Collaborating with AI: Beyond Assessments

The rise of generative AI in higher education has sparked intense debate, mostly about cheating and the imminent degeneration of academic integrity. However, the impact of AI extends beyond assessments. Universities can use the capabilities of generative AI to enhance teaching and expand the ways students learn. This ultimately involves human-AI collaboration. From co-creating lesson… More Collaborating with AI: Beyond Assessments

Large Language Models in Higher Education – Promise, Pragmatics and Pedagogy

Since the release of large language models (LLMs), higher education has alternated between apprehension and optimism. In my recent paper, I argue that both positions are rational. The technology offers numerous opportunities for teaching and learning, yet it introduces new forms of risk and responsibility.   https://doi.org/10.46328/ijres.1302   What can educators practically do, and how can we… More Large Language Models in Higher Education – Promise, Pragmatics and Pedagogy

No Code. No Problem – How ChatGPT 5 Helped Me Build “Survival Island”

OpenAI has released ChatGPT 5, its most advanced model yet. The reaction – mixed..! While some people are dismayed at the loss of previous versions (4o, o3), and lament the forfeiture of user choice, there’s no denying that version 5 is a step up in LLM capabilities, including coding. The choice of model has now… More No Code. No Problem – How ChatGPT 5 Helped Me Build “Survival Island”

From Policy to Practice – Higher Education Assessment in the age of AI

In recent years, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has had a transformative and disruptive effect on higher education. For educators, AI challenges the foundations of how we design, deliver and assess learning. This presents difficulties for universities and teachers as both try to navigate policy changes and apply regulatory frameworks, while maintaining high standards of academic… More From Policy to Practice – Higher Education Assessment in the age of AI

AI Assessment Co-creation – Lessons from Student-Staff Partnerships

As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT become increasingly embedded in higher education, institutions are facing urgent questions: How do we maintain academic integrity? How can we use these tools ethically? How can we incorporate AI into our teaching and learning? And most importantly, how can we prepare students to navigate this rapidly evolving technological landscape?… More AI Assessment Co-creation – Lessons from Student-Staff Partnerships

AI Deep Research – Trouble for Higher Education?

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly emerged as a transformative technology in higher education. Since the release in early 2025 of advanced deep research capabilities for models like ChatGPT 4o and 3o, academia has been astonished and concerned by AI’s new capabilities.  What is Deep Research? Deep research was rolled out to various ChatGPT tiers,… More AI Deep Research – Trouble for Higher Education?

Can Generative AI Write University-Level Essays?

As a university educator and researcher in biomedical sciences, I’ve watched with equal parts curiosity and concern as generative AI tools like ChatGPT entered the academic arena. Could these tools support learning or were they more likely to undermine academic integrity? The AI Tipping Point in Higher Education A recent study I conducted aimed to… More Can Generative AI Write University-Level Essays?