Excellent report from US Office of EdTech on "AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning". Takeaways: emphasize humans, align with a shared education vision, design from best pedagogy, build trust, involve educators, consider context, develop guidelines. www2.ed.gov/documents/ai-r…

Thinking today of all those, like my grandad, who risked everything 79 years ago on the beaches of Normandy to bring hope, freedom and democracy to so many.

🤖 Education secretary Gillian Keegan is launching a call for evidence on using artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT in education 'to get the best' out of the new technology feweek.co.uk/chatgpt-keegan…

Innovating Pedagogy 2023 report from The Open University is published. Covers AI pedagogy, pedagogy of care, education metaverse, multimodal learning, entrepreneurial education, relational pedagogies, entangled pedagogies & more. It's free. Let's innovate! open.ac.uk/blogs/innovati…

We have a series of six webinars on AI in higher education starting on 5 September. This will be an exciting series examining a diversity of aspects of AI in the sector chaired by Janja Komljenovic. Definitely not to miss. Check out the announcement: shorturl.at/lzDPT

I am delighted to be joining University of Cumbria as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching) on Monday 30 October. I’m very grateful for everything I have learnt from colleagues and students Teesside University over the last 7 years. Looking forward to new opportunities and challenges ahead!

Today we announced a £118m skills package to enable the UK to make the most of AI across all industries 👨‍🔬💻 This funding will foster the next generation of researchers needed to seize the transformational benefits of AI through scholarships, expert centres and visa schemes.

Hoover Institution and Stanford Engineering are pleased to announce the inaugural edition of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review, a project and publication dedicated to the frontier technologies shaping the global landscape. Download the free report and learn more: setr.stanford.edu.

Call for Papers AHE Conference is now out! Come and join our star-studded and generous cast of researchers, developers, leaders and practitioners to help enhance our assessment for learning practices in HE.  The deadline for proposals 22 January 2024: see ahenetwork.org

BREAKING: Sam Altman Out At OpenAI trib.al/7choYSY

🎉 We are delighted to let you know that the 15th Issue of the Students as Partners can be found at: mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap/issue/cu… Altogether, 42 students and 44 staff/faculty from 13 countries contributed to this issue of 287 pages. Check it out!

Today on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings we remember the young of our nations who stepped out on those beaches and into history. As long as freedom lives their deeds will never die.

Thankyou so much for your inspiring keynote session University of Cumbria today.

‘Talent is classless’: bold project launched to create centre for writing in north-east England. - Claire Malcolm Mark Brown theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

.WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk ‘In memory of all allied airmen who once stood in this bar with a drink and their thoughts. Here, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in joy, they contemplated their part in the hostilities 1939-1945’ The Golden Fleece, Thirsk.

Very much looking forward to reading this forthcoming book from Rory Stewart - and considering how it will shape our thinking on place-based engaged learning at the University of Cumbria University of Cumbria

Taking a moment today to remember the courage and sacrifice of so many 81 years ago in bringing hope, freedom and justice in the darkest of times.

Fantastic fishing mural at the Fish Quay, North Shields