The iTeach Online Podcast: Artificial Intelligence in Teaching at the University of Nottingham

In this episode, Nigel Owen and John Horton delve into the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on higher education. They explore how AI tools like Microsoft Co-Pilot and others are reshaping the educational landscape by automating some tasks that traditionally required human intelligence while highlighting that students still need to use skills like critical …

Reflections on the Teaching and Learning Conference Pt 1

In a two-part series, we will be reflecting on the recent Teaching and Learning Conference which took place on the UoN UK campus on the 23rd and 24th April 2024. This first post discusses the keynote presentation from Professor Carl Gombrich, the Dean and founder member of a new university called the London Interdisciplinary School. …

Engineering Faculty Takeover: AI in Teaching and Learning

Throughout the 2023–4 academic year, we are running a new feature on the Learning Technology (LT) blog: a faculty takeover month! Each month, we will feature posts from different faculty members at the university. Every Friday, posts will highlight interesting work and ideas related to technology in teaching and learning and showcase unique projects from within …

An Introduction to AI for Higher Education

In this post, John Horton, Learning Technology Senior Project Manager (Pedagogies), reflects on the development of AI and how it might impact higher education at the University of Nottingham and the wider sector. “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) – more specifically, generative AI – is arguably the biggest computational development to hit the general public for many …

Navigating the Future of Virtual Learning Environments

Tis the 1st of December, marking the start of our festive advent calendar on the Learning Technology blog!  Every day throughout December we will bring you a new post on all types of learning technology, leading right up to December 24th where the last door will open to reveal… well, you’ll have to wait and …