David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 18/06/2025And what we found: - Strong gains in student confidence in prompt crafting, ethical use, & data integrity. - A growing sense of GenAI as a learning partner. - But also persistent questions around ethics, privacy, and trust in institutional frameworks. 030
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Here’s what we did: - Embedded GenAI throughout a year-long MSc skills programme - Drew on experience mapping, “just-in-time” teaching, and process-based assessment - Tracked student development via surveys, skills audits, and interviews 110
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Wonderful Co authors: @nigelfrancis.bsky.social @mellacey.bsky.social And Student Researchers Dami, Skye, Charlotte & Chinenye 110
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 18/06/2025I’m happy to share that our latest paper 📜 is now online. Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program. | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice doi.org/10.53761/fh6...doi.org Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program. | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 166
Reposted by David SmithMel Lacey @mellacey.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Check out our latest paper: doi.org/10.53761/fh6... We co-designed our MSc programme to embed AI skills, confidence and ethical understanding. This couldn’t have happened without our amazing student co-authors: Dami, Skye, Charlie and Chinenye @dave-thesmith.bsky.social @nigelfrancis.bsky.socialdoi.org Embedding Generative AI as a digital capability into a year-long skills program. | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 042
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Also check out this paper by Phillip Newton & Sue Jones on “Education and Training Assessment and Artificial Intelligence. A Pragmatic Guide for Educators” tinyurl.com/3cwjdrmftinyurl.comFrontiers Publishing Partnerships | Education and Training Assessment and Artificial Intelligence. A Pragmatic Guide for EducatorsThe emergence of ChatGPT and similar new Generative AI tools has created concern about the validity of many current assessment methods in higher education, s... 020
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Super pleased to share our latest publication “Generative AI in Higher Education: Balancing Innovation and Integrity” how #GenAI is reshaping learning, assessment, emphasising the need for ethical frameworks to maintain academic integrity. @nigelfrancis.bsky.social & Sue Jones tinyurl.com/y384wfvw 264
Reposted by David SmithMary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 08/01/2025#PlantSciEd Day 2 starts with a keynote by David Smith and Nigel Francis, on the topic of AI in bioscience education, challenges and opportunities. @dave-thesmith.bsky.social 273
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 19/12/20244. Working and learning between spaces (digital and physical) and across platforms is the new norm. Not one platform works and we have to be ready to shift around. 180
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 19/12/20243. Spotting Ai generated fakes is hard and getting harder. Training needed to help with disinformation with our students. Teaching crital thinking more important now than ever. 150
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 19/12/20242. Social media for learning can be a force good but what about all those who are not on, how do we get the content to them 🤔 and not leave them out in the cold? 170
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 19/12/20241. people are on BlueSky but it’s a slow move and many are still on X as the followers have been established. 170
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Great day at the #SocMedHE24 conference talking all things social media and learning. Here are the top things I learned. @suebecks.bsky.social @dralison.bsky.social 1123
Reposted by David SmithMel Lacey @mellacey.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Really enjoyed presenting with @dave-thesmith.bsky.social our work around how students are using digital spaces for learning #SocMedHE24. Lots of the work was undertaken by wonderful student researchers Sophie and Iosif @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social @socmedhe.bsky.social 0154
David Smith @dave-thesmith.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Been thinking about how to embed #GenAi into the curriculum. This blog talks about our pre-print on the evaluation and reflections of the process. @nigelfrancis.bsky.social @mellacey.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5y9z6w4ddavethesmith.wordpress.comHarnessing Generative AI for Education: An Approach to Embeding Digital Competencies.The rapid rise of Generative AI (GenAI) has become a transformative force across industries, and higher education is no exception. In our recent preprint paper, Embedding Generative AI as a Digital… 074
Reposted by David SmithSusan Campbell @campbellsg.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Excited to promote the opportunities offered by @biochemsoc.bsky.social at our annual I2RI winter poster session @dave-thesmith.bsky.social 053