Since Jisc piloted LearnWise in 2023, adoption among colleges and universities has grown rapidly. With so many institutions now using the platform, there is a clear appetite for a space where practitioners can collaborate, share solutions, and build best practice together. To support this need, we’re launching the LearnWise Community of Practice – […]
This month, we got off to a brilliant start to the new academic year in the AI in FE community with a session led by Daniel Tagg, Quality of Teaching and Learning Co-ordinator and Science Lecturer at South Devon College. Daniel took us through the journey of developing and prototyping the Turing Tutor, a chatbot […]
How to get the best out of AI isn’t just a technical question, it’s a values-based one. We’ve already seen examples of algorithms that unintentionally reinforce bias, erode trust, or remove human judgement from critical decisions. At the same time, we’ve also seen how AI can open doors to new learning opportunities, reduce teacher […]
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 […]
Important update! Microsoft have now updated their approach, so this is outdated information. You can read the update here: A welcome update on Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic I’ve left this blog post here in case anyone wants to understand the history of this and the original issue. An unusually blunt blog title for me, but […]
1. Introduction Chatbots are not new. Many colleges and universities have experienced them over the past decade, often with mixed results. But while the use cases have broadly remained the same — providing instant, automated responses to common queries — the technology powering today’s chatbots is fundamentally different from that of earlier systems. This guide […]
1.Introduction AI-powered chatbots (also referred to as AI assistants) can serve both students and staff by answering routine questions 24/7, reducing repetitive workloads, and streamlining support processes across an institution. They can be configured to provide information on a wide range of topics, including IT support, admissions queries, course information, library resources, and they […]
AI sign language translation is emerging as a fast-moving and important area of interest in the sector. This interest is no longer theoretical, over the past year we have now seen AI sign translation services being publicly utilised in the UK. With this we’ve also noticed growing numbers of members asking whether such tools are […]
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 […]
We’re pleased to launch our new AI in professional services community. This new community will be dedicated to exploring and advancing the use of Artificial Intelligence across professional services in both colleges and universities. This community has been created to support you – whether you work in admissions, student services, estates, marketing, HR, finance, library […]