All 185 entries tagged Teaching

Meet the Education Researcher

Meet the Education Researcher

Abigail Ball : 09 Sep 2024 09:00 |  Tags: Education Research Teaching |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Spotlight on Best Practice

Spotlight on Best Practice

Abigail Ball : 02 Sep 2024 09:00 |  Tags: Teaching |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Teaching Matters

See the University of Edinburgh Teaching Matters podcasts.

Abigail Ball : 27 Aug 2024 09:00 |  Tags: Teaching |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

TELSIG podcast episode

Have a look at the latest TELSIG podcast about how small language models can change education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftxo3SduXog

Abigail Ball : 14 Aug 2024 09:54 |  Tags: AI Teaching Technology |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Enabling culture to support digital innovation

Beyond the Technology: Demonstrating digital transformation - enabling culture to support digital innovation at Ulster University - Jisc with Elaine Hartin, chief strategy and finance officer, and Andy Jaffrey, head of the centre for digital learning enhancement

Abigail Ball : 29 Jul 2024 09:00 |  Tags: Digital Jisc Teaching Transformation |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

People, place and partnership

Beyond the Technology: Demonstrating digital transformation – People, place and partnership at the centre of Ulster University's digital transformation - Jisc with Professor Paul Bartholomew, vice chancellor of Ulster University

Abigail Ball : 22 Jul 2024 09:00 |  Tags: Digital Jisc Teaching Transformation |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Macro and micro transformations – making digital happen

Beyond the Technology: Demonstrating digital transformation – Macro and micro transformations – making digital happen - Jisc with Lucy Everest, global chief operating officer, and Fraser Muir, global director of information services, from Heriot-Watt University

Abigail Ball : 17 Jul 2024 17:57 |  Tags: Digital Jisc Teaching Transformation |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

The iTeach Online Podcast

Please see the latest edition of the iTeach Online Podcast talking about the Digital Accessibility Conference 2024 run by Nottingham University:

Digital Accessibility at the University of Nottingham - The iTeach Online Podcast | Podcast on Spotify

Abigail Ball : 26 Jun 2024 11:10 |  Tags: Digital Online Teaching |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Jagged frontiers of AI in academic practice

Dominik Lukeš (University of Oxford) and Isabel Fischer (Warwick Business School) explored with a group of Developing Consulting Expertise students the integration of AI into academic practice.

We looked at the concept of the Jagged Frontier of AI capabilities that illustrates the mismatch between what people expect AI would be good at and what AI is actually good at. We asked the question of how to explore the jagged frontier, what is the best way to do so and what to pay attention to.

Dominik introduced his framework for evaluating AI tasks along five dimensions. For each AI task, we asked five questions based on exploring various AI tools.

1. AI capability mismatch: What is the level of mismatch against known AI capabilities and limitations?
2. Hallucination / unpredictability problem: How manageable is hallucination here? Where is it likely to show up?
3. Prompt sensitivity: Is the output sensitive to how the prompt is formulated?
4. Context window dependence: Can the AI tool see everything you present it?
5. Variability across tools and models: Does the tool and/or the model the tool uses matter for the task?

The students worked in groups and came up with the following comparison of various common academic tasks. The table represents their work.

While the table is not the final word on any of these tasks, it was the subject of a much wider conversation. Perceptions along the five dimensions are very much dependent on how the specifics of the task are conceived. A different group, at a different time, may come up with a table that is quite different. It is the conversation and joint exploration that matters. You can read more about the workshop on AI integration and explore some of the presentation materials here.

Abigail Ball : 03 Jun 2024 09:00 |  Tags: AI Dominik Lukes Isabel Fischer Teaching |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

AI on Campus: Students' Perspectives podcast

Have a look at this initiative at University of Limerick (Ireland) where students discuss the innovative ways that GenAI tools enhance their educational experience. Topics covered include neurodiversity, Universal Design for Learning, authentic assessment, and day-to-day student pressures.

AI on Campus: Students' Perspectives podcast

Abigail Ball : 13 May 2024 09:00 |  Tags: AI Student Teaching |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem