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Student AI literacy exercises – AI as a coach

We’re continuing to share examples from our Student AI Literacy series of exercises, created by FLIE for you to 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… Read more » about Student AI literacy exercises – AI as a coach

AI Detectors – Academic Integrity online webinar series

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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

Ramadan: How to support our Muslim colleagues and students

Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. It’s considered one of the most spiritual times of the year and signifies the time during which the Qur’an was revealed. Different people will be celebrating Ramadan in various ways. Many Muslims find Ramadan is a time where their usual spiritual practice increases, whilst other Muslims find… Read more » about Ramadan: How to support our Muslim colleagues and students

Free trial of Studiosity formative feedback tool

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Studiosity have teamed up with Universities UK to offer a free trial of their AI study success service ‘Writing Feedback Plus & Study Assist’. The tool provides AI-generated feedback for students on their formative assessments. Students apply the changes themselves and learn as they go. The feedback covers 5 main areas: spelling and grammar, structure,… Read more » about Free trial of Studiosity formative feedback tool

Student AI literacy resources – AI as a revision buddy

We’re continuing to share examples from our Student AI Literacy series of exercises, created by FLIE for you to 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… Read more » about Student AI literacy resources – AI as a revision buddy

Towards Ethical Academic Publishing and Dissemination – Academic Integrity online webinar series

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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 next week at the AI Summit – Wed 26 Feb

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

Jisc Attendance capture – recording Notified absences

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Each Jisc attendance register has a set of attendance statuses that can be set for students per session. For attendance at timetabled unit sessions, you only need to use the Attended and Not attended statuses. Authorised absences Authorised absences are not recorded on Jisc – they are recorded on the Engage App by Programme Support Staff. Authorised… Read more » about Jisc Attendance capture – recording Notified absences

Attendance capture- important information for all academic staff

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The key to following up on student engagement appropriately is to understand the attendance statuses on Jisc and how that data feeds into the Engage app. A session is activated on Jisc either through students using the code, or through staff adjusting the register. The timetabled sessions which feed into Jisc are considered to be… Read more » about Attendance capture- important information for all academic staff

Student AI literacy exercises – AI as debating companion

We’re continuing to share examples from our Student AI Literacy series of exercises, created by FLIE for you to 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… Read more » about Student AI literacy exercises – AI as debating companion