Creating Presentations with AI: Canva, SlideSpeak, Gamma and Copilot Compared

AI Presentation Generators Canva, SlideSpeak, GammaApp and CoPilot.

Any educators out there who do not need to create slide presentations? I doubt it! Historically, I have delivered presentations which were content focussed over visually appealing (or unfortunately accessible!). Times have changed, and generative AI is one of these changes. Can generative AI help us get the right structure, help us write clear content, […]

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Come join the CESI conference Saturday 1st March. Navigating Digital Futures. In Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh.

Dec 19 2024

CESI Conference 2025: The Power of Bringing Primary, Secondary, Further, and Higher Education Together

By Frances O'Donnell

Each year, the CESI conference brings together teachers, lecturers, education professionals, and other tech-related personnel to form what I describe as a “community of camaraderie.” What sets CESI apart is its accessibility (it’s not as expensive as other conferences, and it’s held on a Saturday, eliminating work logistics) and its inclusivity (welcoming everyone from primary

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Nov 4 2024

Student perspectives on using AI to complete assignments

By Frances O'Donnell

Are we fully aware of the impact AI is having on students? As part of some recent work, I developed four student personas to represent the mixed perspectives students are having in relation to using, or not using, artificial intelligence (AI) in their assignments (These are based on adult learners but likely useful to consider

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Veed AI - Simple lightening fast video creation

Sep 5 2024

Veed AI: Simple Lightning-Fast Video Creation

By Frances O'Donnell

In today’s social media orientated world, I doubt there are many settings left that can survive, or at least make an impact, without multimedia content such as videos. Yet, if you have ever been involved in video editing, you know this can be a time-consuming task! So what has AI got to offer in addressing

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Jun 10 2024

Vevox and Kahoot for Educational Purposes

By Frances O'Donnell

Vevox and Kahoot – Overview: As a long-time Kahoot enthusiast, I’ve historically found it difficult to find another tool which adds the excitement Kahoot brings to learning. As I continue to witness challenges with access and licenses to certain tools, I think I have finally found a Kahoot rival. This blog post, will share an

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Apr 8 2024

ThingLink

By Frances O'Donnell

ThingLink: Lots of options to bring online content to life! In a previous post, I stated I would do a blog post on ThingLink, so here it is. In 2023, ThingLink won the BETT Award for Best Digital Learning Product in Higher Education. The value of ThingLink in education spans across all sectors of education.

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Jan 25 2024

Mobile accessible education – A YouTube – Padlet combination (not AI-related)

By Frances O'Donnell

Can’t afford the new mobile responsive tech solutions? Let’s utilise what is available to bring the learning to our students on the go! A YouTube – Padlet combination.

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Dec 4 2023

Let AI automatically create learning activities

By Frances O'Donnell

AI creating learning activities for us – is this a move to the dark side? H5P is only one tool that has integrated AI into automatically developing learning content. Let’s explore!

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Keep your learners awake with H5P. Agency. Challenge. Chunk. Activate prior-knowledge. Gamify.

Oct 12 2023

Online Content – Keep Your Learners Awake with H5P!

By Frances O'Donnell

We have known now for an immense amount of time (decades I would argue), in order to meet the needs of learners in the 21st century we need to move away from passive learning experiences. We also know, particularly since Covid, that online learning is continually on the rise. But, how on earth is it

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Education, a story of speed and progress with exam images from 1850 the same as an exam image from 2023. What lies ahead for 2033?

Jun 26 2023

The AI assessment emergency

By Frances O'Donnell

The AI assessment emergency. Reality check, what are we assessing and why?

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