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Do we need specialised AI tools for education and instructional design?
In last weeks edition of her newsletter, Philippa Hardman reported on an interesting research project she has undertaken to explore the effectiveness of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, ... -
AI and Ed: pitfalls but encouraging signs
In August I became hopeful that the hype around Generative AI was beginning to die down. Now I thought we might get a gap to do some serious research and ... -
AI Competency Framework for teachers
At last week's Digital Learning Week 2024, UNESCO formally launched two AI Competence Frameworks, one for teachers and the other for students. These frameworks aim to guide countries in supporting students ... -
AI: What do teachers want?
A quick post in follow up to my article yesterday on the proposals by the UK Department for Education to commission tech companies to develop an AI app for teachers ... -
What does it mean to live in a world with AI?
This is the third in our series of expert interviews about AI and education. Linda Castaneda is Associate Professor Educational Technology at the Universidad de Murcia in Spain where she ... -
UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers
Last weeks UNESCO Digital Learning conference attracted attendees from over the world and significant press and social media interest. Much of the focus was on AI and education, especially around ... -
AI skills and competences for teachers
UNESCO have long been active in AI in education, seeing it as a critical support for the United Nations Sustainability Goal SDG 4 for which they are the lead agent: ... -
A proposed AI Competency Framework for teachers
This is interesting. It is included in a LinkedIn post by Fengchun Miao, Chief of Unit for Technology and AI in Education at UNESCO. In his post he says he ... -
What will happen to jobs with the rise and rise of Generative AI
OK where to start? First what is Generative AI? It is the posh term for things like ChatGPT from OpenAI or Bard from Google. And these Generative AIs based on ... -
SkillsMatch - learning bytes for professional development
The EU Eramus+ supported SkillsMatch project is coming towards its end. And its time to think about what we have learned from the project - what worked, what didn't, what ...