UNE’s AI Shake-Up: A Regional Uni Redefining the Rules?
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In this episode, Ray sits down with , Director of at the , a regional Australian university making one of the boldest moves in higher education: giving every staff member and every student access to a full enterprise AI platform. Aaron shares how UNE has built , its white-labelled version of the platform, and why the university chose to go beyond standard tools like Copilot or ChatGPT for Education. With multi-model access, MCP connectors, and soon agentic capabilities, UNE staff have already created more than 3,000 AI assistants and reached an extraordinary 85% daily usage rate. The...
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Meet the weird new jobs AI just invented
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In this episode of the AI in Education Podcast, Ray and Dan wrap up Series 14 with a packed news and research roundup. They start with the tricky world of AI governance in education, where Ray explains how schools and universities can simplify their policies instead of writing 26 new ones. The conversation then turns to a Washington Post piece on the rise of new AI-driven jobs - from conversation designers to human-AI collaboration leads - and what this means for the future of work and capability-building. They also unpack new insights from cechat about how teachers are creating and using AI...
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Education on Country: Peta-Anne Toohey on AI and Data Sovereignty
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In this episode of the AI in Education Podcast, hosts Dan and Ray welcome , Social Reciprocity Manager at Indigital, Australia’s first Indigenous-owned digital training company. Together they explore how generative AI intersects with Indigenous knowledge systems, and why cultural safety, data sovereignty, and community-led design must be central to any tech or education initiative. Peta shares powerful stories from her work in Cape York, where communities are building digital skills on Country through augmented reality, drones, and caring-for-country technologies. She unpacks what it means...
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Inside the AI Classroom: Dan & Ray’s Big AI-in-Education Download
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Inside the AI Classroom: Dan & Ray’s Big AI-in-Education Download In this fast-paced news roundup, Dan and Ray dive head-first into the latest research and developments shaping AI in education. From MIT’s Perspectives for the Perplexed guide for schools, to McKinsey’s take on “agentic AI,” to Google’s LearnLM experiments with AI-powered textbooks, the duo unpack what every educator needs to know right now. They explore what’s happening inside classrooms, universities, and edtech labs — including new findings on AI literacy, evolving assessment design, and why “policing AI...
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Becoming More Human in the Age of AI at University
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Becoming More Human in the Age of AI at University What happens when AI knows everything - and humans must rediscover what makes us unique? In this episode, host Ray Fleming sits down with , to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping not just libraries, but the very identity of education itself. Carlo shares how librarians are helping students and academics navigate AI’s rapid rise - guiding them to think critically, question deeply, and find their authentic voice in an age of infinite information. Together, they unpack how AI is pushing universities to move beyond expertise and...
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The AI Mayhem Episode
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In this week’s episode of the AI and Education Podcast, Ray and Dan dive into one of the most chaotic – and entertaining – weeks in AI news so far. From councils losing millions to AI-powered scams to the idea of having a “family safe word,” this one swings between hilarious and hair-raising. They unpack what’s new in AI assessment research - including TEQSA’s AI guidance for universities, the “wicked problem” of AI and assessment, and why Turnitin’s detection tools are under fire (again). You’ll hear how South Australia’s EdChat report shows teachers and students...
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Humans in AI – Creativity, Wellbeing & Technology in Education
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Humans in AI – Creativity, Wellbeing & Technology in Education a researchers perspective Guest: Dr Rebecca Marrone, Lecturer & Researcher, University of South Australia In this episode, Dan and Ray welcome Dr Rebecca Marrone to discuss the intersection of AI, creativity, and wellbeing in education. Her research explores how technology, especially AI, is transforming the educational landscape for both teachers and students. Key Topics AI’s Impact on Teacher & Student Wellbeing Creativity & Critical Thinking in the Age of AI Ethical Risks of AI in Education...
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Schools and universities fast-track AI rollouts: from Oxford to Australia
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This week, Dan and Ray bring a whirlwind of AI news, research, and reflection from across the education world. From South Australia and New South Wales announcing state-wide AI chatbot rollouts for schools, to Oxford University embracing ChatGPT Education for all staff and students, the scale of adoption is hard to ignore. The hosts explore what these bold moves mean for schools, universities, and the future of assessment. They highlight contrasts between Australia’s rapid school-level deployments and the slower university approach, and compare these with global examples such as Arizona...
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From Learning to Earning: Education in an AI Age with David Yip
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In this episode of the podcast, Dan and Ray sit down with - former Salesforce Director for Education in APAC, UNSW Business School advisory board member, and host of the Relearning Work podcast. Together, they explore how education must adapt in a world shaped by AI, where learning and earning can no longer be separate. David shares insights from his work in big tech, his leadership with the Future Skills Organisation, and his new platform , designed to bridge the gap between study and employment. This conversation unpacks themes of scale, the need to shift from finding answers to asking...
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AI Landgrabs, Lawsuits & Learning: AI in Education
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In this news and research episode, Ray and Dan unpack a whirlwind of global developments in AI and education. From major US announcements, like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon offering free AI tools and training for students, to Australia's push for sovereign AI infrastructure, it’s clear the AI education landscape is shifting fast. They explore the massive copyright settlement involving Anthropic and the controversial Books3 dataset, dig into what AI is actually trained on, and consider the implications of training data transparency. They also spotlight Georgia Tech’s Jill Watson project...
info_outlineAnother episode rounding up the latest news and research on AI in Education. The links below go straight to all the news stories and research papers discussed this week
NEWS
Victorian "Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy" for government schools.
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/generative-artificial-intelligence/policy
Meeting the AI Skills Boom
https://techcouncil.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Meeting-the-AI-Skills-Boom-2024.v2.pdf
LAUSD shelves its hyped AI chatbot to help students after collapse of firm that made it
A class above: UNSW Sydney uses AI to power personalised paths to student success
Research
Detecting ChatGPT-Generated Essays in a Large-Scale Writing Assessment: Is There a Bias Against Non-Native English Speakers?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360131524000848#bib23
GenAI Detection Tools, Adversarial Techniques and Implications for Inclusivity in Higher Education
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19148
Avoiding embarrassment online: Response to and inferences about chatbots when purchases activate self-presentation concerns
https://myscp.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcpy.1414
Navigating the Ethical Landscape of Multimodal Learning Analytics: A Guiding Framework
https://osf.io/preprints/edarxiv/adxuq
How Can I Get It Right? Using GPT to Rephrase Incorrect Trainee Responses
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.00970
AI Conversational Agent Design for Supporting Learning and Well-Being of University Students
https://osf.io/preprints/edarxiv/w4rtf
The Neglected 15%: Positive Effects of Hybrid Human-AI Tutoring Among Students with Disabilities
https://osf.io/preprints/edarxiv/y52ew
The GPT Surprise: Offering Large Language Model Chat in a Massive Coding Class Reduced Engagement but Increased Adopters Exam Performances
https://osf.io/preprints/osf/qy8zd
The Future of Feedback: Integrating Peer and Generative AI Reviews to Support Student Work
https://osf.io/preprints/edarxiv/x3dct
Is ChatGPT Transforming Academics' Writing Style?
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.08627
Can AI Provide Useful Holistic Essay Scoring?
https://osf.io/preprints/osf/7xpre
Read the excellent article about this paper in the Heching Report
Best Practices for Using AI When Writing Scientific Manuscripts
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acsnano.3c01544
A real-world test of artificial intelligence infiltration of a university examinations system: A “Turing Test” case study
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0305354