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We are thrilled to be part of #CreativetechFest tomorrow, showcasing our brand new #AI lesson creator tool. Find out more about our new, experimental AI tools for classroom teachers and...try them out for yourself! How can our new AI tool help classroom teachers? It: 📌 Reduces workload by providing a strong starting point based on your prompts. 📌 Uses a trusted database of teaching resources as a foundation for the AI tools, maintaining quality and integrity in the planning process. 📌 Gives classroom teachers control. Only teachers will know what adaptations are needed for their pupils and how to use resources drafted by AI tools in their classroom. Find out more and book free tickets by following the link 👇 https://oaknat.uk/49xVRue

"AI has the power to positively transform education so that we can return debate and discussion to the classroom.’" With the rise of artificial intelligence, we have a real opportunity to reintroduce critical thinking and civil discourse into education - skills our current system has left behind. #AI #EdTech #CollegesandUniversities

Check out the latest edtech products that have caught our attention this month #edtech #AI

Really interesting article about the impact of AI in higher education.

Great work (again!) by Nic Newman and the Emerge team. If you are in #highereducation, this is a must-read. The article outlines the “many challenges and opportunities confronting universities as they navigate the intricate maze of administrative complexities amid ever-growing demands.” #AI has only turbocharged the ongoing digital transformation of education - and may well be the “line in the sand” moment when those institutions that decisively embark on the long and complex road towards redefining their teaching, learning and administrative processes definatively separate themselves from the rest. SEK Education Group

As a DBO in education, I’m interested in the growing emphasis on metacognition: the ability to think critically about how we think, learn, and teach. This concept is reshaping both epistemologies and pedagogies, urging us to question not just what we know, but how we know it. AI/LLM's are proving to be a powerful catalyst in this shift. By fostering reflection and self-awareness through simulations, chatbot creation, and adaptive learning tools, we’re equipping learners and educators alike to critically evaluate their methods and assumptions. #Metacognition #CriticalThinking #EducationInnovation #ReflectiveTeaching

"By coordinating every aspect of the learning process, AI bolsters each educational component, nurturing an ongoing cycle of growth and learning. Embracing this holistic approach, we ensure students gain not just the knowledge they need today, but the confidence to embrace and overcome the challenges of tomorrow." Check out the latest article by Sunil Gunderia, Age of Learning's Chief Innovation Officer, on the power of AI to help create equity and engagement. #AIeducation #AIineducation #AIequity #AgeofLearning

Last week, Oak National Academy launched a lesson assistant that has the potential to revolutionise planning and give teachers back their Sunday nights. Here's what we can learn from their what they've done. John Roberts, their Director of Product and Engineering, talked to me about their approach. Oak had three goals to improve on the out-of-the-box GenAI tools: 1. Increase the quality 2. Increase the safety 3. Keep the teacher in the driving seat To do this they used a combination of: ✍️ Prompt engineering: codifying good practice. ➕ Retrieval-Augmented Generation: combining the results with their National Curriculum aligned content. 📚 Content anchoring: the starting point is suggesting similar lessons and adapting them. Here are the things I think are useful for others in EdTech to reflect on when thinking about GenAI. 🤔 Problem-first Oak have focused on using GenAI as a new way to tackle the core problem they set out to impact for a specific audience (UK teachers). 📚 Build on your unique advantage Oak have leveraged their unique assets - their vast corpus of National Curriculum aligned content - to produce something that the general technology can’t do. 🧑🏫 Keep the human in the loop Oak has put the teacher in the driving seat and made them do the thinking that they need to do to deliver a great lesson. The planning process remains important and integral. 🤲 Focus on adding value It’s not about replacing teachers, it’s about assisting them. Freeing them up to spend more time focusing on pupils in the classroom and helping increase the lesson quality. 🤝 Evaluation and co-creation Oak have put a significant amount of effort into testing and evaluating the results and working with teachers to ensure the results are high quality and safe to use in the classroom. 👉 For more details, check out the full article: https://lnkd.in/e968nnkh They have also open sourced all their prompts and codes and are looking for folks to help them improve it. ♼ Like this? React, comment, repost. #edtech #AI #schools

🔮 The future of teaching in further education is being reshaped by digital innovation, AI, and changing student demands for lifelong learning. This article by Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Simon Guyomard-Norman and Rayhaan Surve explores the key trends driving transformation in FE/HE: https://lnkd.in/essrMx65 ➡️ Balancing online with improved in-person learning ➡️ Integrating AI for enhanced student experiences ➡️ Offering personalized, experiential education ➡️ Exploring new revenue models like subscriptions To thrive, institutions must evolve their teaching mission. Those that differentiate with value-added learning will lead in the growing global education market. What strategies is your institution pursuing for the future of teaching and learning? #FutureOfEducation #DigitalTransformation #LifelongLearning #EdTech #FE #HE

it's been a fun 2 months being in conversation with amazing folks & some of my own talks to boot--sharing some of the videos of past events & some opportunities coming up https://lnkd.in/ecBkn8ps #GenAI #AIED #AIEdu #ChatGPT #Academia #HigherED #EdTech #GenerativeAI