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Training

AI literacy for teaching and learning curriculum, digital learning modules  

    (note: last updated V1.2 6th May 2026 – see here for the update history.) Contents We’re pleased to announce that AI literacy for teaching and learning curriculum – Module 1 Understanding AI (AI foundations and awareness) launched on 1 April 2026. Module 2 – Applied AI skills (essential AI skills) became available from […]

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Training

AI Literacy Training

  (note: last updated V1.5 6th May 2026 – see here for the update history.) Contents Included in Jisc membership: Scheduled Live AI literacy training sessions Included in Jisc membership: Short scheduled digital learning modules  Chargeable: In-house AI training Chargeable: Self-hosted AI literacy training modules What we offer We offer a range of AI training […]

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Opinion

Opinion: How I taught myself how AI works (insights from a maths teacher turned AI Specialist)

In my current role, I support universities and colleges as they explore the use of artificial intelligence in education. Much of this work focuses on how AI tools are applied in practice and on how institutions make sense of their opportunities and limitations.  Alongside this applied work, I have been developing a more foundational understanding of how AI systems […]

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Training

Legacy post: Introducing an AI literacy curriculum for professional services 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Legacy post: AI is a fast-moving technology and unfortunately this post now contains out-of-date information.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 have published a newer blog: AI literacy curriculum for professional services staff We’re pleased to introduce an AI literacy curriculum for professional services staff, available from […]

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Community Meetups

AI in FE: Hands-On AI Literacy, Agents and Cheesecake with Milton Keynes College 

This month in the AI in FE community, we were joined by Penny Langford, Executive Head of Digital at Milton Keynes College, for a hands-on session focused on AI literacy. Penny took us through the kinds of practical activities they use with students and also shared with us some of the work they have been doing to develop and test AI agents.  Continue for a […]

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Advice and Guidance

An Agentic AI Primer

Contents 1. Introduction 2. An overview of agentic AI technology 2.1 When is an Agent not Agentic? 2.2 Agentic Mode in AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude 2.3 Agentic Browsers such as ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity Comet 2.4 Microsoft Copilot and Agents 2.5 Agents working together 3. Impact of Agentic AI on Education 3.1 […]

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Advice and Guidance

Using AI thoughtfully to explore inclusion and flexibility in learning design

  Teaching staff face growing demands to design learning that meets the diverse needs of learners and students, whilst managing limited time and resources. Generative AI can ease some of that workload, but its greater value lies in helping staff explore how inclusion and flexibility can be built into learning design. Through small, reflective experiments, […]

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Advice and Guidance

Learner Resources on Generative AI for Further Education

  Version 1.1 – 19 May 2025. First version published 23rd Sept 2024 We are pleased to share a set of resources developed for Further Education (FE) to help build learners’ AI literacy. This has been a collaborative effort from our working group, who helped identify and review the key topics. What we’ve focused on […]

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Advice and Guidance

Mislabelled Cats, Deep Research and ‘Bigger and better’ – a few recent LLM Trends

I spoke at a couple of events last year where I reflected on the trends, successes, and failures of the previous 12 months. As part of this, I briefly looked at some of the main LLMs and how they had developed over the previous 12 months. I focused on the models most of us are […]

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Community Meetups

Discussing AI literacy for learners at Digifest 2025

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 […]