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Bots, Brains and Bioethics – Academic Integrity online webinar series

Posted February 10, 2025. Filed under AI, Events and workshops, News, Webinar.

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

Posted February 7, 2025. Filed under AI, Events and workshops, News, Webinar.

Poster for Guy Curtis session 13th Feb 12-1pm

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

Webinar: Creating Engineering Teaching Examples with Simscape

Posted October 30, 2024. Filed under Engineering, Events and workshops, Innovation, Maths, MATLAB, Teaching and Learning, Webinar.

What: Simscape is a powerful tool for modeling multidomain physical systems, widely used by industry leaders in mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic domains. By integrating Simscape models into your teaching, you can promote model-based design—a crucial skill that fosters innovation and precision in engineering. When: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024, at 14:00 Who should attend: This session is ideal for educators… Read more » about Webinar: Creating Engineering Teaching Examples with Simscape

BU AI Summit

Posted September 9, 2024. Filed under Academic Skills, AI, Assessment and feedback, Digital skills, Events and workshops, FLIE, Webinar.

🎉 Please note capacity has been increased so there are still places available! 🎉 Join our upcoming summit on Generative AI at BU on Tuesday 17th September 11-1pm in Share Lecture Theatre – Fusion Building. The session provides an opportunity to explore the impact of AI in our academic practices through two keynote addresses, followed… Read more » about BU AI Summit

Ethical and inclusive approaches to student use of AI – webinar 13 March 12.00-13.00

Posted February 28, 2024. Filed under Events and workshops, News, Webinar.

Unlocking the potential of AI in education hinges on our ability to navigate its ethical terrain while fostering inclusivity. In this transformative session, issues of ethics and inclusion that arise with widespread student AI usage will be identified. Practical methodologies designed to empower students to navigate ethical dilemmas in AI usage will be anchored in… Read more » about Ethical and inclusive approaches to student use of AI – webinar 13 March 12.00-13.00

Academic Integrity Webinar Series 2022/2023 – Catalogue

Posted June 5, 2023. Filed under Events and workshops, News, Webinar.

Academic Integrity 2022/23 webinar series

We hope you enjoyed the recent series of online seminars on academic integrity organised by the FMC Learning Development Team and facilitated by FLIE. Experts from around the world joined us to discuss the variety of academic misconduct that is evident globally and offered opportunities for support and guidance on how to mitigate academic offences…. Read more » about Academic Integrity Webinar Series 2022/2023 – Catalogue

A Ghostwriter in the Machine

Posted May 3, 2023. Filed under Events and workshops, News, Webinar.

Join us for an exciting webinar, ‘A Ghostwriter in the Machine,’ led by Klaus Mundt and Mike Groves, discussing the recent years of Machine Translation (MT) and its emergence as a useful writing tool for students and academics whose first language is not English. However, there are limitations and implications that come with the use… Read more » about A Ghostwriter in the Machine

The Student View of Contract Cheating

Posted May 1, 2023. Filed under Events and workshops, News, Webinar.

The next talk in the Academic Integrity webinar series ‘The Student View of Contract Cheating’. Presented by Deborah Horrocks from Turnitin Join the webinar on Wednesday 10th May 2-3pm, and view the abstract below: “In 2022 Turnitin conducted a student survey asking about their attitudes to essay mills and contract cheating – it showed students… Read more » about The Student View of Contract Cheating

Towards a Continuum of Academic Misconduct

Posted April 26, 2023. Filed under Events and workshops, News, Webinar.

A potentially controversial topic in the discourse of our Academic Integrity webinar series, ‘Toward a Continuum of Academic Misconduct’ is led by Professor Bruce Macfarlane, introducing the ways in which the attitude toward academic integrity has blurred lines in the debate on what constitutes misconduct. Join the webinar on Wednesday 2nd May 12-1pm, and view… Read more » about Towards a Continuum of Academic Misconduct

Foundational Literacies & Academic Integrity Skills

Posted April 3, 2023. Filed under Events and workshops, News, Webinar.

The Academic Integrity webinar series continues with the topic of artificial intelligence; Beatriz Moya and Leeanne Morrow will lead the talk ‘Foundational Literacies and Academic Integrity Skills: Ideas for Student Support in an Artificial Intelligence Era’, engaging its audience on the potential of these tools and delving into detail on skills that can help curb… Read more » about Foundational Literacies & Academic Integrity Skills

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