I love using video clips to help students get interested and excited about a topic. It’s a great way to start a lesson, and video is a great stimulus to motivate pupils and get them involved in a lesson right away. From promoting critical thinking to making real-world connections, you can use video clips for […]
OK, I got this cool opportunity to spend a few days at the Google for Education Champions Symposium at Google’s Dublin office. Who are these Champions? They’re a mix of Google Innovators, Trainers, and Coaches. The event was packed with Masterclasses, workshops, and talks, focusing on three themes: personal growth, tech skills, and brainstorming on
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The Dawn of AISince the launch of ChatGPT in late November 2022 there has been tremendous speculation and discussion around the impact AI technology, particularly generative AI tools, such as Chat GPT can have in education. This is the latest in a range of tools that many believe have the potential to disrupt many of
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Last year, I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara Oakley, a Professor of Engineering at Oaklands University in the US. Oakley is the co-creator of the “Learning How to Learn” MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on Coursera and the author of the book of the same name. Barbara (or Barb as she insisted on being
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It Is fair to say that significant momentum is building behind the use of AI in education with each passing week. A mere review of the TeachNet blog will see 3 of the last 6 blog posts focussing on Microsoft’s AI Upskilling Programme, Using AI to Help with Productivity and the use of Google Bard
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Microsoft has launched a new national Artificial Intelligence skills training programme. The announcement was made in Dublin today when Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Dara Calleary, visited One Microsoft Place. The Minister engaged in a roundtable discussion, which brought together leaders from industry, education and academia to discuss the opportunity
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Artificial Intelligence seems to be on everyone’s minds at present, particularly in relation to how it will impact on the world of work and on the skills people will need to work in the future. The World Economic Forum projects that 1.1 billion jobs are liable to change over the next decade and Microsoft has
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UNESCO recently published a report that warns of the lack of appropriate governance and regulation of technology in education. The Global Education Monitoring Report calls for a “human-centered vision” where digital technology serves students and educators instead of detracting from the educational process. The report is titled, ‘Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms?’
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Last June, I wrote a piece for this blog on Leaving Certificate reform and specifically on how the CAO system, in my opinion, corrupts our Senior Cycle. Since then, Minister Norma Foley has announced an “acceleration” of Senior Cycle reform with seven revised subject specifications and two new subjects being introduced. It was also announced
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I’ve written previously about the numerous Learning Tools Microsoft have Developed (And integrated) into Microsoft 365 for Education, most recently Reading Progress and Coach in my Teams – What’s New for Twenty-Two post. Even more recently my blog colleague Paul gave us the skinny on Learning Accelerators in New Learning Accelerator Tools from Microsoft. Less
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