On storytelling, creativity, human difference and the hopeful possibilities of Universal Design. Some conferences leave you with a notebook full of ideas. Others leave you with something more enduring — a renewed sense of purpose, fresh perspectives and a little more hope. For me, UD26, the International Universal Design Conference, was one of those occasions.
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I remember the panic and general anxiety surrounding the use of Artificial Intelligence in education a number of years ago, but in my opinion, there has been a gradual shift in the general mood surrounding AI and its acceptable use. Of course, there are still issues and concerns relating to responsible usage, particularly student AI-generated
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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock these past few years, you’ll have already noticed the growing omnipresence of AI-powered tools in both Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Take NotebookLM (now Gemini Notebooks) for instance, a hugely powerful and immensely popular tool with Irish teachers, particularly in Workspace schools. And whilst Copilot Notebooks, a similar
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Recently, while working on a report with some international educators, we had some very fruitful conversations about student data and its visualisation. In my Irish teaching career, I don’t have many memories of delving into large student datasets, while my time in an American high school brings back memories of department chair meetings where every
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Preamble I have spent the past few months engaged in a number of research activities associated with the use of AI in schools and in further education and training (FET) contexts in Ireland and across the EU. This work has consisted of research on AI uses in Irish schools with UNESCO and through H2’s involvement
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Microsoft Loop has become my go-to workspace (I was always a fan of Notion – and I find Loop is a work based version). Loop is part of the Microsoft suite – so unlike Notion, it is safe for me to use with work related content. In short, it has solved the folder upon folder
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Wait, it cannot be September already? As I perused the pre-summer blog posts to check what my previous blog post entry was, I realised there was quite a run of AI posts in a row, so I decided to go to one of my favourite topics: podcasts. The summer tends to see me increase the
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This post comes from reflecting on my last year as a doctorate student. It has been a year that has taught me more about learning in times of GenAI, and while my context is a doctorate student, I think the lessons are relevant to any older or adult student navigating study and assignments. My main
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Competency-based Education Recently I had had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from Bulgaria who are about to introduce competency-based education into their education system. During their visit we met with multiple experts in the field of competency based education and discussed how the Irish school system has gone on this journey. The National Council
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As teachers, we are always looking for ways to save time and make planning a little easier. With so many digital tools now available, artificial intelligence is becoming a growing part of teacher preparation and planning. One tool that has recently caught my eye is Brisk Teaching. Brisk Teaching is an AI-powered Chrome extension created
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