AI in Higher Education
The AI in HE SIG aims to explore how AI technologies could shape practices in HE to improve student engagement. The SIG focusses on improving teaching quality, from design through to implementation and evaluation, to enhance student engagement. Events hosted by the SIG encompass matters relating to AI literacy, different software to support teaching and materials, and ethical use of AI in HE.
The SIG hosts a range of seminars and workshops relating to different aspects of HE in which AI could be used, from co-designing module syllabi, lesson plans and seminar activities with modules leads, to assessments, marking, and feedback. Events also consider technologies which could assist staff and students with neurodiversity and different proficiencies in developing a variety of skills.
The SIG is aimed at academic staff, non-academic staff, and students with an interest in AI and student engagement.
Convenors
Dr. Tadhg Blommerde
Northumbria University
Tadhg presently holds dual roles; he is an Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) at Northumbria University and an MSc dissertation supervisor at Oxford Brookes University.
He is proficient in quantitative and qualitative social science techniques and methods, and regarded as a Gen AI pioneer. He has published and spoken at numerous events and conferences on Gen AI.
Dr. Jane Scott
Anglia Ruskin University
Email: jane.scott@aru.ac.uk
Jane is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology. She teaches and supervises at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and researches in a range of areas including the use of digital technologies for mental health. Jane has a lifelong interest in enhancing student engagement through innovative teaching practices, underpinning a keen curiosity about the use of AI in Higher Education. She led some early initiatives introducing the use of AI in assessment and has presented on the topic in a range of contexts.
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