Month: June 2025

There is a growing conversation about data rights, suggesting that the debate over digital ownership is just beginning. Apart from several well publicised legal cases in the USA over scraped data, in the UK the government has been forced to launch an urgent review, after facing a fierce campaign by musicians and employees in the creative industries. The big tech AI companies have been claiming that scraping data for training Large Language Models represents fair use, even when being explicitly asked not to do so. Now the Mastodon social network, launched in 2016, allowing users to create their own servers […]

Building on the literature review and field work research recently undertaken by the AI Cookbook project, we are now working on an engagement methodology for AI in migrant education. The AI Engagement Methodology for Migrant Education will present an approach to integrating Artificial Intelligence technologies into educational programs supporting migrant and refugee learners. This methodology emerges from the recognition that migrant learners face unique challenges that require specialised, culturally sensitive, and ethically grounded educational interventions enhanced by AI technologies. Developed within the framework of the EU Erasmus+ funded AI Cookbook project, this methodology addresses the critical gap between the rapid […]

Everything can change very fast when Generative AI is involved. Only a few weeks ago I was writing about how although a number of occupations had been hit hard by Gen AL, in general the jobs outlook was relatively good. If course the present USA economic policy (if it can be called that) does not help in trying to work out what is going on. The latest alarm seems to have been kicked off by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei who said that ordinary people are not ready for the changes AI is about to unleash on the world. In a […]

Introduction Debates over the future of AI in education continue apace. There is increasing advocacy for AI as a public good, and for building on Open Source Software. I originally intended to write just one blog on these ideas but it rapidly grew in length so now I intend to post it as a mini series. This short blog series will guide European teachers and trainers through the key concepts and practical implications of Public AI for education. We’ll explore how open source AI models can provide more transparent and equitable alternatives to commercial systems, examine real-world examples of European […]

Sometimes the sheer volume of posts, newsletters, opinions about AI and education can feel overwhelming. And given the amount of this that seemingly comes from AI, the quality is not always great. But recently there seems to be an encouraging move towards people writing well thought out essays which agree with them or not are raising important issues. One which has made me think is ‘Beyond Augmentation: Toward a Posthumanist Epistemology for AI and Education’, by J. OwenMatson who, his website says, “explores literature, film, art, AI, and educational technology through the lenses of cognition, media theory, and philosophy—tracing how […]

As part of the research for the new AI Cookbook project, currently analysing the different potential uses of AI tools and applications in adult migrant education, partners undertook a series of interviews with educators and learners across partner countries to better understand the lived experience of both the educators and the learners. We asked about the challenges and explored their use and perceptions of AI. Here we summarise the key findings; Current Challenges: A significant challenge is upskilling and preparing teachers to effectively use AI, as many lack experience, professional development, or find the technology difficult to navigate. This requires […]

I was in a discussion about common myths about AI. And I wasn’t so sure they were myths. AI is definitely not the all singing, all dancing solution it is being promoted as to solve all the problems around education. But it is true that their are commonly held myths or ideas about AI, which generally apply to all technology. So I had some fun trying to write up some of these in just a paragraph. Misconception #1 Generative AI is AI (only AI)  A common misconception in education is equating artificial intelligence solely with generative AI tools like ChatGPT […]