Katrina Joyce
@edtechkat.bsky.social
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Instructional Designer | Learning Technologist | Higher Education @Galway
Alan Turing, once said: âIf a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent.â This is because learning is an essential part of intelligence, and people usually learn from mistakes.
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AIâs errors may be impossible to eliminate â what that means for its use in health care
Many health symptoms can be caused by multiple illnesses â if AI canât tell the difference between them, it wonât be able to operate accurately without human oversight.
https://theconversation.com/ais-errors-may-be-impossible-to-eliminate-what-that-means-for-its-use-in-health-care-251036?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm_source=theconversation.com
10 days ago
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This may even by crazy enough to work in Galway
#TransportForIreland
#GalwayRingRoad
#GalwayTraffic
#ClimateSolutions
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Europe's longest urban cable car is unveiled over dazzling capital city
The new line, the first of its kind in the French capital, has been designed to connect the city's isolated outskirts, poorly served by trains and buses, to the Métro network.
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10 days ago
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New education technologies are only as powerful as the communities that guide their use. Opening a new browser tab is easy; creating the conditions for good learning is hard.
#AI
#EdTech
#Education
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What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools
It can take years to collect evidence that shows effective uses of new technologies in schools. Unfortunately, early guesses sometimes go seriously wrong.
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3 months ago
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How the tech industry wants you to think about AI | Fiona Katauskas
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How the tech industry wants you to think about AI | Fiona Katauskas
It doesnât
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/aug/07/how-the-tech-industry-wants-you-to-think-about-ai?CMP=share_btn_url
5 months ago
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Current applications of AI in medical education exist as small-scale pilots rather than mature, scaled implementations - The challenge isnât technological, nor is it innovation. It is building the infrastructure to translate these pilots into educational practice.
#MedEd
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AI in medical education: 5 ways schools are employing new tools
Artificial intelligence is being tapped to create quizzes, simulate patients, pinpoint student struggles, and write assessments. Humans remain âin the loop.â
https://www.aamc.org/news/ai-medical-education-5-ways-schools-are-employing-new-tools
8 months ago
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The researchers behind this study wanted to find out whether the same lifestyle factors that shape basic thinking skills might also relate to the higher-level processes people use to guide and regulate their thinking
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Metacognitive abilities are linked to physical activity, diet, and sleep quality
Your daily habits may influence more than just your physical healthâthey could shape how you plan, monitor, and reflect on your own thinking, according to a new study in PLOS One.
https://www.psypost.org/metacognitive-abilities-are-linked-to-physical-activity-diet-and-sleep-quality/
9 months ago
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My most favourite review, ever!
9 months ago
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Katrina Joyce
Edutopia
10 months ago
Dysgraphia can look like messy handwriting, but itâs a lot more than that and can be a serious obstacle to academic success for some students. Do you know what to look for and how to help kids who struggle with writing?
#EduSky
#InclusiveEd
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"We firmly believe that assessments should be a learning opportunity for students, not just a means to measure performance. Our approach focuses on assessing to learn, not teaching to assess!"
#EduSky
#HigherEducation
#AuthenticAssessment
@lthechat.bsky.social
lthechat.com/2025/03/02/l...
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#LTHEchat 321: Podcasting as assessment
Led by Jonatan Berhane @jonatanberhane.bsky.social and Nicole Blythe @njblythe18.bsky.social Part of the UoS Nursing Associate Programme Team (Nic, Karen, Sofia and myself) recording our first podcâŠ
https://lthechat.com/2025/03/02/lthechat-321-podcasting-as-assessment/
10 months ago
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Prof Damien Page
10 months ago
Students from working class backgrounds still make up only 5% of entrants to medical schools across the UK. This is what happens when widening participation is an activity rather than a central guiding mission.
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Only 5% of UK medical school entrants are working class, data shows
Sutton Trust says underrepresentation of poorer students is âoutrageousâ but number has doubled in 10 years to 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/27/only-5-of-uk-medical-school-entrants-are-working-class-data-shows
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AI detection tools are better than humans at spotting AI. But do nothing to address the core problem of designing AI proof authentic assessments that equals confidence in student knowledge and skills.
#HigherEd
#EdTech
#AuthenticAssessment
#EduSky
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AI-detection software isnât the solution to classroom cheating â assessment has to shift
If educators want to make valid inferences about what students know and can do, assessments like drafts, works-in-progress and repeated observations of student learning are needed.
https://theconversation.com/ai-detection-software-isnt-the-solution-to-classroom-cheating-assessment-has-to-shift-246102?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com
10 months ago
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'In the GenAI era, the only way that we can guarantee academic integrity, and ensure the person being given a qualification actually knows something about the subject, is through supervised, in-person assessment.'
#AcademicIntegrity
#GenAI
##HigherEducation
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What happens when ChatGPT takes a university exam?
It's clear that GenAI tools can already effectively deal with and solve many of the topics taught to university students
https://search.app/3gsk5C1TmZTQTTcj8
10 months ago
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Well, that's just completely unnecessary.
#NewFearUnlocked
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Newly discovered fungal species makes zombies of cave spiders on island of Ireland
Dr. Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientistsâincluding from the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Royal Botanical Gardens Kewâin a study to investigate the identity of a f...
https://search.app/xyoG6cVPzig8CMsQ9
11 months ago
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"So here's my plea to our incoming government. Please abandon the concept of a Galway Ring Road ... Instead, spend a billion euros on building transformative public transport and active travel infrastructure across our small city."
#ClimateAction
#PublicTransport
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CiarĂĄn Cannon: We cannot consider going ahead with the Galway Ring Road
CiarĂĄn Cannon says recent legal rulings should spell the end of plans for the Galway Ring Road project.
https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/galway-ring-road-2-6598715-Jan2025/
11 months ago
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We should be bolder in testing medical AI systems in real-world settings, rather than just in the lab or simulations
#AI
#HealthCare
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
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A healthy dose of AI can improve medical care and save lives
Done right, with real-world evidence to back up the claims and persuade doctors to adopt it, artificial intelligence has the power to enhance clinical outcomes
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435252-400-a-healthy-dose-of-ai-can-improve-medical-care-and-save-lives/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=currents
12 months ago
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Katrina Joyce
Mike Hogan
12 months ago
đšâĄNew Paper with
@imogenc23.bsky.social
@rupertwegerif.bsky.social
and team đĄ Using AI to Support Education for Collective Intelligence
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#CollectiveIntelligence
#AI
#Education
#HigherEd
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Using AI to Support Education for Collective Intelligence - International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in education, but mostly to support individual teaching and learning. However, there are good reasons to think that thinking together and solvin...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40593-024-00437-7
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AI is become more sophisticated & rapidly becoming a favourite among students for their interactive and personalized support.
#AI
#HigherEducation
#EdTech
#LearningTechnology
#StudentSupports
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AI Agents Will Shape Every Aspect Of Education In 2025
In 2025 AI Agents will dominate discussions of AI in education. More than just a tool, AI agents, using rich video interfaces, will drive robust educational experiences.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rayravaglia/2024/12/26/ai-agents-will-shape-every-aspect-of-education-in-2025/
about 1 year ago
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Trends shaping 2025 are not about innovation for its own sake but about preparing students for a future that prioritizes adaptability, human-centric skills, and cognitive problem solving
#EdTech
##HigherEducation
#2025
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Three EdTech Trends Shaping Education In 2025
Discover how educational leaders are reshaping schools in 2025 through AI-driven personalized learning, immersive technologies in CTE, & human-centered leadership.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryhemphill/2024/12/21/three-edtech-trends-shaping-education-in-2025/
about 1 year ago
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"We want the new government to make this a top priority, so we need a citizensâ assembly, a real plan for inclusive education and better support and resources.â
#Inclusion
#HigherEducation
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âPeople make assumptions about usâ: How third level is becoming a real option for people with intellectual disabilities
Universities are providing more programmes for disabled students - but learners say we need to do far more to promote greater inclusion in education
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2024/12/17/people-make-assumptions-about-us-how-third-level-is-becoming-a-real-option-for-people-with-intellectual-disabilities/
about 1 year ago
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Lead is neurotoxic and can erode brain cells and alter brain function after it enters the body. Young children are especially vulnerable to leadâs ability to impair brain development and alter brain health.
#MentalHealth
#Toxic
#Millennial
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Born Before 1996? According to Scientists, Leaded Gas May Have Permanently Altered Your Personality
Harmful lead exposure from air, water, and soil impacts the well-being of 151 million Americans. In 1923, lead was introduced into gasoline to improve car engine performance. However, this boost to au...
https://scitechdaily.com/born-before-1996-according-to-scientists-leaded-gas-may-have-permanently-altered-your-personality/
about 1 year ago
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Katrina Joyce
CIRTL
about 1 year ago
Every 2 years we run a showcase to celebrate and share insights from the wide range of teaching & learning activities
@ucc.bsky.social
. Last year's showcase had a riveting keynote by Randy Bass, VP of Strategic Education Initiatives, Georgetown University @issotl
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl_A...
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The Forking paths of the Learning Paradigm: what's the role of education in a Transformative Future?
YouTube video by CIRTL UCC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl_ArBImqgs
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Dr Catherine OâMahony (she/her)
about 1 year ago
Migration ongoing from X.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
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European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/european-federation-of-journalists-to-stop-posting-content-on-x-386598/
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Katrina Joyce
Alison Casey
about 1 year ago
Interactive orals are coming for you, check out our paper that just won best concise paper at
#ascilite2024
. None of my co-authors are on bluesky (yet), but they are Adrian Norman, Stephanie Wilson and Jo Nash. We've got a bunch more data, look out.
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Marking âon the flyâ in interactive oral assessments in Business | ASCILITE Publications
https://publications.ascilite.org/index.php/APUB/article/view/1392
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Jay Forsythe
about 1 year ago
Iâve heard that having a child will test oneâs patience but tbh showing senior faculty how to navigate Outlook and upload documents to our LMS is testing me more than my child ever has
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The AI Accountability Lab aims to foster transparency and accountability in the development and use of AI systems," Dr Birhane said
#AI
#HigherEducation
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AI accountability lab launched at Trinity College Dublin
A new research group designed to advance accountability in artificial intelligence (AI) has been launched at Trinity College Dublin.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1128/1483457-ai-lab-trinity/
about 1 year ago
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In an age where generative AI can generate complex responses in seconds, replacing the final written exam with oral assessments has led to zero academic integrity breaches since the format was implemented
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Voice from the past: how one university is countering AI with ancient examination techniques
The University of South Australia is reintroducing the oral tradition of viva voce to test studentsâ knowledge more effectively
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/25/back-to-the-futurum-how-one-university-is-countering-ai-with-ancient-examination-techniques
about 1 year ago
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AI and Crispr could open up new solutions for improving natural carbon capture and environmental sustainability.
www.wired.com/story/combin...
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Combining AI and Crispr Will Be Transformational
The genome-editing technology can be supercharged by artificial intelligenceâand the results are already being felt.
https://www.wired.com/story/combining-ai-and-crispr-will-be-transformational/
about 1 year ago
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