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Learning To Ai Episode 1 - Generative AI and Pedagogic Optimism: Professor Jon Dron

In this episode, Professor David Webster from the University of Liverpool talks to Professor Jon Dron of Athabasca University in Canada. They discuss the mood in Higher Education in relation to Generative Artificial Intelligence, and whether we should panic and how much.

Speakers: Professor David Webster and Professor Jon Dron

12 March 2024 | 47 minutes

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Learning To Ai Episode 2: An Interview with ChatGPT

Tune into our latest episode of "Learning to AI" with Professor David Webster and ChatGPT, as we explore the transformative potential and challenges of integrating generative AI into academia...

Speakers: Professor David Webster and Sky (ChatGPT 4)

08 April 2024 | 30 minutes

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Learning To Ai Episode 3 - Student and staff attitudes to Generative AI – some survey findings

In this episode of Learning to AI, Professor Webster talks to Dr Claire Ellison, from the University of Liverpool's Centre for Innovation in Education. Claire talks about the results of their survey into staff and student attitudes to Generative Artificial Intelligence, and the impact on her main area of expertise - assessment.

Speakers: Professor David Webster and Dr Claire Ellison

05 July 2024 | 28 minutes

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Learning To Ai Episode 4 - In Conversation Amid Shifting Ai Sands with Marc Watkins

In this episode Professor Dave Webster talks to Marc Watkins, Assistant Director of Academic Innovation at the University of Mississippi. ⁠Marc Watkins⁠ is an award-winning educator and writer, with an interest in AI in Education. In this episode, Dave Webster asks him about why, despite all the threats and worry, he is still optimistic about Higher Education and GAI. You can find lots of Marc's writing ⁠here.

Speakers: Professor David Webster and Marc Watkins

8 October 2024 | 36 minutes 

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