This month we welcomed two guest speakers, Klaudia Adamczyk, Lecturer in ESOL Partnerships at West Thames College and Bryony Evett Hackfort, Director of teaching, learning and education at Coleg Sir Gâr/ Coleg Ceredigion. Unfortunately, due to technical issues Klaudia’s presentation couldn’t be delivered fully during the session. We are looking forward to welcoming her back […]
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LearnWise End of Pilot Report
AI Pilots at Jisc A key area of the AI team’s work is running pilots of promising AI tools and products with Jisc members. These pilots provide our members with the opportunity to gain direct experience with AI-assisted tools, and the results provide valuable insights, which are shared with the sector. Quicklinks About the project […]
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 […]
At this year’s Digifest, we held our second in-person AI in FE community meetup, centred around the theme of AI literacy for learners. We invited delegates from across the sector to join us in the community hub to discuss some of the key questions emerging around supporting learners with AI literacy. We asked: What […]
In the first of our March Further Education community meetups, we welcomed Kirsty Ingleson, Digital Innovation Manager at Kirklees College. Kirsy led an interactive session and shared a wealth of resources and information from their college’s journey, with a focus on supporting staff and students, fostering curiosity, and ensuring that AI tools are used meaningfully. During […]
The intersection of AI and Accessibility continues to be a frequent topic in our AI in Education community discussions and a key area of interest for the sector as whole. As such, we wanted to bring an overview of some of the developments we’ve written about over the last couple of years, our recommendations for […]
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 […]
In our final Further Education community session of 2024, we were joined by Bryony Evett Hackfort, Director of Teaching, Learning and Education at Coleg Sir Gȃr | Coleg Ceredigion. Bryony presented ‘‘To AI or not to AI’ The story so far”, sharing insights into her college’s ongoing journey with AI, and highlighting their focus on an […]
In November, as part of a week of engagement for Jisc’s accessibility and assistive technology communities, we held a discussion session to consider current issues around AI use in assessment and the impacts on assistive technology users. Our aim was to bring the AI, accessibility and assistive technology communities together to hear about current experiences […]
For our November AI in FE session, we were joined by Adam Leeson, Lead Quality Practitioner in Digital Pedagogy from SMB Group. Adam led an interactive and insightful session on developing AI literacy. Taking us through their journey to developing staff and learner AI literacy through practical steps like creating policies, staff training, and learner […]