In Conversation with Lawrie Phipps - Gen AI and Academic Practice with Prof. Lawrie Phipps Gen AI Seminar Series 5th March 13:00 - 16:00
As part of our ongoing GenAI seminar series, we are delighted to announce our next online event featuring @lawriephipps.co.uk this Thursday at 3pm Irish time.
๐ More about the event and registration: tel.cit.ie/events
(All welcome)
As 2025 wraps up, we in TEL look back on a year of innovation and collaboration. From our Generative AI Seminar Series to the NDLN launch & national award wins, it's been a busy, rewarding year! #EdTech #HigherEd
"Even amongst people who should know better, there remains a widespread belief that aligning instruction to a studentโs โstyleโ improves outcomes. According to a systematic review of 37 studies, roughly 89% of educators believe in the theory."
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In her new NDLN report, Anne-Marie Scott shares strategies for aligning procurement, practice, and purpose in digital transformation.
๐ฅ Watch below
๐ Learn more at www.ndln.ie
#NDLN2025 #DigitalLearning #HigherEducation
@ammienoot.bsky.social
"Our problem is that we have two problems. One is figuring out how to encourage our students to adopt creative and helpful uses of AI. The other is figuring out how to discourage them from adopting lazy and harmful uses."
#ai
"We're a few years into the tech industry's AI hype cycle, and it's all been characterized by far more heat than light."
#ai
I recently had the opportunity to present at the AHEAD conference which was a great experience.
Since my presentation was just 6 minutes I've taken the opportunity to expand on my points in a blog post.
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The European Union has an online petition with a deadline of Saturday to ban conversion therapy:
If you are a EU citizen, please sign & share ๐๐ผ
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#conversiontherapy #lgbtplus #EU
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/
Whatever you do make 15 minutes in your day somewhere to listen to this talk on AI and Education as it will make the hair on your neck stand up and give you powerful new thoughts to think with
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0_t...
A SAGA (Sustainable Archives & Greener Approaches) project workshop happens in Budapest on May 13th & 14th focused on resilience & sustainable archival practices, along with the 34th ICARUS Convention ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ 21๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐. @mtutelteam.bsky.social is a project partner.
Maha Bali brings together a range of voices that highlight various factors related to this transparency in AI
"The most troubling implication of the learning styles myth is that it invites low expectations. Labelling a student a โkinesthetic learnerโ or a โvisual learnerโ easily becomes shorthand for what they canโt do."
Thanks Donna. Not sure if I missed it before or it's new but there's actually a "Student Annotation" assignment submission type in Canvas now that works the same without having to make them teachers community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-G...
So disappointing and bleak. Really hope Ireland doesn't follow suit. Remember JK Rowling donated ยฃ70,000 to support this. It isn't just a difference of opinion.
The UK ruling is a devastating blow to UK-based trans people but, make no mistake, it's also going to be used by our own home-grown TERFs in Ireland as a stick to use against things like the Gender Recognition Act.
SCOOP: YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy. "YouTube quietly removing โgender identity and expressionโ from its list of protected groups is a major radical shift away from best practices in the field of trust and safety."
Delighted to launch the National Digital Leadership Network today #NDLD2025 at @mtu.ie with @gosuilleabhain.bsky.social @sharonlflynn.bsky.social & Frances O'Connell
Thanks to participants, contributors to 10 key strategic reports, @ntutorr.ie @mtutelteam.bsky.social @joleencronin.bsky.social
#worldautismawarenessday
I listened to the audiobook last year (after I got my diagnosis) and related to a lot of it. It's important to hear the perspectives from autistic women as we are way underdiagnosed. โพ๏ธ
Second recommendation is ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง by Fern Brady. Brilliant and hilarious memoir about her life up until diagnosis as an adult.๐งต
I read this book when preparing a presentation for the recent AHEAD conference and it was so helpful and informative. ๐งต
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐: ๐ผ๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ง'๐จ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ค๐ฎ๐๐๐จ, ๐พ๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐๐ง๐จ by Victoria Honeybourne.
Really good resource for employers, staff, and neurodivergent people alike. ๐งต
Since its World Autism Awareness Day I have two book recommendations for the occasion ๐งต
@gosuilleabhain.bsky.social , Chair of the National Digital Leadership Network (NDLN) and Head of Department of @mtutelteam.bsky.social
gets proceedings underway for the launch of the NDLN at the Bishopstown campus, @mtu.ie this afternoon ๐๐
#NDLN2025 #Highered
Last week I presented at the AHEAD conference with a talk called "Supporting your neurodivergent colleagues from the perspective of an autistic person"
You can watch my presentation on YouTube here: youtu.be/Z8Bkyrnz4hY?...
Blog post where I expand on the topic coming soon ๐
Ramadan should matter to higher education.
Includes a valuable set of resources shared on the @ntrepository.bsky.social wonkhe.com/blogs/ramada...
The TV show Adolescence is being weaponised in the effort to ban phones and social media for kids โย but this only highlights the UK's abject failure to build online spaces that aren't manipulated by algorithmic gamification.
Submit to our journal: The Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL). We are now accepting submissions in two new categories:ย 'Spotlight on Scholarship' and 'Book and Multimedia Reviews'
Submit to The Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL)! Weโre now accepting submissions in two new categories: 'Spotlight on Scholarship' and 'Book and Multimedia Reviews.' Learn more and publish your #edtech scholarship with us: journal.ilta.ie/index.php/te...
As a recently diagnosed autistic person who works in a University this was a great listen. Much needed research, very interested to see more.
Head of @mtutelteam.bsky.social , @gosuilleabhain.bsky.social
accepting the SATLE National Forum T&L Impact Award for Excellence and Impact in Digital Transformation for the Reusable Learning Resources (RLR) initiative on behalf of Technology Enhanced Learning and EDSU at MTU. Great excitement!!
