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Student AI literacy exercises – AI as an article companion

Last week we shared the series of exercises that FLIE have created that you can use with your students to help develop their AI literacy. Each exercise is designed to be led within a classroom environment with students undertaking a guided hands-on activity, improving skills such as prompting and evaluating AI output, and promoting open… Read more » about Student AI literacy exercises – AI as an article companion

AI Summit – Wed 26 Feb 2025

Join us for the AI Summit (part 2!) on Wednesday 26 February 11.00-14.30 Create Lecture Theatre, Fusion building. Sign up here via Eventbrite   Get ready for round two of the AI Summit- more speakers, more insights, more networking opportunities to dive deeper into the world of AI. Assessment in a Rapidly Changing World, Prof Lydia… Read more » about AI Summit – Wed 26 Feb 2025

Capturing and managing attendance at project and dissertation sessions

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As we head into Semester 2, a reminder to checkout our recently updated guidance on capturing attendance for supervisor meetings (UG and PGT only). The Academic Engagement Framework sharepoint site provides more details on monitoring attendance at these sessions, including how to update the project team with a list of project/dissertation units, when attendance needs… Read more » about Capturing and managing attendance at project and dissertation sessions

AI literacy exercises for use with your students

AI literacy is going to be a critical skill for our students. We want to support them in the ethical and responsible use of GenAI during their studies at BU, so we need to provide information and guidance around some of the key challenges, such as data privacy, academic integrity, and ethical issues. How can… Read more » about AI literacy exercises for use with your students

Helping students better prepare for the AI world

This month we have the third session in our series on supporting you with the advent of generative AI. AI Tech Chat: Helping students better prepare for the AI world This session will focus on developing students’ understanding and skills in the responsible use of AI technologies. Through guided discussions and practical examples, we will… Read more » about Helping students better prepare for the AI world

Important reminder

The rapid pace of AI advancements requires that the university remains updated with evolving technologies and potential disruptions in the field, while navigating the developing ethical and regulatory landscape. Ensuring compliance with ethical standards, privacy regulations, intellectual property, and emerging AI-related legislation presents challenges and potential legal risks. For now, the simplest approach is to avoid using any… Read more » about Important reminder

Jisc Attendance capture – Semester 2

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Here’s a quick recap of the attendance capture steps for staff who maybe weren’t teaching in Semester 1, or for those who just need a quick refresher after the xmas break. Jisc is now used to log all student attendance at timetabled teaching sessions (not including optional drop-in sessions) and core supervision sessions on project and… Read more » about Jisc Attendance capture – Semester 2

Learning about autism through immersive VR

HSS Faculty Learning Technologist Jakob Rossner recently filmed and produced a 360 experience with colleagues within the Nursing department. The short film, designed to be experienced using a VR headset, was created to demonstrate the experience of a a young person with autism in a hospital environment. The aim was for student nurses to gain… Read more » about Learning about autism through immersive VR

The FLIE year 2024

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It’s been another busy year for the FLIE Team! Along with the routine work of supporting staff in using technology enhanced learning tools and Brightspace, the Learning Technology team has also been hard at work creating innovative learning objects for teaching, such as interactive 360 films and H5P presentations and videos, introducing students to VR… Read more » about The FLIE year 2024

Top tips with Jisc attendance capture codes

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To capture student attendance at timetabled teaching sessions, staff share a 6 digit code with students to check into the session. But did you know…? Codes are available 2 weeks in advance So you can pop over to Jisc, navigate to Events, pick up your codes for the next two weeks and get them added… Read more » about Top tips with Jisc attendance capture codes