Over the previous calendar year, several colleagues gave Westminster AI Talks about how they use Generative AI and provided their thoughts on the pros and cons of this technology. This included a 1-day event where over 10 colleagues spoke and…
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Anyone who could not catch the live stream earlier in the week can access a recording of this event, held at Westminster, via this link. There were some very interesting presentations, including one that provided a sound overview of ethical…
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From early September, the AI Conversations tool will be released in the Blackboard environment. In early September, a new AI feature will appear in Blackboard. It’s called AI Conversations, and it’s all about helping students get comfortable with AI while…
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The university has recently published new guidance for students on using generative AI in their studies. The guidance encourages them to engage with generative AI in their independent, non-assessed work and suggests various ways they can do this. The guidance…
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The University Teaching Committee recently approved a new Guidance for Students on using Generative AI. The new guidance was developed through consultation with this community and through Schools via Learning and Teaching Directors. One main change in the new policy…
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On the 16th of May, Jon Barnhart of EAB, an international consultancy, visited Westminster and presented an overview of some of the challenges faced by higher education worldwide and how it was beginning to play a role in addressing them….
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Some may be interested to look at this paper I came across in Science (a journal I don’t visit as much as I used to). The study reported in the paper involved 453 college-educated professionals. Participants were assigned occupation-specific writing…
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This is an interesting short post from colleagues at the University of Sydney considering the challenge of redesigning assessments due to the rise of generative AI in software. It argues against the possibility of making “AI-proof” exams. Instead, it suggests…
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The world may be on the edge of a transformative era, where the fusion of human skills and artificial intelligence is set to redefine the landscape of professional services. Some of our colleagues have stepped into the spotlight, putting forward…
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The University of Westminster is one of 8 universities in the UK selected to work with the JISC on piloting a Generative AI system designed to support educators with their work. The system being used is called Teachermatic and is…
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