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paulmckean.bsky.social
Director FE, skills and training at Jisc. Passionate educator, technologist and active member of the FE community. (Face-blind)
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Jisc's @mwebb.bsky.social initial top level advice on #Deepseek nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2025/01/2... #AIEd

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Jisc's @mwebb.bsky.social initial top level advice on #Deepseek nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2025/01/2... #AIEd

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Calling UK FE College Principals: Opportunity to become a Jisc Trustee - Further Education globaleur242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePor... #loveourcolleges #loveFE

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Why digital literacy is the cornerstone of AI in education www.fenews.co.uk/exclusive/wh... #ukfechat #digitalliteracy #digitalpoverty #ukfechat

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

My FE starter pack now has 100 big names for you to follow go.bsky.app/NELirA7

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Two more people added to the Jisc Starter Pack, welcome @noel-jisc.bsky.social and @paulmckean.bsky.social go.bsky.app/BwZV3df

submitted 118 days ago • 1 comment

A slow trickle of FE people crossing the floor over the weekend. Here's a starter pack with who I've found so far - let me know who else to add: go.bsky.app/NELirA7

submitted 114 days ago • 2 comments

@jisc.bsky.social Training: How can AI tools improve productivity? Exploring AI tools for personal assistant tasks, enhancing workflow efficiency, improving communication and environmental sustainability: 27 Nov, 12-13:00 & 10 Dec, 12:30-13:30 www.jisc.ac.uk/training/how... #ukfechat #AIed

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

@jisc.bsky.social Training: How can AI tools improve productivity? Exploring AI tools for personal assistant tasks, enhancing workflow efficiency, improving communication and environmental sustainability: 27 Nov, 12-13:00 & 10 Dec, 12:30-13:30 www.jisc.ac.uk/training/how... #ukfechat #AIed

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: L&W research explores how we can better enable people from disadvantaged backgrounds to progress into digital and tech jobs. 🖥️🖱️ This research was commissioned by Generation and supported by JP Morgan. learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...

submitted 114 days ago • 1 comment

Colleagues in Wales, particularly those interested in FE - next Tuesday I'm speaking at this event: "Join Grŵp Colegau NPTC and CENTURY for a day of sharing best practices achieved during the Welsh Government funded AI project." www.century.tech/events/

submitted 114 days ago • 0 comments

Detailed Jisc/KPMG report on more shared services in higher education"...the real opportunity comes from changing how the sector operates through the prioritisation of true collaboration over competition and standardisation over specificity, wherever appropriate." www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/coll...

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Congratulations to Hull College and TeacherMatic for winning gold awards at Learning Technologies awards 2024. Very well deserved and up against significant opposition. The FE sector punching above its weight in yet another area. Well done UfI trust for your support for these initiatives.

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Congratulations to the finalists: USP College, City College Plymouth and Basingstoke College of Technology in this year’s Association of Colleges Beacon Award for the Effective use of Technology sponsored by @jisc.bsky.social #AoCConf2024 #AoCBeaconAwards

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