Empower Learners for the Age of AI: a reflection

Empower Learners for the Age of AI: a reflection

During the Empower Learners for the Age of AI (ELAI) conference earlier in December 2022, it became apparent to me personally that not only does Artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to revolutionize the field of education, but that it

Free Online CPD Course on Learning Outcomes (until 14th January 2023)

Free Online CPD Course on Learning Outcomes (until 14th January 2023)

Have you got some time for professional development over the holiday period? Or do you have colleagues or design teams working on course designs over the holiday period? Anyone who has ever tried to assess or teach to poorly learning

The Metaverse explained for university leaders: opportunities and decisions ahead (4/4)

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Who should universities watch? The question is to what extent universities feel the need to step into the developmental space around XR technologies, and who should they be watching. Which evolutionary pathways will win out is unknown. Meta/Facebook has brand

The Metaverse explained for university leaders: challenges for universities ahead (3/4)

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Press coverage of recent cryptocurrency disruptions and the significant staff reductions at Twitter and Meta is giving pause for thought amongst investors and futurists, as well as university leaders considering the future of the Metaverse. The fact that you may

Metaverse explained for University Leaders: What is currently possible within the Metaverse? 2/4

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I am not selling anything here. That should be self-evident given that my answer to the question “what is currently possible within the Metaverse?” is, not much. I could even suggest nothing, because ‘it’ doesn’t exist yet, certainly in the

Metaverse explained for University Leaders:
 A simple guide to the immersive future (1/4)

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University Leaders will doubtless come away from the latest round of late summer conferences with ideas about how to seize some real estate in Metaverse. With some caveats, I would suggest it is worthwhile that Universities start thinking now about

The threat to the integrity of educational assessments is not from ‘essay mills’ but from Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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The threat to the integrity of educational assessments is no longer from ‘essay mills’ and contract cheating but from Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is not so long ago that academics complained that essay mills, ‘contract cheating’ services, and commercial companies

Evaluation, Assessment and Feedback (Guidance to Educators)

Transcript Welcome all. Please feel free to share this video if you think it would be of interest to your colleagues. I want to talk today about some of the terminological differences that we have across the English language teaching

Guidance for Educators: Avoiding Burnout

Transcript: Welcome all. Please feel free to share this video with colleagues if you think they’d find it of interest. Want to talk today about burnout. Being a teacher, being a lecturer, being an academic, very often leads to periods

Guidance to Educators: Developing professional relationships

Transcript: Welcome all, please feel free to share this video with colleagues if you think they would find it of interest.  Let’s talk today about building professional relationships. Teaching can be quite a lonely experience. Depends a little bit on