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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
Bots, Brains and Bioethics: Avoiding the Pitfalls of AI-Assisted Academic Misconduct amongst Biomedical Science Students – Dr Shivadas Sivasubramaniam 13.00-14.00 21 Feb 2025 Part of the Academic Integrity online webinar series Feb/Mar 2025 This presentation examines the ethical challenges introduced by artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI (GenAI), in biomedical education. While GenAI serves as a… Read more » about Bots, Brains and Bioethics – Academic Integrity online webinar series
We are excited to invite you to a thought-provoking series of online webinars tailored to address critical issues in academic integrity, particularly in light of emerging technologies such as Generative AI. These webinars are designed to provide cutting-edge insights and practical strategies for researchers and educators navigating the evolving academic landscape. Topics Include: 1. Researching… Read more » about Academic Integrity online webinar series – Feb/Mar 2025
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
Jisc are running a series of online training webinars to support educators on their AI literacy journey. Sessions will be focused on AI’s impact on assessment, personal productivity, and developing AI literacy among learners and will provides practical insights and strategies for AI in education. Follow the links to sign up for a session: How… Read more » about AI Literacy – upcoming Jisc webinars
FLIE joined colleagues from BU and Imperial College last week to present at the NK Fusion conference on Digital Education and AI in the 21st Century. We talked about the creation of our AI Literacy resources for staff and students and showcased some of the innovative practice of BU academics who have worked with us… Read more » about Digital Education and AI in the 21st Century conference
