Digital skills

AI Literacy resources for BU staff – part 4

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‘Embrace generative AI in your teaching toolkit by staying curious, experimenting with new tools, and focusing on how these innovations can simplify tasks and enrich student learning experiences.’ – ChatGPT This is the final part in our series on sharing the resources from our AI Literacy training. We hope you have found these posts useful… Read more » about AI Literacy resources for BU staff – part 4

New curricular units on Brightspace for 2024/25 – Thu 4th July

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**UPDATE – We encountered some technical issues with the release of the units for 24/25 but this has now been resolved** The new curricular units for 2024/25 will be available on Brightspace to staff from Thursday 4th July. Students will have access to units for Semester 1/2/3 one week prior to the start of Semester… Read more » about New curricular units on Brightspace for 2024/25 – Thu 4th July

AI Literacy resources for BU staff – part 3

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‘Exploring the privacy, psychological, and ethical dimensions of generative AI tools in education is crucial to understanding their impact on student data security, mental well-being, and the moral responsibilities of educators in an increasingly digital world.’ – ChatGPT For week 3 of our series sharing the resources from our AI Literacy training, we’re taking a… Read more » about AI Literacy resources for BU staff – part 3

AI Literacy resources for BU staff – part 2

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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

AI Literacy resources for BU Staff

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‘In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, generative AI is emerging as a transformative tool, offering innovative ways to enhance teaching and learning experiences’  –ChatGPT Are you confused about generative AI? would you like to better understand how it might help you in your role? FLIE have created a set of online resources which aim to capture… Read more » about AI Literacy resources for BU Staff

AI Literacy Webinar series in June

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It’s difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of AI developments. If you’re feeling a little lost, you might want to check out this free webinar series in June from Jisc’s National Centre for AI. The series is designed for those working in education who wish to learn more about AI, and will cover:… Read more » about AI Literacy Webinar series in June

Podcast Assignments (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)

Generative AI Resource Hub

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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

Podcast Assignment Types

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

Upcoming Mentimeter webinars for HE customers

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Join other educators to learn how to improve learning outcomes, increase student satisfaction and facilitate active learning at these interactive webinars delivered by Mentimeter. Enhance teaching with AI and Mentimeter – Thu 23 May Insights into how artificial intelligence is reshaping the educational landscape, how education institutions can feel empowered by this change, and how… Read more » about Upcoming Mentimeter webinars for HE customers