Our November collection of articles and announcements to share this month. Research Mind Your Tone: Investigating How Prompt Politeness Affects LLM Accuracy In this short paper, Dobariya & Kumar examine the impact of prompt politeness on large language model (LLM) performance. By rewriting 50 base questions into five tone levels (very polite – very rude) and testing them, the researchers […]
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In our November AI in FE community meetup, we were joined by Alison Fawdrey, English lecturer and digital learning technologist at South Staffordshire College, for a hands-on session. The session explored how generative AI image tools can help facilitate creativity in English classes and support learners with limited confidence or ideas. Warming up: “Is […]
Three years ago, I was in my final year studying Computer Science. Life revolved around coursework projects, caffeine, and the looming weight of my dissertation. Around that same time, ChatGPT had just launched — and it felt like everyone in education was scrambling to make sense of it. Students were curious, tutors were cautious, and […]
Our October collection of articles and announcements to share this month. Education AI training becomes mandatory at more US law schools | Reuters More U.S. law schools are now making AI‑training mandatory for incoming students, reflecting how generative AI is becoming an essential tool for future lawyers. At schools like Fordham University School of […]
Our September collection of articles and announcements to share this month. Education Why access to AI privacy must be part of the Digital Inclusion Conversation Our colleague, Tom Moule, argues that digital inclusion should go beyond access to devices, connectivity, and basic skills: it must also include privacy protections in AI tools. Students from […]
Our August collection of articles and announcements to share this month. Education Google commits $1 billion for AI training at US universities | Reuters In a push to scale AI literacy, Google will invest $1 billion over three years to equip U.S. universities and nonprofits with training, resources, and AI tools such as an advanced […]
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply embedded in education, institutions face the crucial question of can we tell what has been produced by AI? This challenge isn’t just limited to academic integrity anymore; it extends to the transparency and accountability of all educational outputs. Many in higher and further education will already be familiar […]
Our July collection of articles and announcements to share this month. Education How Ofsted looks at AI during inspection and regulation – GOV.UK Ofsted’s new guidance clarifies how they assess AI use during inspections and regulation in England. They’ve confirmed they don’t evaluate AI tools themselves but will examine their impact on learning outcomes, data […]
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July HE Community Meet-Up
Introduction We met on the 15th July 2025 for our final higher education community session of the academic year. The conversation centred on practical AI in teaching, assessment integrity, and what feedback students are telling us around employability. Below, we’ve pulled together the key highlights for anyone who couldn’t join us. Teams Premium and Co-pilot […]
Our June collection of articles and announcements to share this month. Other Jisc News Early Careers Survey 2025 Insights from our colleagues at Prospects highlight AI’s growing role in student career journeys. The 2025 Early Careers Survey shows nearly 1 in 5 students are turning to tools like ChatGPT for careers advice—and many are reshaping […]