I’m talking about AI and safeguarding at the AoC Digital Futures conference next week. The subject was suggested by the conference organising team, as it’s coming up a lot in their discussions. I think it’s a good choice, and highly topical – especially with the UK government’s conversations around social media (which is driven by […]
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In 2025, Jisc launched the AI in Marking and Feedback Pilot, a year-long initiative bringing together colleges and universities to explore whether AI can meaningfully reduce marking and feedback workload in a way that is acceptable to key stakeholders. The project spans two strands — tools designed specifically for educational purposes (these were Graide, Keath and TeacherMatic), […]
In 2025, Jisc launched the AI in Marking and Feedback Pilot, a year-long initiative bringing together colleges and universities to explore whether AI can meaningfully reduce marking and feedback workload in a way that is acceptable to key stakeholders. The project spans two strands — tools designed specifically for educational purposes (these were Graide, Keath […]
In 2025, Jisc launched the AI in Marking and Feedback Pilot, a year-long initiative bringing together colleges and universities to explore whether AI can meaningfully reduce marking and feedback workload in a way that is acceptable to key stakeholders. The project spans two strands — tools designed specifically for educational purposes (these were Graide, Keath and TeacherMatic), […]
We hear a recurring thread that AI isn’t necessarily improving productivity, but it is helping people cope when under pressure. I’ve been reflecting a lot on this from a personal perspective – over the last few months, I’ve been under additional pressure as my team has been down on numbers for various reasons, some good, […]
For this month’s AI in FE community meetup, we held an AI Ideas Exchange. Community members were invited to propose topics for discussion before splitting into small groups to talk through the most popular suggestions. At the end of the session, we reconvened to share what we’d learned. A wide range of topics were suggested, […]
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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 […]
AI is moving quickly across tertiary education. Colleges and universities are exploring how it can support teaching, improve services, widen access, and streamline operations. At the same time, leaders are dealing with genuine concerns about academic integrity, fairness, accuracy, data security, and public trust. Most institutions are still developing their approach to AI governance. The good news is that they […]
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 […]
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 […]