Updated 01st Apr 2025
Initially published 7th March 2024 we have reviewed, added 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 and 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 and understanding | Artificial intelligence – Jisc Explore our homepage with links to our community events, blogs, pilots and reports. |
Webpage |
| Approaching and 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 and understanding | A Generative AI Primer An introduction to generative artificial intelligence technology and its implications on education. |
Report |
| Experimenting and 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 and 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 and 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 Students and Learners
| Stage | Resource | Format |
| Approaching and understanding | Generative AI and accessibility in education A look at a few of the emerging uses we’ve seen as well as some of the key concerns and challenges arising. |
Blog |
| Approaching and understanding | AI & Accessibility: The present and potential future of automated transcriptions A look at the limitations of ASR tools today, what’s different about new releases like Whisper from OpenAI, and what this might mean for the future of transcription tools. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and Exploring | Navigating the Intersection of AI, Accessibility and Education in 2025
Discusses AI’s impact on accessibility in education and recommendations to ensure that students and staff continue to be supported by technology. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and Exploring | AI in assessment: Considering assistive technology users Discusses the challenges and considerations of using AI in assessments, particularly for assistive technology users. It highlights the need to balance academic integrity with accessibility, and the importance of recognizing AI’s role in assistive technologies. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and Exploring | Generative AI and Social Inclusion Explores how generative AI impacts social inclusion, highlighting both positive and negative effects. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and Exploring | AI and Assistive Technology – Grammarly Discusses the role of Grammarly as an assistive tool, highlighting its long-standing use in education and the challenges posed by its new generative AI features. It emphasizes the importance of determining acceptable use of AI tools in assessments, especially for disabled and neurodivergent students. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and Exploring | AI: Empowering Inclusive Education Nalina Brahim-Said (a current master’s student at the University of Bolton focusing on inclusive education in the UK curriculum and integrating AI for SEN and neurodiversity) covers how AI empowers inclusive education. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and Exploring | Student perceptions of GenAI This report looks at how students are currently using generative AI and explores its potential impact on their learning experience. |
Report |
| Operational | Learner Guidance for FE This blog post provides an example of learner guidance on artificial intelligence suitable for adoption across FE institutions. |
Blog |
| Operational | Learner Resources on Generative AI for Further Education Introduces newly developed AI literacy resources designed to support responsible AI use in education, covering key areas such as AI basics, ethical AI usage, and practical examples for integrating AI into learning. |
Blog linking to downloadable Resources |
Supporting Staff resources
| Stage | Resource | Format |
| Approaching and 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 and 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 and exploring | HE Generative AI Literacy Definition A model for generative AI literacy for staff in HE. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Operational | AI Literacy resources designed for staff New resources supporting staff build their AI literacy skills inc bitesize learning . |
Resource Hub |
| Operational | AI Literacy training Live webinar style training sessions |
Online training |
| Operational | AI Literacy Training Series: How to access the recordings and presentations provides information on accessing the recordings and presentations from the AI literacy webinars |
Blog linking to resources |
Maintaining academic integrity resources
| Stage | Resource | Format |
| Approaching and 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 and understanding | AI Detection – Latest Recommendations Our updated advice on AI detection software. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and 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 |
| Experimenting and exploring | Grammarly Authorship and acknowledging AI use in assessment discusses the role of Grammarly’s Authorship tool in promoting transparency and trust in AI-generated content, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging AI use in academic assessments |
Blog |
| Operational | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Approaching and understanding | Artificial intelligence and the environment: Taking a responsible approach discusses the ethical considerations and environmental impact of AI, emphasizing the importance of responsible AI use to mitigate negative effects on the environment |
Blog |
| Experimenting and exploring | Artificial intelligence and the environment: The current landscape
Examining key ongoing changes to the discussion around AI and environmental impact. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and 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 and exploring | Microsoft Copilot and Data Protection – an update provides an update on data protection measures for Microsoft Copilot, emphasizing the importance of ensuring that any data accessed by AI systems has the correct permissions |
Blog |
| Experimenting and exploring | Artificial intelligence and the environment: Taking a responsible approach discusses the ethical considerations and environmental impact of AI, emphasizing the importance of responsible AI use to mitigate negative effects on the environment |
Blog |
| Experimenting and exploring | Generative AI: Interpreting Terms and Conditions for Safe Use provides an overview of the terms and conditions of various generative AI tools, focusing on age restrictions and the use of user inputs for training AI models |
Blog |
| Experimenting and exploring | The Human Aspects of AI: Society, Diversity, and Education discusses the role of diversity in AI education, the importance of collaboration to foster inclusivity, and how AI is reshaping the competencies expected from graduates |
Blog |
| Experimenting and 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 and 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 and 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 |
| Operational | AI and Data Security – Lets worry about the right things emphasises the importance of focusing on the rights aspects of data security when planning AI implementation |
Blog |
AI tools resources
| Stage | Resource | Format |
| Approaching and understanding | Explore AI Demos A collection of AI demos to discover and explore. |
Website |
| Experimenting and 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 and 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 and 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 and exploring | AI Case Study: CENTURY Explore how Further Education colleges are benefiting from Century. |
Blog |
| Experimenting and 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 and 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 and exploring | Blackboard Ultra A case study on Blackboards AI design assistant |
Blog |
| Experimenting and exploring | AI Use Cases A Collection of AI Use Cases to Discover and Explore. |
Webpage |
| Experimenting and 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 and exploring | AI Map Browse our interactive map of institutions using AI technologies to improve their processes. |
Webpage |
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