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‘Generative AI offers unprecedented opportunities to enhance educational experiences and personalize learning, yet it also presents challenges in ensuring ethical use, maintaining academic integrity, and adapting traditional teaching methodologies to harness its full potential.’ – ChatGPT In our second week of sharing FLIE’s AI Literacy resources to help you build your knowledge and skills and… Read more » about AI Literacy resources for BU staff – part 2
My colleague Rob recently wrote a blog post titled Podcast Assignment Types about delivering a session teaching students how to create a Podcast using Zoom and Panopto. The session, along with written guidance available in their unit in Brightspace, prepared them to produce a Podcast for an upcoming assignment and generated some great feedback from… Read more » about Podcast Assignments (Part 2)
The last two weeks have seen a peak in assignment submission deadlines at BU. As staff enter the marking period, just a reminder of some of the resources here to support you. Brightspace Staff Resources area Under the Assessment and Feedback theme section of the Brightspace Staff Resources area you will find guidance to support… Read more » about Marking support
The Generative AI Hub was developed by FLIE to help consolidate resources and guidance to support staff in using generative AI in their learning and teaching practices. The site includes links to workshops by FLIE on AI in assessment, staff guidance on GDPR in the use of generative AI, reference to policy updates, examples of practice and… Read more » about Generative AI Resource Hub
Hello all, hopefully you’ve enjoyed the bank holiday weekend! Last week, I was asked to support Kat King on the delivery of a session on her Sport and Physical Culture 23/24 unit. The aim of the session was to give guidance on how students could for their assignment, record, edit and submit a podcast. The… Read more » about Podcast Assignment Types
We are experiencing a rapid pace of digital transformation in HE including Generative Artificial Intelligence that impacts our approach to developing inclusive and engaging learning and teaching strategies. A reminder that FLIE have developed some resources to support staff in their pedagogical enhancement and innovation. Our Engaging Assessment Practices In the Era of Generative AI area… Read more » about Engaging Assessment Practices in the Era of Generative AI
We’re continuing our GenAI drop-ins this semester where we will try to demystify the nature of AI and demonstrate the use of a range of AI tools to perform tasks that can both save time and enhance your teaching practice. Are you confused about how GenAI tools can help you with your academic work? Do… Read more » about GenAI drop-in – Wednesday 17th April @BGB
We are experiencing a rapid pace of digital transformation in HE including Generative Artificial Intelligence that impacts our approach to developing inclusive and engaging learning and teaching strategies. A reminder that FLIE have developed some resources to support staff in their pedagogical enhancement and innovation. Our Engaging Assessment Practices In the Era of Generative AI area… Read more » about Engaging Assessment Practices in the Era of Generative AI
If you’re running a video assignment with your students, you might want to steer them to some of the online guidance available, including a short video which provides them with an overview of the whole process; from Recording, to Editing, to Submitting. Clicking on Help in the navbar on any unit on Brightspace, will take… Read more » about Video assignments with Panopto – improved student guidance
We are currently aware of an issue affecting audio feedback (“Voice comments”) with Turnitin assignments. Voice comments must be recorded using Firefox or Safari browsers Issue Where audio feedback (“Voice comments”) has been recorded by staff on a student assignment using Chrome or Edge browsers will be distorted when played back. Workaround Until this issue… Read more » about Issue: Turnitin voice comments
