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Teaching & Learning Specialist | Passionate advocate for #EdTech | Former educator/school leader | AI enthusiast | Apple Specialist | Google Trainer | #LTHEChat | #Gaeilge McGraw Hill HE (Business & Economics) https://www.linkedin.com/in/dessie-tennyson/
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In the world of Gen-AI, is the essay dead? Not according Alicja Syska from the University of Plymouth - thoughts? 📖👇#LTHEchat blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...

Join us for a Digital Symposium Event Details: 📅 Date: Wednesday, 19th March 2025 📍 Venue: Liverpool John Moores University Business School ⏰ Time: 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Lunch and refreshments provided) lnkd.in/eSxdZXSw #LTHEchat #Edtech

“The world that, you know, kids that are about to be born, the only world they will know is a world with AI in it, and that'll be natural. Of course, it can do things we can't, but also who really cares.” Sam Altman The future of AI & humanity with Adam Grant: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Great to be at Jisc’s Embedding AI event in @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Plenty of buzz about and such positivity towards AI. Very few ref to plagiarism or Academic Integrity #LTHEchat #AI #DigitalTransformation

I'm participating in Digital Enlightenment Forum's Fireside Chat on February 27th as we discuss 'Critical Thinking Education'. Join Danielle McKernan and myself as with chat with our inspirational host Nicole O'Connor. www.linkedin.com/events/fires... #CriticalThinking #Pedagogy #LTHEchat #EdTech

When does AI-assisted editing become AI-authored content? At what point does using AI for brainstorming become outsourced thinking? Where is the line?! Great thought provoking piece by CRADLE and the team in Deakin University Australia. #AI #LTHEchat www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore hidden curriculum with Dr. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr. Richard Harris and Dr. Madeleine Pownall @Maddipow.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Blog post to follow soon!

With the cost of living rising, more students are choosing public transport over the traditional university residential experience. #LTHEchat #EdTech @mcgraw-hill.bsky.social wonkhe.com/blogs/shapin...

Looking forward to attending the @jisc.bsky.social 'Embedding AI in HI: Innovation, integration & impact' at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on Wednesday. If any of my contacts are attending, I'd love to catch up over a coffee ☕🗣️ #LTHEchat #AI #EdTech www.jisc.ac.uk/events/embed...

Q2: In what ways do you think assessment practice in HE might be experienced unevenly by students of colour - can you provide examples? #LTHEchat

The biggest problem with using generative AI is that it requires expert level knowledge to spot whether or not its output is twaddle. Eg. Teachers need expert knowledge of pedagogy to know whether AI lessons are rubbish. The thought of a novice student using AI to help them learn is nonsensical.

The UK Government's New AI Strategy has just been released. Here are the key extracts for Education #EdTech #LTHEchat The full document can be accessed here www.gov.uk/government/p... #AI #Education

Talk 2: Shift Conference Creating an inclusive, authentic & responsive business curriculum: Insights from @yorkstjohn.bsky.social and Marta Mosek Really love the idea of the authentic business pitch 👏 #LTHEchat #EdTech

Great presentation entitled 'Exploring effectiveness of AI use in Assessments: student perspectives' as part of University of Greenwich's Shift Conference, by Humeyra Dogru Dastan and Zivai Mare #LTHEchat #EdTech

Join us for this week's #LTHEchat which will explore ways in which we can meet the challenges of implementing feedback in Higher Education with @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @kaysambell.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blogpost at: lthechat.com?p=6877

“Our levels of brand trust are so high that the greatest risk for us is not moving too slowly on AI, it’s moving too fast on AI,” Great insight by Dylan Arena on the potential vs risks of Gen AI #Edtech #LTHEchat fortune.com/2025/01/04/t...

Happy New Year / Beannachtaí na hAthbhliana Lovely to feel well rested and time to start my 2025 journey

As we move toward 2025, I find myself reflecting on the state of education with the many changes (or the lack of them) that I’ve witnessed over the years. As we enter 2025, I’m not here to offer all the answers, but to ask the right questions... #LTHEchat #Edtech www.linkedin.com/pulse/reimag...

Looking forward to the chance to binge on some reading over the next 10 days. I absolutely love Harari's work, Nexus is first on my list 📖 @tgeducation.bsky.social @ahamill.bsky.social - either of you have any other recommendations?

As things begin to quieten down towards the end of 2024, it's time to combine my three favourite passions... Coffee ☕ Reading 📖 Edtech 🖥️ Looking forward to diving into 'Generative AI and Education by Mairéad Pratschke & 'Knowledge Spaces' [the Science behind ALEKS.com ]

"The university is bigger in most cases, lectures are often bigger, but they're still presented with somebody talking at them..." I really enjoyed this podcast with Dr Annika Johnson, University of Bristol, and Dr Karishma Patel, from Aston University. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lte...

After over 10 years, this Wednesday at 8pm GMT #LTHEchat will take place in Twitter X for the final time. We look forward to bringing our weekly #LTHEchat here to Bluesky in the new year. Our incoming organising team for 2025 are already preparing for this!

‘Skim reading’ is one of the power skills I learned while studying A-Level history in school. Using #AI to skim through documents for key information is valuable but it doesn’t equate to reading. I’m a huge advocate for AI but using it to replace reading 🤔 = 🚫 www.chronicle.com/article/when...

This week, I attended a 'Link and Learn' webinar organised by Learnovate Centre, on Human Skills & AI. The panel featured insights from leaders at eBay (Siobhan Hanrahan), Enterprise Ireland (Helen McMahon), Realtime Recruitment (Declan McNiff), & Ciara Garvan from WorkJuggle. #AI #Industry #EdTech

"When I was doing the reading, that I did 🤣" "I mean, this part really resonated with me..." youtube.com/shorts/z-GFQ... #LTHEchat

“Beyond breeding laziness, lack of time management, & undermining integrity amongst students & teachers alike, it also inhibits any form of deep connection & understanding ….” Thoughts 🤔? #pedagogy #Education #AI #Feedback #Artificialintelligence #LTHEchat www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/l...

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024 flip.it/9cN7sG #Education #Pedagogy

“inattentiveness spread to participants seated between two inattentive confederates, as evidenced by lower self-reported attentiveness during the lecture, fewer pages of notes, and worse quiz performance” 👇 psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d... #HigherEducation #Pedagogy #LTHEchat

"...it wasn't just about memorising formulas or theories, it was about truly understanding the subject matter and applying it in meaningful ways" Rebecca, Civil Engineering Student #impact #engagement #mastery #LTHEchat share.vidyard.com/watch/wbGYZw...?

Really looking forward to reading this! Mairéad Pratschke, has been at the forefront of leading sensible and informative debates on the effective use of Gen-AI within pedagogy, always cutting through the hype and the noise with authority. #LTHEchat #AI #HigherEducation #Pedagogy

"I believe learning analytics should be the start of the conversation, rather than the conclusion or judgement of a students’ engagement." Another thought provoking post by Tom Lowe #LTHEchat #Edtech #HigherEducation blog.simac-ids.co.uk/2024/12/stud...

"At the same time as maintaining academic integrity, we also need to simultaneously move to new forms of assessment...These assessments need to reflect what students need to know in the future of work." Great post by Gemma Dale and Mike Drummond 👇💭 #LTHEChat #Edtech charteredabs.org/insights/kno...

#LTHEchat will transition to Bluesky in January 2025. If you would like to be a guest and propose a topic for discussion along with six questions please complete this form. forms.gle/buy1MVrcvz3n...

A survey of 8,028 university students, in Australia, found that 85% of students use AI because it makes tasks faster and easier. Laziness or strategic use of time? 🤔 #LTHEchat #HigherEducation #EdTech #pedagogy #AI futurecampus.com.au/2024/11/26/a....

📝Gen AI strategies for higher education: Emerging practice from Australia 📝 #LTHEchat #HigherEducation #EdTech #AI www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/defaul...

"Toward a New Theory of Arrival Technologies." MIT's Justin Reich and Jesse Dukes' paper is worth a read #LTHEchat #EdTech osf.io/preprints/ed...

"How might we ethically support our learning using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)?" by @hazelfarrell.bsky.social Key takeaways: Gen AI National Hub AI play (safe space) Assessment redesign group Hackathons Assessment redesign 'Student Guidelines Course' #TransformingLearning

Up next is a fascinating conversation on 'The Future of the Technological Higher Education Sector' #NTUTORRShowcase #TransformingLearning #NextGenerationEU @ntutorr.ie

Great first session on " Academic Integrity" from the @ntutorr.ie event 1. Mandatory modules required on assessment / curriculum design 2. Need to embrace technology and learnings from Covid 3. More support/advice needed due to AI #NTUTORRShowcase #NextGenerationEU #TransformingLearning