Cyber-Schools Quest
Introducing students to the world of Cyber-Security!
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#9 AI in FET Podcast
In a follow up to our #5 Digital Transformation in FET Podcast from March this year, Dr. Michael Hallissy speaks again with John Heffernan, TEL Coordinator in Tipperary ETB, to drill down on the use of AI in FET teaching, learning and assessment across the county. John is joined by three colleagues, Ester Mackey, Susan
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Using AI to Help with Productivity
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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A Good Deed
While engaged in conversation with a neighbour of an ex-girlfriend’s second cousin ( yes – we were talking that long to establish that fact) over the summer, I was asked to suggest some tools that could help her son who was diagnosed with dyslexia. As it was a topic that I had not researched, or
EU #CodeWeek 2023
EU Code Week (Or fortnight🤔) is back this month, October 7th – 22nd as it continues the mission to mainstream coding, computational thinking, and digital literacy among young people across Europe and beyond. From humble beginnings in 2013 this annual event has grown exponentially with last years 10th iteration seeing 78 thousand events registered and
Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms
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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Sway Your Own Way with Microsoft 365
So you want to create a presentation, but not sure how to deliver it in the best way possible? You’ve come to the right place. Recently, I’ve been experimenting with Microsoft Sway to deliver presentations to classes, and also to whole staff meetings. It really has been a very interactive and dare I say it,
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Introducing Quick Guides for Microsoft Learning Tools
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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AI for the classroom
Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic in the las year, but how can we really utilise this technology in our classrooms? ChatGPT The first & most commonly recognised AI is ChatGPT – Open AI. This can be a very useful tool used in the classroom, but this AI is only as good as the
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The AI assessment emergency
The AI assessment emergency. Reality check, what are we assessing and why?
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