University staff are under pressure to produce more with less. But what if, instead of using #GenAI to save time, we took a slower approach? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/use-genai-slow-down-and-reflect-more-deeply#GenAI#HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

lnkd.in/e_Kzez8p #Edtech #EdAi #teachertraining

AI is evolving fast. Humans? Still catching up. Respect isn’t built on punctuality or perfection, it’s built on empathy, honesty, and curiosity. That’s the real upgrade we need. #Edtech #Edai #ai #education

So important that European educator unions are getting together to agree ways forward on AI in both schools and HE - and especially that they are *not* partnering with big AI firms as the US teachers' union has done.

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

🚀 Just launched! UCL's Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report Celebrating the work of researchers, innovators & partners from UCL and beyond, the report highlights how innovation can improve lives and benefit humanity. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4niclx3

Six months into our new BRITEthink software journey, and it’s been both exhilarating to see how far we’ve come... and how much we continue to learn. Launching both Arabic and English versions simultaneously was ambitious, but essential to reflect the diverse communities we serve #ai #EdAi #edtech

AI is already in your classroom — are you ready for it? This practical, one-hour CPD session will help teachers confidently navigate the challenges and opportunities of AI in education. #ai #Edai

It’s been fun to be on a podcast this week. Speaking about what I enjoy. youtu.be/M6CJgiEcl1I #ai #Edtech #aibias #machinelearning #Edai #research

I was preparing some notes on what decolonising Ai looks like, in the theme of vocational training. It can mean a lot of things, but changing to data or getting it more localised it not enough…the AI entity will still think like a western/euro-centric way #ai #decolonizingAi #machinelearning

3 impactful days, discussing assessment, ai and ethical use in assessment and culture. My first time to #Learn2025 but one which will give me more runway to work in the Kingdom #ai #assessment #TVET #learning

A thing of beauty #Riyadh #Riyadhmetro #SaudiArabia

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

If anyone’s struggled to keep up with my threads on why the genAI bubble Is a bubble, here’s a simplified pictorial explanation, the plug is OpenAI and the sockets are Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD

Some great things to take away from day 1 @ Learn in Saudi Arabia. Good to see discussions forming around effective #Ai use, it’s parameters and #equity in digital education #Edtech #SaudiArabia

The start of year 2! Today, I’m back at @ucl.ac.uk for year 2 of my EdD. I’m looking forward to continuing my research in AI within vocational education, with interests in technology-social constructivism and decolonizing AI 🤖 #UCL #ai #EdD #Research #doctorate

An interesting read covering many areas. The key parts which stuck out for me was now 'uneven funding' of adult skills from devolution, it seems to be providing unequal opportunities. It has also impacted many high quality national providers #furthereducation #training #skills

I had the pleasure of visiting London’s Ismaili Centre today, a truly unique space that blends spiritual reflection with cultural openness and stands as a symbol of pluralism in the heart of the city. Here is a shot of the roof garden with the tower from the V&A in the background #OpenHouseLondon

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

#OtD 27 Aug 1889 the great strike of East End Jewish tailors in London, UK began during a dockers' strike. Despite the antipathy of the dockers' union leader, the tailors held out until October when the employers caved in stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9881...

In the past year, I’ve chosen my research to focus on techno-social constructivism, exploring how people and technology co-create knowledge within education and assessment. #ai #Edai #Edtech #phd

Back in #cumbria #lakedistrict

One of our founders is currently traveling across Asia and today connected with our BRITEthink partners in Malaysia 🇲🇾. They’ve been using our assessment platform to deliver NCFE/CACHE qualifications in Early Years and Adult Social Care. #EdTech #VocationalEducation #TVET #Training #MadeInTheUK

Some break away from #Edtech and #ai and looking for ideas for some Canvas I’ve got #creative

Insight: AI is seen less as a ‘tool’ and more as a ‘colleague’ - but only when it behaves culturally appropriately. #ai #Edai #edtech #assessment

When your newest cohorts of vocational trainers, assessors and quality assurance are now completed, it’s time to post the certificates 🥇📩 🌍… Today’s certificates are heading to 🇬🇧 🇦🇪 🇴🇲 🇧🇭 - congratulations 🎉 #TVET #vocationaltraining #education #teachertrainingcourse #teachertrainer

#ChatGPT #Universities #OpenAI #Artificial #intelligence #(AI) #World #news #Technology #Computing #Education Origin | Interest | Match

Which education approach to #GenAI do students experience in upper secondary schools? We explored this through the lens of #MediaLiteracy education. Key finding: Critical-reflective approaches foster both AI confidence & responsibility. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ca... #AIed #DigitalAgency #EdTech

It’s been a while, I’m actually excited for this one (in draft) for my EdD. #ai #Edtech #aiEd #doctorate

One year ago today, we kicked off the UCL Festival of Engineering. Over the next 6 days, we welcomed more than 7000 people to over 250 events across 6 London boroughs. Find out more about what we got up to during a pretty extraordinary week ⬇️

Congratulations to our partners in Saudi Arabia who are ready to launch NCFE cache qualifications under a new and exciting brand this summer. 🚀 BRITEthink is happy to support the delivery of these qualifications in English and Arabic #madeintheuk #assessment #TVET#edtech #seedfunding

Through our involvement with UCL EdTech Labs BRITEthink gained valuable insights into the importance of research The paper further evidences the growing need for a solution Have a read - docs.google.com/document/d/1... #Edtech #Assessment #Vocationaltraining #Edai #TVET #Seed #Adultlearning

Congrats to The National Institute of Childhood, Oman for their recent graduation. It is a privilege to be quality assurance #Tvet #oman #adultskills #Edtech #vocationaltraining

Wrote a little bit on the partnership between #ai and vocational trainer www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-ways... #Edtech #ai #teacher #Edai #TVET

If learning is social and knowledge is co-created… what happens when AI becomes part of the conversation? Is it a partner, a tool, or a silent architect of what we learn? #AIinEducation #Constructivism #EdTech #ai #machinelearning

Opening day of #LondonEdtechWeek … thanks @ucl.ac.uk Edtech Labs and Centre for Digital innovation #edtech #Edai #TVET

🇬🇧 🇸🇦 I spoke at the ConFab global conference with Abeer about some joint research we conducted on the use of AI to support teacher workload. The research centred on her AIED startup, Nuhieh, which is focused on curriculum planning in Saudi #EdAI #Edtech #Teacherworkload #ai #machinelearning

Notebooks and reflexive journals ready as I start my first research on Ai and its socio constructionist link with vocational trainers - excited #EdD #PhD #research #ai #machinelearning #Tvet #vocationaltraining

Tips for the IQA: The Sample Plan… the foundation to how you manage and develop the work within the centre #IQA #sampleplan #tvet #vocationaltraining #assessor #assessment

Vintage search engine spotted in @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social library 👌 #library #doctoratelife

It is great to be speaking with fellow researcher Abeer M. Tadmori at this online conference next week on our joint research paper نهية | Nuhieh : AI Driven Planning for Arabic Education - A Case-Focused Theoretical Exploration. #Edai #edtech #resesearch 🇬🇧🇸🇦

Actually, yes, this and a fantastic set of encyclopedias

Some great presentations today at @uclsociology.bsky.social PhD student conference #sociology #technoconstructivism #PhD #EdD

Building an assessment platform is a complex endeavor, involving the development of holistic assessment practices, user engagement, and marking systems. For us, the next major challenge is creating this platform in Arabic. #Edtech #EdAI #TVET

Meta’s Ai team have roamed winbuzzer.com/2025/05/26/m... #ai #ainews #LLMs

A walk to Piel Island, Cumbria #bankholiday #weekend #pielcastle #pielisland

What ethical questions does working with young children raise? Dr Karen Wilkes shares her insights on ethics preparation prior to fieldwork, drawing from her recent research on the societal impact of gentrification in London. Listen on the #IOEPodcast: pod.fo/e/2d656d

#DoctoralJourney - just had my ethics finished on my first mini research project, looking at AI from a sociological lens in #TVET Education. #PhDresearch #EdDresearch #Phdchat

Sore feet but well worth it! Climbing to Wetherlem 763m in #Cumbria #LakeDistrict today