information. First, the information in our previous blog post ‘AI writing detectors – concepts and considerations’ still holds, […]

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AI in Education: Here and Now

Assessment Menu: Designing assessment in an AI enabled world

The release of ChatGPT coincided with an environment of rising anxiety around academic integrity brought about by the move to online assessment post COVID.  This, at least, was the experience of my colleagues and I in the Digital Assessment Advisory at UCL and seemed to reflect concerns elsewhere. The result was, and remains, a demand […]

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Assessment Menu – list of sources

Assessment Menu – list of sources This source list relates to the Assesssment Menu resource available here – Click here to download the Assessment menu (.pptx). Suggestions are drawn from range of sources, largely Lydia Arnolds Top Trumps  and revised or AI-ed where appropriate by Isobel Bowditch. AI case studies. Adapted from Lydia Arnold AI […]

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Introducing new AI training courses

     For educators, AI skills and knowledge have gone from a luxury to a necessity, seemingly overnight. To help you stay ahead of the curve, the NCAI team are developing a suite of short and concise training modules, covering a range of the most relevant topics.   In this blog, we’ll introduce you to […]

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NCAI Pilots

TeacherMatic Pilot – Using generative AI to reduce workload

Jisc’s National Centre for AI in tertiary education (NCAI) has teamed up with TeacherMatic to run a yearlong pilot to evaluate the use of the generative AI tool to create teaching and learning content. We have just wrapped up phase one, which started late May 2023, in collaboration with eight further education colleges: Basingstoke College […]

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How generative AI is impacting the way we work

  Everyday AI The integration of generative AI tools into our everyday tools is revolutionising the way we work. The advanced language processing capabilities and text generation abilities of tools such as Open AI’s GPT-4 and Google’s Bard are being seamlessly incorporated into various applications, becoming an integral part of our daily working lives. With […]

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Exploring the Significance of Generative AI for Students

Recently, we organised five discussion forums for tertiary education students, on Generative AI. Our aim was to understand how students are currently using this technology and explore its potential impact on their learning experience. To ensure a broad range of perspectives, we conducted both online and face-to-face sessions, allowing students to engage and express their […]

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AI Case Studies

AI Case Study: CENTURY

    While much of the discussion around AI is focused on its potential, in reality AI is already making an impact on the education sector. In this series of case studies, therefore, we aim to share insights into how universities and colleges are benefiting from some of the more established AI resources that are […]