In this ‘Brave New (AI-powered) World’ we now inhabit it’s impossible to drown out the ever increasing hyperbole depicting GenAI as the ultimate panacea for ever conceivable woe. As each new iteration of ChatGPT (Or whatever chatbot, you’re having yourself) arrives, accompanied by fanfare and we hear catchphrases like, ‘Digital Transformation’, ‘Future Skills’ and ‘New […]
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I ask the same question at the start of nearly every AI teachier training session I facilitate: “How many of you are using AI regularly in your teaching practice?” The response is nearly always the same: teachers looking around the room, waiting for someone else to raise their hand first. Maybe two or three hands
When Teachers Lead Because Government Won’t: ISTA’s AI Guidance Read More »
I have always been a bit of a hoarder when it comes to links. Thinking back to the early Web 2.0 days, I wondered how many training sessions I delivered on social bookmarking. For younger readers, social bookmarking was the use of online services that allowed users to add, annotate, edit, and share bookmarks. I
Social bookmarking rises again Read More »
The world runs on multimedia. Whether it’s an explainer video for your class, a clip to share an outcome or testimonial, or a piece to raise awareness of a great cause, we are all working with video footage at some point. Have you ever been gutted that you just captured a great video only to
Can AI save time? Adobe Enhance Speech v2 screams – Yes! Read More »
As a secondary school teacher, I’m always looking for ways to make maths more engaging—and less intimidating—for my students. Artificial Intelligence can transform teaching and learning for the better – we just need to use it in the right way! Recently, I’ve started using Canva AI in my lessons, and it’s been a brilliant addition
Canva AI – code interactive activities for your students! Read More »
When I first became a Digital Learning Coordinator, I thought the role would be all about devices, apps and keeping up with the latest technology. The reality turned out to be very different. Much of the work wasn’t about the shiny tools at all — it was about people, planning and building systems that actually
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Over the last number of years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been at the forefront of our minds when it comes to teaching and learning, and its overall impact on education. There are a wide range of AI tools available to use and it can be difficult for teachers to decide which to use. Over the
Napkin AI: Create visuals in seconds! Read More »
Final Call ⌛All our 2025 online summer courses must close Friday, August 22nd at 5pm so make sure you don’t miss out on securing your EPV days for the coming academic year… Teachers can still avail of the following 9 EPV day approved courses from TeachNet but time is running out so BOOK NOW!
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This week, ISTELive (International Society for Technology in Education Conference) takes place in San Antonio, Texas, for the first time since 2017. I was there for ISTELive17 and also got to go to Denver last year for my second ISTELive. I’ll share a short exposé of the largest edtech event in the world from my
ISTE Live -Disneyland for ed tech geeks Read More »
It’s time to take a break, not from education, not from learning, but from the tug-of-war between education and GenAI. More than two years in, (see my previous post – ‘AI assessment emergency’) and I can’t help but feel we are still caught up in the fear, the hype, the defensiveness, the over-promising, the over-reacting,
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