Since its launch in late 2022, ChatGPT has dominated much of the discourse around technology in education. Indeed, on this very platform, we have seen many blog posts on the topic (‘ChatGPT won’t replace me’ and ‘How might chatbox technology impact on education and training?’). Over the past few months, I have been experimenting with […]
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BETT (British Educational Training and Technology Show) returned to the ExCeL Arena in London from March 29th – 31st and I was delighted to be back having missed last year’s return of this flagship educational technology event post covid. The official stats maintain I was one of 30,000 educators, policy makers, EdTechs and industry changemakers
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Opinion post alert: Chat GPT/AI won’t replace me! Here is why!
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“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future” Steve Jobs On 11th March, CESI held its annual conference and celebrated 50 years in Irish education. It proved a great opportunity for present and former members
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It hard to believe that the brilliant FÍS Film Project has been running for almost 25 years. Led by Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dún Laoghaire (IADT) in Partnership with PDST, its core objective is to introduce the medium of film to primary students and explore how it can enhance the educational and life
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Following a turbulent two years of interruption in schools due to the pandemic, teachers are looking at an expanded set of student needs that can require more tools than ever to deliver unique and personalized learning experiences. Microsoft has been busy in delivering new educational supports and less than a year after introducing its Reading Coach
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In my last blog post, I shared my teaching ‘New Year resolutions’ and item No. 6 on the list was ‘use better tech’. One of the tools I am keen to use more regularly in class this year, to aid teaching and learning, is Carousel Learning – an online tool to strengthen students’ long-term memory
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Engineers Week 2023 starts this Saturday, March 4th and runs until March 10th. Now in its 17th year, STEPS Engineers Week provides students with the opportunity to discover engineering, facilitated by their teachers, parents and local community. A weeklong festival of events to celebrate the world of engineering in Ireland. with primary and secondary students,
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The SFI-funded WEAVE Project is an exciting two-year collaboration between Dublin City University (DCU), SETU Carlow, the Professional Development Services for Teachers in Ireland (PDST), and Arizona State University (ASU). Over the last two years, the WEAVE Project has worked with teachers and students from nine primary schools across the Dublin and Carlow regions. The
Last Tuesday (February 7th) marked ‘Safer Internet Day’ around the world. As internet use is becoming more and more common amongst our children, this day has taken on particular significance in recent times. In this blog post, I will attempt to showcase resources that will allow you to ensure that ‘SID’ is not simply an
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