Lisa Jacka and Julie Lindsay discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, focusing on academic efficiency, learning design, and assessment and highlight the ethical considerations surrounding AI use, advocating for a move from ad-hoc implementation to a more seamless, institution-wide framework.
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I’m not IT… and other urban myths
Recently I was at a meeting with a group of experienced educators looking at ways to engage students with a co-curricula project, when I heard the refrain “I’m not IT” used as a reason not to create an equivalent experience for online students.
Closing the Loop: Data Driven Decisions Enhancing Student Engagement
Recently, the Student Engagement SIG had the opportunity to hear about the work undertaken first to find, then analyse, USQ data on student engagement.
International collaboration and the four ‘pillars’ that influence and shape online learning at USQ
Recently USQ International invited TechDem leaders to put together a 3-hour workshop to share with the Hang Chu University College of Communication, Malaysia
Aesthetics vs Pragmatics
ConversationsI’ll be honest… It took me as much time to select the image accompanying this post as...
An Interesting Read: Nkomo, Daniel and Butson
Last year, Larian M. Nkomo, Ben K. Daniel and Russell J. Butson published a systematic literature review on student engagement, which focussed on technologies that encompass social media, video, and collaborative learning technologies.
An Interesting Read: Exploring Ungratefulness Towards Technology
In December 2021, Naval Garg and Sarika Kumari published a paper entitled Dear Technology, You are not Welcome: Exploring Ungratefulness Towards Technology. Its title resonates on many levels.