Our first podcast of this academic year sees us continuing from where we left off in May, talking again about the potential of generative AI in teaching, learning and assessment. So, to follow up last year’s in-depth look into the use of AI in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector over the next two […]
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It’s been another week full of AI developments. OpenAI recently announced a range of exciting features, as detailed in this article, which are poised to significantly enhance educational methodologies. However, many of these cutting-edge features are reserved for premium users who pay a €20 monthly fee for early access. Fortunately, Bing Chat’s Copilot feature, which
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As with so many events, by necessity, ESB Science Blast went virtual in 2021 and organisers are keeping this format in 2022 and it’s now time for Blast Off! Science Blast is a non-competitive programme for for senior primary classes from 3rd – 6th. It taps into students’ natural curiosity by asking them to investigate
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Seesaw is a digital portfolio tool which allows pupils to store work in an online space and gain feedback from their teacher. The use of Seesaw has increased dramatically over the past two years, and it was one of the most popular platforms in primary schools during the periods of emergency remote teaching in 2020
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4 Tips for adding ‘INTERACTIVE’ to your Interactive Whiteboard! Some years ago, I spent a great deal of time creating interactive activities to use on my interactive whiteboard (IWB), probably after spending an even greater deal of time failing to find a ready to use activity. The rather temperamental cable connection, stylus or wifi lag
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An article published last week by Dr. Gearóid O’Suilleabháin of Munster Technological University on how the education system interacted with emergency remote teaching over the past 18 months really got me thinking about the year ahead. In the article, Dr. O’Suilleabháin challenges the negative narrative that has existed around emergency remote teaching. One of the
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EdPuzzle is an interactive, online tool that has come to prominence in recent years. It is a cross-sectoral tool that has equal benefits for teachers and learners at primary and post-primary level, as well as those in further education. EdPuzzle allows teachers to edit digital video to engage students. EdPuzzle links with a number of
EdPuzzle – A Perfect Cross-Sectoral Blended Learning Tool? Read More »
The latest ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) SIGCSE (Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education) chapter, SIGCSEire, was officially launched this week in the UCD School of Computer Science. The ACM was founded in 1947 and is the world’s largest scientific and education computing society with nearly 100,000 members. was founded in 1970 and has
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Promethean has upgraded their award winning interactive whiteboard software ActivInspire to Version 2. Users of ActivInspire Version 1 cannot update to this new version of ActivInspire that has full integration with their new ClassFlow product by updating from within ActivInspire. In order to update to ActivInspire a user has to go to the Promethean Planet
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In a post last month we looked at Promethean’s Cloud Based Lesson Creation and Presentation tools – ClassFlow. In many classes at primary and post-primary level, pupils are using tablet devices to enhance learning and classroom engagement. To facilitate two way communication between teachers and pupils, Promethean have developed a number of Smartphone and tablet
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