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Deep Fake it ’til you Make it? Academic integrity in the age of synthetic media – Dr Mike Perkins and Dr Jasper Roe 10.00-11.00 4 April 2025 Part of the Academic Integrity online webinar series Feb/Mar 2025 Join us for a transformative session focused on integrity in education. Picture this: You’re grading a student’s video… Read more » about Academic integrity in the age of synthetic media – Academic integrity online webinar series
We are running our annual Learning and Teaching conference on Monday 7 July 2025. It includes speakers, poster presentations, panel discussions, demonstrations and more. The event offers engagement in current and emerging student learning and opportunities for education innovation and excellence at BU. Staff are invited to showcase their Learning and Teaching practices in the… Read more » about Save the date – FLIE Learning and Teaching Conference 2025
The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI – Dr Tricia Bertram Gallant and Dr David Rettinger 16.00-17.00 26 Mar 2025 Part of the Academic Integrity online webinar series Feb/Mar 2025 Join us for a transformative session focused on integrity in education. We will explore research insights into why students engage… Read more » about The Opposite of Cheating – Academic Integrity online webinar series
What can GenAI tell us about why students cheat? – Dr Thomas Lancaster 14.00-15.00 20 Mar 2025 Part of the Academic Integrity online webinar series Feb/Mar 2025 The problem of why students cheat is one of the most studied in academic integrity. Thomas will discuss how he has used GenAI to help to process existing… Read more » about What can GenAI tell us about why students cheat? -Academic Integrity online webinar series
Join us for the premier European conference on Team-based Learning here at BU! Registration for BU staff is free! To avoid paying a registration fee please enter the promo code ETBLC25BU, then click “apply” before selecting your ticket. Please select the appropriate ticket i.e. only select the TBLC member option if you are a TBLC member. If you are interested in becoming a TBLC member please feel free… Read more » about Join us for the premier European conference on Team-based Learning here at BU!
Future-proofing Academic Integrity: Human Rights and Dignity in a Postplagiarism Era – Prof Sarah Elaine Eaton 15.00-16.00 12 Mar 2025 Part of the Academic Integrity online webinar series Feb/Mar 2025 New technologies can send educators and policy makers into a tizzy about academic cheating. It happened with the Internet and it’s happening again with artificial… Read more » about Future-proofing Academic Integrity – Academic Integrity online webinar series
Professor Lydia Arnold shared some inspiring insights in her AI Summit Keynote last week. Professor Arnold took us on a fascinating journey, starting with her research in assessment design and exploring the multifaceted layers of authenticity in assessments. She shared invaluable insights on the importance of developing feedback literacy processes with students, and cautioning us… Read more » about BU AI Summit part 2 – slides and recording
AI Detectors: At best, buying us a little time to get our act together? – Dr Robin Crockett 15.00-16.00 6 Mar 2025 Part of the Academic Integrity online webinar series Feb/Mar 2025 AI ‘writers’ – chatbots – continue to improve and the text-quality continues to get closer to human equivalence, posing even more questions about… Read more » about AI Detectors – Academic Integrity online webinar series
Towards Ethical Academic Publishing and Dissemination – Dr Irene Glendinning 14.30-15.30 27 Feb 2025 Part of the Academic Integrity online webinar series Feb/Mar 2025 Challenging corruption and malpractice in academic publishing and dissemination is crucial, because reliability of academic publications, and presentations at conferences and in the media, provide fundamental building blocks for innovative research…. Read more » about Towards Ethical Academic Publishing and Dissemination – Academic Integrity online webinar series
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 Join us next week at the AI Summit – Wed 26 Feb
