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 needs. Initially we are sharing in blog format mapped to both support areas and maturity stage. The support areas we are focusing on are:
Strategic
Resources to give you a comprehensive understanding of AI and the opportunities and challenges for tertiary education. To support planning and responsible decision making as AI continues to evolve.
Supporting students/learners
Advice and guidance on addressing student needs and concerns with guidance to support their learning experience.
Supporting staff
Access practical guidance on the capabilities and limitations of AI helping staff integrate AI tools responsibly.
Maintaining academic integrity
Practical guidance covering assessment and the latest information on detection.
Safe responsible use
Learn about ethical considerations, biases, and licensing options, ensuring AI is used thoughtfully and responsibly.
AI tools
Exploring interesting potential and existing use cases and showcasing emerging AI tools
Our AI Toolkit
Strategic resources
| Stage | Resource | Format |
| Approaching & understanding | Artificial intelligence – Jisc Explore our homepage with links to our community events, blogs, pilots and reports. |
Webpage |
| Approaching & understanding | AI in Tertiary Education A summary of the current state of play, including insights into emerging use cases and guidance on ethical considerations. |
Report |
| Approaching & understanding | A Generative AI Primer An introduction to generative artificial intelligence technology and its implications on education. |
Report |
| Experimenting & Exploring | What is AI Sovereignty and why does it matter for education? Explores the concept of AI sovereignty, its implications for educational institutions, and the importance of considering it in AI literacy and risk processes. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & Exploring | What do we mean by open-source AI? Explores the concept of open-source AI, highlighting its benefits, challenges, and the importance of responsible use. It emphasizes how open-source AI democratizes access to advanced technologies, allowing for greater innovation and collaboration while also addressing potential risks and ethical considerations. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & Exploring | Generative AI for College and University Governors’ Discusses the use of generative AI in higher education governance, highlighting best practices, challenges, and recommendations for effectively integrating AI into college and university operations. |
Blog |
| Operational | From Principles to Practice: Taking a whole institution approach to developing your Artificial Intelligence Operational Plan A blog about the importance of adopting a comprehensive institutional approach and developing an operational plan for AI implementation, including a checklist of actions. |
Blog |
| Operational | AI Procurement Due Diligence Outlines key questions and considerations for procuring AI systems and tools, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive due diligence processes and robust regulatory frameworks to ensure responsible AI use in education and research. |
Blog |
| Operational | Navigating the Future: Higher Education policies and guidance on generative AI Discusses the importance of developing and sharing AI policies and guidance within the Higher Education sector, highlighting best practices and examples from various institutions. |
Blog |
| Operational | Welcoming the Government’s new AI Opportunities Action Plan Shares thoughts on the government’s new AI Action Plan, highlighting its recommendations and the potential impact on AI development in the UK. |
Blog |
| Embedded | Guidance on resisting restrictive AI clauses in licences Guidance from Jisc’s Licensing team to support members in negotiating AI clauses with publishers. |
Blog |
Supporting Staff resources
| Stage | Resource | Format |
| Approaching & understanding | How generative AI is impacting the way we work Explore the transformative impact of generative AI on work processes, including its potential to enhance productivity, creativity, and efficiency. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | An introduction to GenAI in education A free MOOC which gives educators an understanding about AI and how it is impacting education and learners. |
Training course (Mini Mooc) |
| Experimenting & exploring | HE Generative AI Literacy Definition A model for generative AI literacy for staff in HE. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Ten Tips When Conducting A.I. Pilots Rob Howe, Head of Learning Technology at University of Northampton, shares his experiences of conducting pioneering AI Pilots. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Establishing a Resource Hub for AI Success Stories in Education A call out for successful, specific examples of how AI has improved educational practices. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Innovative Insights: AI success stories from the community Examples showcasing AI in education, from both FE and HE institutions, spanning various subject areas and utilising different AI tools. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | AI in Education: Pedagogy first – providing personalised learning A discussion with Scott Hayden from Basingstoke College of Technology about how they are using AI to support personalised learning. |
Podcast |
| Experimenting & exploring | AI in Education: Pedagogy first – enhancing collaborative learning A discussion with Mutlu Cukurova from University College London about how AI can support collaborative problem solving. |
Podcast |
| Experimenting & exploring | Debunking Myths and Harnessing Solutions: Navigating generative AI in Education A blog focused on debunking some of the common myths surrounding generative AI in education. |
Blog |
| Operational | Generative AI in Practice
A collection of real examples of generative AI in practice for teaching and learning submitted by Jisc member institutions. |
Resource hub |
| Operational | Our AI presentation and workshop slides A collection of presentations and resources from our previous AI events. |
Blog with downloadable presentations |
| Operational | AI Literacy webinar series This blog covers our series of 5 webinars exploring generative AI in education, and links to the training session sign up page. |
Blog linking to training webinars |
| Operational | Empowering Educators by Harnessing Generative AI Tools: Navigating Prompt Roles A blog series that aims to empower educators by providing them with the knowledge they need to use AI tools effectively: This one focuses on effective prompts. |
Blog |
| Operational | Empowering Educators by Harnessing Generative AI Tools: How to use ChatGPT A blog series that aims to empower educators by providing them with the knowledge they need to use AI tools effectively: This one focuses on ChatGPT. |
Blog |
| Operational | Empowering Educators by Harnessing Generative AI Tools: How to use Microsoft Copilot A blog series that aims to empower educators by providing them with the knowledge they need to use AI tools effectively: This one focuses on Microsoft Copilot. |
Blog |
| Operational | Empowering Educators by Harnessing Generative AI Tools: How to use Google Bard A blog series that aims to empower educators by providing them with the knowledge they need to use AI tools effectively: This one focuses on Google Gemini. |
Blog |
| Operational | Staff Guidance for FE This blog post provides an example of staff guidance on artificial intelligence suitable for adoption across FE institutions. |
Blog |
| Operational | HE Generative AI Literacy Definition
Defining a fundamental level of AI literacy for staff in HE. |
Blog |
| Operational | FE Generative AI Literacy Definition
Defining a fundamental level of AI literacy for staff in FE. |
Blog |
Maintaining academic integrity resources
| Stage | Resource | Format |
| General | Embracing Generative AI in Assessments: A Guided Approach
A guide designed to help navigate the complexities of GenAI integration in assessments in a way that is practical and responsible. |
Blog & Flowchart/Process document |
| Approaching & understanding | Means. Motive, Opportunity: A Composite Narrative about Academic Misconduct A blog post exploring the issue of academic misconduct in the world of large language models and generative AI. Includes insights from both student and staff. |
Blog |
| Approaching & understanding | Generative AI: Lifeline for students or threat to traditional assessment? Kathy Armour, Vice-Provost (Education & Student Experience) at UCL brought together Russell Group university leaders and a panel of students, to discuss the future of degree assessment. |
Blog |
| Approaching & understanding | AI Detection – Latest Recommendations Our updated advice on AI detection software. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Exploring innovations in assessment To understand more about how learners and educators are currently benefiting from innovations in assessment, we spoke to Dr Karen Henderson about The University of the West England’s (UWE Bristol) e-assessment system, Dewis. |
Blog |
| Operational | Assessment ideas for an AI enabled world A menu of ideas to provoke discussion and reflection around assessment approaches in HE. |
Interactive slide deck |
Safe responsible use resources
| Stage | Resource | Format |
| Approaching & understanding | A case study: Using machine learning to analyse Jisc’s Website Carbon Footprint A look into how AI can be used with existing data to solve problems, analysing the carbon footprint of Jisc’s website as an example. |
Blog |
| Approaching & understanding | Exploring the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence A blog introducing some of the key issues around the environmental impacts of AI. |
Blog |
| Approaching & understanding | Hidden workers powering AI This blog post focuses on hidden labour involved in AI production, what can be done to improve the situation and how we can make informed decisions about using AI products and services. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & Exploring | Age Restrictions and Consent to use Generative AI
A blog explaining the potential options for learners under 18 to access generative AI tools, including the necessity of obtaining parental or guardian consent for some tools. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Exploring the potential for bias in ChatGPT This blog uses ChatGPT as a case study to start exploring bias in more detail and also shows how we might explore bias in other AI systems. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Navigating the terms and conditions of generative AI A look into the terms and conditions of popular generative AI tools, with a focus on age requirements and training data. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Generative AI: Interpreting Terms and Conditions for Safe Use
Delving into the considerations for the academic sector when adopting GenAI tools and services. |
Blog |
| General | Bias and explainability in artificial intelligence Exploring bias in AI and how it impacts on the use of AI in education. |
Video |
| General | ChatGPT: How do I use it as a force for good? A webinar which discusses key questions: How can ChatGPT support and facilitate deeper learning? and how can it make teaching easier?’ |
Video |
| General | A pathway towards responsible, ethical AI This guide suggests a pathway towards responsible, ethical AI with a series of discussions helping to quickly assess ideas and their fit for the institution. |
Report |
| General | AI and ethics A free mini MOOC exploring the issues around AI. |
Training course (MiniMooc) |
| General | Regulating The Future: AI and Governance Looking at current attempts around the world to regulate AI and how future regulation may develop. |
Blog |
AI tools resources
| Stage | Resource | Format |
| Approaching & understanding | Explore AI Demos A collection of AI demos to discover and explore. |
Website |
| Experimenting & exploring | AI Tools Explores various AI-powered tools and their applications in different sectors, highlighting their potential to enhance productivity, creativity, and efficiency. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | DeepSeek – Initial thoughts and advice Shares initial thoughts and advice on the release of DeepSeek, highlighting its features and the media attention it has received. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Google Gemini – Initial Thoughts Some of the key facts from Google’s 60-page technical report on Gemini, and some thoughts about what it might mean for education. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | AI Case Study: CENTURY Explore how Further Education colleges are benefiting from Century. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Case Study: Blackboard Learn Ultra’s AI Design Assistant University of Westminster and Northumbria University’s experiences of Blackboard® Learn Ultra’s AI Design Assistant. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | Exploring the uses of AI in medical education BodySwaps, Sentira XR, SimConverse, and Virti showcase their exciting AI products for medical education. |
Video |
| Experimenting & exploring | Product Notes A blog series on interesting AI tools for education, each entry explored a different tool. |
Blog |
| Experimenting & exploring | AI Use Cases A Collection of AI Use Cases to Discover and Explore. |
Webpage |
| Experimenting & exploring | AI team pilots From a chatbot for student queries to a virtual reality interview simulator, read about the outcomes of our completed artificial intelligence pilot projects. |
Reports |
| Experimenting & exploring | AI Map Browse our interactive map of institutions using AI technologies to improve their processes. |
Webpage |
We hope you find this a useful resource, do please get in touch if you feel something is missing and we’ll try our best to provide something.
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