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An update on our AI Jiscmail lists

We’ve been listening to feedback on around our Jiscmail lists, and are changing how they work.  The list has grown to around 2000 people, and people join for a mix of reasons.  One of the main ones is to get regular updates about AI in education events and activities, and the other is to chat […]

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Jisc AI Winter HE Community Event – Innovation in teaching and learning at the University of London

In December we brought together our HE community for a face to face event, kindly hosted by the University of London at Senate House. We had over 100 attendees attend to explore AI’s impact in higher education and had a brilliant day networking, sharing insights, and discovering innovative practices. This blog will give an overview […]

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Advice and Guidance

DeepSeek – Initial Thoughts and Advice.

Another day, another new and slightly unexpected AI development. This time, it’s DeepSeek. It’s been hard to miss the news, but in case you have, here’s a quick summary: Chinese company DeepSeek has surprised the AI world by releasing a model that rivals OpenAI’s ‘chain of thought’ model. This is a model that ‘thinks through’ […]

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FE community meetup – Coleg Cambria’s approach to AI

In our first Further Education community meetup of 2025, we were joined by Nigel Holloway, Head of AI and Digital Innovation, at Coleg Cambria. Nigel discussed Coleg Cambria’s approach to AI – what it has done so far, what it is planning to do moving forward, and the benefits of using an AI Adoption Framework.  […]

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Advice and Guidance

AI and Data Security – Let’s Worry About the Right Things

There is, rightly, a lot of concern around AI and data security and privacy. However, it’s important we worry about the right things, and ideally for the right reasons. In particular, we are concerned that too much consideration is being given to the relatively low risks around AI training data obtained through the use of […]

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January 2025 HE Community meet-up – AI Skills

This month our HE Community meet-up focused on AI skills.  We started with a discussion on current uses of GenAI: Learning, Teaching, and Assessment: To plan and adapt lectures to specific modules. Help with transcribing, reimagining lectures, and creating AI-driven assessments.  Managing course-related tasks, such as setting up projects and handling student enquiries. Accessibility and […]

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Welcoming the Government’s new AI Opportunities Action Plan

  I’m sure you all know that the government’s new AI Opportunities Action Plan was released this week.  I think the plan is a fantastic start. I want to share some of my thoughts on why, and some initial thoughts on what I think it means for us and education as whole. For those that […]

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Legacy post: AI Literacy Training Series: How to access the recordings

Legacy post: AI is a fast-moving technology and unfortunately this post now contains out-of-date information. The post is now available just for those that need to reference older articles. We have published a newer blog with our updated curriculum called AI Literacy Curriculum for Teaching and Learning Staff (note: last updated 10 January 2025  – see […]

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Legacy post: AI Literacy resources designed for staff

Legacy post: AI is a fast-moving technology and unfortunately this post now contains out-of-date information. The post is now available just for those that need to reference older articles. We’re thrilled to introduce new resources designed to help staff build their AI literacy skills. These materials help educators and professional services staff understand and use […]

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December interesting articles and announcements round up

Our monthly round up of AI articles, news and developments: Useful Articles University of Sydney to allow students to use AI in assessments.  The University of Sydney has announced that it will allow students to use artificial intelligence tools for some assignments CILIP Webinar recording Is copyright a barrier to AI? An overview of the […]