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Bots, Brains and Bioethics – Academic Integrity online webinar series

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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

Academic Integrity online webinar series – Feb/Mar 2025

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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

The importance of the ‘Event name’ for Supervisor meetings

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We recently shared guidance on the process for capturing attendance at Supervisor meetings on project/dissertation units for UG and PGT students. Just a reminder that it’s important to follow the guidance and populate the name of your event with the title  ‘Supervisor meeting’ followed by your initials: If the Event name isn’t updated, JISC LA… Read more » about The importance of the ‘Event name’ for Supervisor meetings

Student AI literacy exercises – AI as a subject expert

We’re continuing to share examples from the 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 subject expert

Student AI literacy exercises – AI as an article companion part 2

We recently shared the series of exercises that FLIE have created that you can 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 output, and promoting open discussions… Read more » about Student AI literacy exercises – AI as an article companion part 2

Student AI literacy exercises – AI as an article companion

Last week we shared the series of exercises that FLIE have created that you can 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 output, and promoting open… Read more » about Student AI literacy exercises – AI as an article companion

AI Summit – Wed 26 Feb 2025

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 AI Summit – Wed 26 Feb 2025

Capturing and managing attendance at project and dissertation sessions

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As we head into Semester 2, a reminder to checkout our recently updated guidance on capturing attendance for supervisor meetings (UG and PGT only). The Academic Engagement Framework sharepoint site provides more details on monitoring attendance at these sessions, including how to update the project team with a list of project/dissertation units, when attendance needs… Read more » about Capturing and managing attendance at project and dissertation sessions

AI literacy exercises for use with your students

AI literacy is going to be a critical skill for our students. We want to support them in the ethical and responsible use of GenAI during their studies at BU, so we need to provide information and guidance around some of the key challenges, such as data privacy, academic integrity, and ethical issues. How can… Read more » about AI literacy exercises for use with your students

Helping students better prepare for the AI world

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