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Instructional Designer | Learning Technologist | Higher Education @Galway
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Dysgraphia can look like messy handwriting, but it’s a lot more than that and can be a serious obstacle to academic success for some students. Do you know what to look for and how to help kids who struggle with writing? #EduSky #InclusiveEd 🧵1/8

submitted 16 hours ago • 1 comment

"We firmly believe that assessments should be a learning opportunity for students, not just a means to measure performance. Our approach focuses on assessing to learn, not teaching to assess!" #EduSky #HigherEducation #AuthenticAssessment @lthechat.bsky.social lthechat.com/2025/03/02/l...

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

Students from working class backgrounds still make up only 5% of entrants to medical schools across the UK. This is what happens when widening participation is an activity rather than a central guiding mission. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

AI detection tools are better than humans at spotting AI. But do nothing to address the core problem of designing AI proof authentic assessments that equals confidence in student knowledge and skills. #HigherEd #EdTech #AuthenticAssessment #EduSky theconversation.com/ai-detection...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

'In the GenAI era, the only way that we can guarantee academic integrity, and ensure the person being given a qualification actually knows something about the subject, is through supervised, in-person assessment.' #AcademicIntegrity #GenAI ##HigherEducation search.app/3gsk5C1TmZTQ...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Well, that's just completely unnecessary. #NewFearUnlocked search.app/xyoG6cVPzig8...

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

"So here's my plea to our incoming government. Please abandon the concept of a Galway Ring Road ... Instead, spend a billion euros on building transformative public transport and active travel infrastructure across our small city." #ClimateAction #PublicTransport www.thejournal.ie/readme/galwa...

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

We should be bolder in testing medical AI systems in real-world settings, rather than just in the lab or simulations #AI #HealthCare www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

🚨⚡New Paper with @imogenc23.bsky.social @rupertwegerif.bsky.social and team 💡 Using AI to Support Education for Collective Intelligence link.springer.com/article/10.1... #CollectiveIntelligence #AI #Education #HigherEd

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

AI is become more sophisticated & rapidly becoming a favourite among students for their interactive and personalized support. #AI #HigherEducation #EdTech #LearningTechnology #StudentSupports www.forbes.com/sites/rayrav...

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment

Trends shaping 2025 are not about innovation for its own sake but about preparing students for a future that prioritizes adaptability, human-centric skills, and cognitive problem solving #EdTech ##HigherEducation #2025 www.forbes.com/sites/maryhe...

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

"We want the new government to make this a top priority, so we need a citizens’ assembly, a real plan for inclusive education and better support and resources.” #Inclusion #HigherEducation www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Lead is neurotoxic and can erode brain cells and alter brain function after it enters the body. Young children are especially vulnerable to lead’s ability to impair brain development and alter brain health. #MentalHealth #Toxic #Millennial scitechdaily.com/born-before-...

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Every 2 years we run a showcase to celebrate and share insights from the wide range of teaching & learning activities @ucc.bsky.social. Last year's showcase had a riveting keynote by Randy Bass, VP of Strategic Education Initiatives, Georgetown University @issotl www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl_A...

submitted 94 days ago • 1 comment

Migration ongoing from X. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Interactive orals are coming for you, check out our paper that just won best concise paper at #ascilite2024. None of my co-authors are on bluesky (yet), but they are Adrian Norman, Stephanie Wilson and Jo Nash. We've got a bunch more data, look out. publications.ascilite.org/index.php/AP...

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve heard that having a child will test one’s patience but tbh showing senior faculty how to navigate Outlook and upload documents to our LMS is testing me more than my child ever has

submitted 99 days ago • 3 comments

The AI Accountability Lab aims to foster transparency and accountability in the development and use of AI systems," Dr Birhane said #AI #HigherEducation www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

In an age where generative AI can generate complex responses in seconds, replacing the final written exam with oral assessments has led to zero academic integrity breaches since the format was implemented www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

AI and Crispr could open up new solutions for improving natural carbon capture and environmental sustainability. www.wired.com/story/combin...

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments