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 […]
Our February 2025 round-up, contains the latest in artificial intelligence papers, articles, policies and vendor announcements. Policy, regulation & ethical considerations Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps published Feb 25, this plan for digital inclusion, includes a call for evidence. EU moves towards strategy for using AI in science. Artificial intelligence has “unprecedented potential” to […]
We’re pleased to launch our new AI in Research community. This community will be focused on the use of AI in research administration and management, and as a tool for researchers, rather than research into AI. We want it to be a place where we can share ideas and focus on areas such as advice […]
February’s HE Community meet-up was fast and furious, covering the breadth of AI in education—from curriculum development to ethical considerations, and practical applications. Meetup participants from various institutions shared their firsthand experiences and challenges, emphasising the vital role of community in navigating the complexities of GenAI. Embedding AI Skills into the Curriculum: The discussion focused […]
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 […]
Explore AI’s role in assessment, productivity, and developing AI literacy for learners 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 all AI literacy training We will be […]
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 […]
Before the release of ChatGPT late in 2022, predictions abounded on how the emergence of AI would impact social inclusion. Those with a positive outlook, for instance, forecasted that AI would make lifelong learning more affordable and higher in quality, enabling more inclusive opportunities throughout people’s lives. Others, meanwhile, warned that the digital […]