Google’s Generative AI work has perhaps tended to slip a little under the radar, at least in discussions I’ve been involved in, which have tended to focus on ChatGPT and Copilot. They have just put out a lot of new info though, including, for me, probably the most interesting paper on LLMs in education for […]
At the start of May, we held our first Artificial Intelligence drop-in clinic. The session lasted for an hour and focused on providing a space to ask questions about AI in education. The drop-in clinics will run each month and complement our AI literacy series of monthly webinars. The idea is that you can simply […]
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the need for effective regulation has become more crucial than ever. As AI technologies continue to advance at an unprecedented pace, the ethical and societal implications of their deployment demand careful consideration and oversight. AI is revolutionising industries and reshaping the way we live and work, […]
When ChatGPT was first released, there was (and perhaps still is) some confusion with what it was doing. We mostly got used to the fact that it was, in effect, a text prediction tool, albeit one trained on vast amounts of data, with often quite amazing abilities. This meant that it was prone to making […]
Following our pilot of TeacherMatic with eight Further Education (FE) colleges, we decided to explore its potential within the Higher Education (HE) sector. In early 2024, we launched a new pilot with seven universities: University College Birmingham, Stranmillis University College, University of Chester, University of East Anglia, University of Strathclyde, University of Sunderland and University […]
For this month’s AI in FE community meetups we held two sessions, both focused around AI for Accessibility and were joined by members of over 30 FE institutions from across the UK. We began with some scene setting discussing the existing role AI has played in key assistive technologies and the developing role of generative […]
I thought I’d share some very initial thoughts on Copilot for Microsoft 365, as I’ve had it for a few weeks. It’s been fairly easy for people to try most of the AI tools. That’s not the case with Copilot for Microsoft 365, as it can only be purchased and enabled by central IT […]
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April HE Community session
As usual we started the session with Lean Coffee. This time around we focused on a single discussion: How to govern AI use in your institution? Who is using what and should they be? Or do you just hope and pray? The concerns were largely around data security and privacy and staff and students using […]
Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) – a ubiquitous tool in tertiary education – have begun to harness generative AI, leading to exciting new features and functionality. In this case study, we explore how University of Westminster and Northumbria University have been utilising Blackboard® Learn Ultra’s AI Design Assistant, which includes features that generate assessment rubrics, course […]
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Staff Guidance for FE
Following on from our Learner Guidance for FE we’ve had lots of interest in the best way to provide advice to staff across all FE institutions. In this blog post, we’ve created an example of staff advice for comment and feedback. Would this approach work for your institutions? What else would you like to see […]