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More than a decade of practical writing on EdTech, AI and digital strategy: what works, what doesn’t, and what it means for your classroom on Monday morning. Recognised as a Vuelio Top 10 UK education blog and UK Blog Awards Education winner, and a GESS Education Awards 2021 winner with LearnLiveUAE, with 9,630 subscribers reading every post.

Check out today’s #24DaysOfAI entry on the #Appvent calendar for a superb AI-enhanced design tool with great features for teachers

By AI, Appvent, EdTechNo Comments

Welcome to day seven of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a tool we’ve shared on the Appvent calendar before – Microsoft Designer! As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech, we decided this year…

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Day 4 of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar reveals another fantastic tool, Firefly from Adobe

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Welcome to day four of the 2023 Appvent calendar! Today’s AI-themed entry is… Adobe Firefly AI tool of the day: Adobe is well known for producing superb graphic design tools with industry-standard titles within its Creative Cloud software suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and Adobe Express. Now those very…

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So What? So That… Tackling Bloom’s 2 Sigma Problem Through AI in Education

By AI, ChatGPT, Cognitive Science, DigCit, EdTech, EducationNo Comments

In 1984, Benjamin Bloom’s research brought to light a key educational insight with his 2 Sigma Problem. He discovered that students who received one-to-one tutoring performed significantly better than those in conventional classroom settings. This ‘2 Sigma’ improvement highlighted the efficacy of personalised instruction. The challenge since then has been…

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AI in Education: The IDEAL Framework for Informed Learning

By AI, ChatGPT, DigCit, Digital Strategy, esafety, Metacognition, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Thought LeadershipNo Comments

With many questioning whether or not students get to use AI to support their learning, the truth is, they will be. Therefore, in an effort to help young people frame their digital citizenship in using these tools, I wanted to create a resource that was easy to remember and encapsulated…

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18 ChatGPT Prompts for Subject Leaders – AI in Education

By AI, ChatGPT, Computing, Digital Strategy, EdTech, Ethics, Featured, Free resource, Online Safety, Pedagogy first, Teaching and learning, Thought Leadership, Work with me, WorkloadNo Comments

AI in Education is an important consideration for all. From time-saving efficiencies to impactful approaches to help learning and teaching, it’s a powerful tool in a teacher’s arsenal. But what about those in middle and senior leadership? In this post, I explore ways in which AI in Education can help…

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Free resource: The Little Book of Generative AI prompts for teachers

By AI, ChatGPT, Computing, Digital Strategy, EdTech, Ethics, Featured, Free resource, Front page, Online Safety, Pedagogy first, Teaching and learning, Thought Leadership, Work with me, WorkloadNo Comments

Over the course of the last week or so, I’ve been sharing a number of resources about using Generative AI such as ChatGPT to help with the use of technology in the classroom. They’ve proved popular with many educators engaging with them. Here’s an example of the first one that…

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