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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Every one of them went straight to ChatGPT. Not one checked - 10 wks. 18 students. By week 9, they were questioning the AI. Join Jenny Pham (Arden U) for @uniofgreenwich.bsky.social AISIG Presents #5: Own Your Work! 📅 Fri 18 Sept | 11:00 BST | Online | Open to all Register at bit.ly/4zLzD5X

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

When AI extends societal bias, who pays the price? 🧵 The University of Greenwich AISIG is excited to host @victoriahedlund.bsky.social - 'The AI Bias Girl' as guest speaker for AI SIG Presents Series #4. "Mind the Bias: Human in the Loop" 📅 Wed 3 June, 11:00 BST 🌐 Online, open to all #BiasAware

Professional event flyer with University of Greenwich branding in top right corner. Navy blue header reads "AI SIG PRESENTS." Large turquoise title text states "MIND THE BIAS!" White subtitle below reads "HUMAN IN THE LOOP: AI BIAS, REPRESENTATION & STUDENT WELLBEING." Left side features circular photo of speaker Victoria Hedlund with turquoise label box stating "SPEAKER VICTORIA HEDLUND 'THE AI BIAS GIRL'." Right side shows circular photo of host Gerhard Kristandl with blue label "HOSTED BY: GERHARD KRISTANDL." Background image shows Greenwich Park with the Old Royal Naval College. Blue banner across bottom states "WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE 2026 | 11:00 BST | ONLINE" with QR code and "REGISTER HERE!" button on right. Bottom text in white reads: "When AI extends societal bias, who pays the price? Explore critical questions about representation, wellbeing, and identity. Learn to be #BiasAware with 'The AI Bias Girl'!"

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Students: 'Have a lovely Christmas, see you in January!' Me, staring at the 150 coursework submissions they just uploaded: #AcademicSky #MarkingSeason #StrangerThings

A mashup image rendered in a sickly green, "Stranger Things" style, showing a Vecna-like Grinch figure with tentacles and a gnarled staff. He stands in a ruined, stormy Christmas landscape filled with broken presents, decaying wreaths, and a corrupted tree, with green lightning flashing in the sky. The title "STRANGER GRINCH" appears in a glowing green, neon font at the bottom. Generated with Nano Banano Pro.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

POV: You’re a Lecturer living your best life, ignoring the REF, and you finally speak the students' language. 💅 Drop a "Six-Seven" in your lecture today! If you aren't doing this, you're overthinking your delivery, bestie. ☕️ Follow me for more pedagogical hacks! #Satire #SixSeven #HE

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Leon Furze @leonfurze.com · 12/12/2025

This week in the newsletter I'm celebrating 1,000,000 reads on the blog - with a huge thanks in particular to the thousands of subscribers to this mailing list! Check it out here and subscribe: us6.campaign-archive.com?u=0e42441724... #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEducation #AIEdu #AIInEdu #EduSky

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leonfurze.com just hit 1 million readers! 🎉

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Can AI enhance human creativity in education, or does it risk standardizing imagination? What happens when students outsource their creative thinking? blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2...

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

How can 'personalization' of learning really serve individual learners in practice, without creating new forms of educational segregation? What does 'personalized' actually mean here, and who decides what it means? www.frontiersin.org/journals/art...

Cartoon-style image representing the exploration of personalized AI learning for diverse students

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

When GenAI becomes our teaching collaborator, what fundamental questions should we ask first? How do we balance innovation with pedagogical principles that have guided education for generations? cambridge.org/sites/defaul...

Educator contemplating AI questions in retro classroom setting

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

"Make America Healthy Again" report: 7/500+ citations don't exist. Perfect example of AI hallucination risks in government policy. Teaching moment: Show students why AI literacy & fact-checking skills are essential NOW. Stakes too high for "trust but don't verify." www.notus.org/health-scien...

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The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist

The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Tried Google's #Veo3 text-to-video generator with dialogue from my Wilfred (AI-fan) & Mortimer (AI-skeptic) ChatGPT characters. 8 seconds of pure uncanny valley! Still obviously AI-generated if you look closely, but we definitely need "fake-spotting" in our AI literacy toolkit now.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

TEQSA blocks 60 more cheating websites, highlighting ongoing challenges to academic integrity by "predatory academic cheating services" - an no, AI is not mentioned in this context www.teqsa.gov.au/about-us/new...

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Estonia's "AI Leap" gives students personal AI accounts, integrating AI into education and focusing on digital ethics. Once more, Estonia is a digital world leader 🇪🇪 www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Estonia eschews phone bans in schools and takes leap into AI

Country at top of education charts aims to equip students and teachers with ‘world-class artificial intelligence skills’

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Pedagogical uses of the updated ChatGPT image generation capabilities. Part 1: Don't drink Monster with Blue Cheese Latte flavour! 😂

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Talking about creativity & AI earlier in the #LTHEChat - I made a video in #Sora. ""A Norwegian viking ship encountering a UFO in the middle of a calm ocean at midnight. The full moon is casting a mysterious light on the scene. The ship's crew is staring in wonder at the UFO. Cinematic style."

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

That was an excellent #LTHEChat this Wednesday evening! I often miss it (to my chagrin), but I finally made it, with excellent, thought-provoking questions by @saraheaton.bsky.social! Thank you, and thank you to @lthechat.bsky.social!

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Turnitin's upcoming Clarity tool tracks draft histories & typing patterns. May support learning, but risks creating mistrust & limiting autonomy. Best for writing assessments, less for creative work. Must balance with maintaining trust & independent thinking. www.turnitin.com/blog/turniti...

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Turnitin Clarity: Bringing transparency to the student writing process | Turnitin

Find out how Turnitin Clarity brings transparency and integrity insights into the student writing process in Turnitin Feedback Studio

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Humanities skills like philosophy are becoming essential in AI development, especially for ethical considerations, says Steven Johnson, editorial director of Google's NotebookLM - what are your thoughts on this? www.businessinsider.com/notebooklm-e...

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That humanities degree might come in handy if you want a job in AI, the editorial director at Google's NotebookLM told BI

The editorial director of NotebookLM at Google Labs says the new 'AI wrangler" role relies on deep knowledge of the latest models rather than coding.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Mistral released Saba, a custom model trained on curated Arabic data Exciting - can this make AI more relevant (and less biased) to regions & being open-source, a viable approach for accessibility/equity? Ofc - early days. Curious if Saba can keep Mistral's promises. 👉 mistral.ai/news/mistral...

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Mistral Saba | Mistral AI

One of the many custom-trained models to serve specific geographies, markets, and customers

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Oh, DeepSeek came from China's shore, Way hey, roll and go! Claiming billions saved and something more, To me roll and go! They say they trained it cheap and fast, But questions lurk behind their mast, While Western stocks are falling fast, To me roll and go! suno.com/song/46edc31...

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The Tale of DeepSeek by @marlfox | Suno

Fast-paced and energetic, upbeat and fast-paced, with driving rhythms and powerful vocals. Accordions and bagpipes, Irish, punk rock, jigs, reels, anthemic song. Listen and make your own with Suno.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Do I have a treat for you! I've curated a list of "12 Days of AI x Education Podcasts", offering a series of highly engaging discussions and balanced insights into the rabbit hole that is AI in Education in 2024. @martc.bsky.social, you're featured 😁 www.linkedin.com/pulse/12-day...

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12 Days of AI x Education Podcasts - A Holiday Special

The year 2024 is winding down, and soon we can all take a well-deserved breather 😊 I've been working on this list of AI x Education podcast episodes for a while now, but didn't get round to post it da...

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I decided to test ChatGPT's Advanced Voicemode with Vision in class today. After asking it to judge my Sonic The Hedgehog Christmas jumper (it liked it), I asked it to explain a complicated system flowchart and point out a few things therein I tend to ask the students See for yourself 👇

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Very much looking forward to digging in. I particularly like the replacing of the traffic light colour panel.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I took 50 of @emollick.bsky.social's "One Useful Thing" blog posts, NotebookLM, Turboscribe, and Heygen - here's the result. Early days, but has potential for accompanying/preceding longer learning materials. youtu.be/AoJUI_V1VYc?...

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I Turned 50 Expert AI Posts into a Video Podcast—Here’s The Result!

YouTube video by DrGeeKay | Educator Tech with Gerhard Kristandl

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

#Mentimeter has nifty new AI features - highly useful and ... safe! 🧠✨ Transparency matters, doesn't it? Just keep sensitive data out of your audience engagement! Would love to hear your thoughts! Have you tried these AI features in Mentimeter, and did you find them useful? youtu.be/6YNvFd5uXY0

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MENTIMETER'S Game-Changing AI FEATURES (and What Happens to Your Data)

YouTube video by DrGeeKay | Educator Tech with Gerhard Kristandl

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

My follower count has shot up over the last couple of days. Due to deadlines, haven't posted in a while - so what happened? Anyone knows?

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

As it's Sunday - here is what I do if I get the TV for a bit (that's a big IF) 😂 Play video games and pretend to be a photographer using photomode.

Aloy of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered posing in front of a Banuk mural.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

That Bluesky has the good ol' Twitter-vibe. I have now paused my X-activities, since Mr Musk let this once so useful platform become a cesspool of toxicity and hate. Why would anyone want to seek out such hate? X is an amalgamation of keyboard warriors now.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

Honoured to receive the 2024 National Teaching Fellowship at the @advancehe.bsky.social ceremony in Edinburgh! Celebrating excellence in teaching & learning with inspiring colleagues. Grateful to @UniofGreenwich colleagues & students & our collective commitment to innovation in education. #NTFS2024

Gerhard Kristandl holding the NTF Certificate

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

Made friends with some locals in Edinburgh at @advancehe.bsky.social NTF/CATE Celebrations in excellent Edinburgh 👌

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

The essay is dead? No, just the "how" is drawing its last breath. Long live the essay!

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

We're going voice! I think much more impactful and pedagogically useful than AI video at the time of posting 👌

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 28/09/2024

We can bury the notion that “no one wants” GenAI and there are no applications for it. A third of working-age US adults now use it weekly, and 24% use it weekly for work. 10% daily. Source: static1.squarespace.com/static/60832...

The image is titled **Figure 2: Share of Working Age Adults Using Generative AI**. It shows a horizontal bar chart with three categories: **Overall**, **For Work**, and **Outside of Work**. Each bar represents the percentage of respondents using generative AI, broken down into three segments:

1. **Used every day last week** (dark blue).
2. **Used at least 1 day last week** (medium blue).
3. **Used, but not last week** (light blue).

### Breakdown by Category:
- **Overall**:
- 10.9% used every day last week.
- 21.1% used at least 1 day last week.
- 7.5% used, but not last week.
- Total: **39.4%**.

- **For Work**:
- 10.6% used every day last week.
- 13.6% used at least 1 day last week.
- 3.9% used, but not last week.
- Total: **28.0%**.

- **Outside of Work**:
- 6.4% used every day last week.
- 19.5% used at least 1 day last week.
- 6.7% used, but not last week.
- Total: **32.7%**.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 08/08/2024

Thrilled to announce I've been awarded the National Teaching Fellowship 2024 by AdvanceHE! This prestigious award recognizes outstanding impact on student learning & the teaching profession. Grateful for the support of mentors, colleagues & students throughout my journey. #NTFS #TeachingExcellence

Badge for the National Teaching Fellow 2024 awarded by Advance HE.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

In all things AI - embrace the demon, be wary of the angel!

DALL-E 3 prompt:A split-image representation of AI, contrasting its 'demon' and 'angel' aspects. The 'demon' side is ominous, with sharp, dark forms symbolizing the risks and challenges of AI. The 'angel' side is subtly deceptive, with soft, misleadingly peaceful imagery. The collage blends futuristic technology with symbolic elements.

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 05/01/2024

Exciting 2024 trend: Personalized AI for learners & mentors. Example: Somanasi, a Kenyan AI tool by Kytabu using GPT-4 for culturally sensitive & pedagogically sound learning. How will personalized AI shape your region’s education future? #AIinEducation kytabu.africa/somanasi

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Somanasi – Kytabu Africa

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

Generative AI keeps transforming society, solving real-world problems. Check out this article (in German) about a new tool that uses ChatGPT to provide career guidance in Austria. What are your thoughts on generative AI in 2024? #AI #generativeAI #career orf.at/stories/3344...

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Rasche Infos: KI hält Einzug in AMS-Beratung

Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) hält nicht nur in der Arbeitswelt insgesamt, sondern auch bei der Berufsberatung Einzug. Gestützt auf ChatGPT hat das Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS) nun den „Berufsinfomate...

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Gerhard Kristandl @drkristandl.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

And so this is BlueSky, And what have I done? Is X really over? Have Threads really begun? Mastodon was fancy! But just too complex, Too many toots there, What on earth comes next? A very merry BlueSky, In this digital spree, Tweeting’s old-school now, What’s the next thing to be? MERRY BLUESKY!

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