Educators are leveraging AI to make the job of teaching easier—and make it more than a way to cheat on homework

Education experts speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore conference on Wednesday believe that, almost two years since the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, generative AI can now be an asset to teachers, rather than a shortcut for students.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/08/01/ai-can-help-teachers-educators-students-cheating-chatgpt-homework-brainstorm-ai-singapore/

The Mighty 3 Is the iPod Shuffle for the Spotify Era

The Mighty 3 is a screen-free music player that syncs playlists from Spotify Premium or Amazon Music, allowing users to listen without distractions from notifications. It resembles Apple’s iPod Shuffle and supports Bluetooth headphones, offering an updated solution for streaming …

How to create accessible courses in Moodle?

Creating accessible courses in Moodle involves adopting practices that cater to diverse needs, such as consistent navigation, screen reader compatibility, and accessible multimedia content. Moodle LMS supports these practices through features like an integrated accessibility checker, redesigned activity icons, and …

Online exam marking using Gradescope

In this post, Dr Steven O’Hagan and Jon Beer describe how they implemented the online marking tool, Gradescope, into the School of Mathematics and School of Economics, respectively.

https://www.teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/online-exam-marking-using-gradescope/