Digital transformation

By Miranda Prynne, 13 April, 2023

Strategic insight and guidance to assist higher education institutions in leveraging the benefits of technology  – from artificial intelligence to campus infrastructure

By Eliza.Compton, 24 October, 2024

What are students paying for when they learn online?

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Understanding the time investment, industry input and subject matter expertise that go into creating quality online content should give learners a sense of confidence, write Mick Grimley and Lisa Burdes
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 17 October, 2024

The looming threat of deepfakes

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What are the implications of deepfake technologies on universities’ day-to-day operations and how can academic leaders act to safeguard their institutions? Here are three ways
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 8 October, 2024

To demystify AI for your students, use performance

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Updating Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for the AI era helped students to understand the opportunities and limitations of the tool, in an engaging way. Here’s how to use performance as pedagogy
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 4 October, 2024

Closing the digital divide in higher education

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A one-size-fits-all approach to digital literacy training simply won’t cut it; institutions need to tailor programmes to the varying needs of their staff
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 1 October, 2024

How to navigate the grey areas of AI ethics

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With principles on AI’s use still evolving, universities must navigate a complex ethical landscape. Here are ways they can help shape responsible application of the tool
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 6 September, 2024

Is it worth paying for GenAI?

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How useful is artificial intelligence for syllabus design? A law lecturer compared the free and subscription versions of three generative AI platforms, with surprising results
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 29 August, 2024

THE podcast: how technology is reshaping the 21st-century campus

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When hybrid learning and immersive technology can connect and engage students working in any location, where does that leave all those lecture halls and libraries? We ask two US experts about how universities are adapting to the digital transformation
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43minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 27 August, 2024

How comfortable are your students with AI and VR?

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To train tomorrow’s workforce, higher education institutions must assess students’ technological familiarity, their readiness to engage with advanced tools and their purposes for using them. Here are two ways to gather data
By kiera.obrien, 21 August, 2024

How to create a start-up dynamic in academia

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Innovation hubs have sparked ideas, fostered partnerships and raised funding for the software industry. Let’s use the same model to create groundbreaking educational programmes
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 14 August, 2024

Could AI manage your research project?

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The possibilities for using artificial intelligence in research know no bounds – it could even end up in a management role. Here’s what it could do
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3minutes
By kiera.obrien, 8 August, 2024

Where to start with generative AI chatbot customisation

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AI chatbots could transform teaching and learning, yet generic versions lack the detail needed for education. Here’s how to get started with building your own customised chatbot
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 6 August, 2024

Apply the principles of critical pedagogy to GenAI

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Artificial intelligence can shape our educational practices – but when we allow this to happen unthinkingly, what do we risk losing? Here’s how to stay uncomfortable and ask the critical questions
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 25 July, 2024

When it comes to digital upskilling, sharing is caring

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Launching a digital upskilling product is one thing but getting staff to use it is quite another. Katie Steen and Dave Weller harnessed the power of personalisation to get that all-important buy-in
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 19 July, 2024

Can AI offer everyone a personal tutor 24/7?

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Generative artificial intelligence can trigger a certain amount of angst, but AI’s potential to support student learning should be explored, write Steve Hill and Quintus Stierstorfer
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 12 July, 2024

Why I ban AI use for writing assignments

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Students may see handwriting essays in class as a needlessly time-consuming approach to assignments, but I want them to learn how to engage with arguments, develop their own views and convey them effectively, writes James Stacey Taylor
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 4 July, 2024

What does it mean for students to be AI-ready?

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Not everyone wants to be a computer scientist, a software engineer or a machine learning developer. We owe it to our students to prepare them with a full range of AI skills for the world they will graduate into, writes David Joyner
By Eliza.Compton, 28 June, 2024

Higher education needs a united approach to AI

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If universities’ response to AI and education is as fractured as the sector’s adoption of blended learning, we may well find ourselves in a similar position in 20 years’ time with duplicated costs and missed research opportunities, writes Sara de Freitas
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