Category: The modern and future higher education classroom

Architectural Robotics: A credited academic module in the ‘Design for Manufacture’ master’s programme for learning robotics in the context of design and construction

Students programming and customizing robotic process

Co-Authors: Guillem Perutxet Olesti, Jingyuan Meng, Viktoria Viktorija. Robotics and automation have been integrated into construction and architecture to significantly improve precision and efficiency, enabling the creation of intricate and innovative designs that were once considered unfeasible. This integration not only promotes safer construction environments but also leads to sustainable building practices and a surge…Continue Reading Architectural Robotics: A credited academic module in the ‘Design for Manufacture’ master’s programme for learning robotics in the context of design and construction

The potential of AI text-to-video generation in medical education for neurologists

Figure showing a still image from one of the sample AI generated videos we produced for this project

Authors: Noronha A1,  Davis D1, Rahman T1, Jain D1, Ogundiya O1, Vijayanathan J1, Khusakul P1, Fleming F1, Aldridge C1, Valnarov-Boulter I1,  Malik Z1,  Foakes A3,  Young TM2 Introduction AI text to image generating tools have recently been used to make novel medical images for medical education. Less well developed is the emergent field of AI…Continue Reading The potential of AI text-to-video generation in medical education for neurologists

The use of actors as standardised patients in teaching the neurology examination to undergraduate medical students

Image showing a representative neurology kit used for the examinations described in this presentation.

Authors: Malik Z1,  Valnarov-Boulter I1, Davis D1,  Khusakul P1, Rahman T1, Vijayanathan J1, Jain D1, Ogundiya O1, Noronha A1, Fleming F1, Aldridge C1, Young TM2 Introduction “Standardised patients” are actors aiding medical training or evaluation. Despite over fifty years of use, existing literature has focussed on standardised patients depicting diseases, rather than on their potential…Continue Reading The use of actors as standardised patients in teaching the neurology examination to undergraduate medical students

Feedback: a catalyst for student learning? We need to get students and staff talking

UCL student on her laptop sitting on a bench in the Quad with UCL logo in the background

Students and staff report that assessment feedback given on the BSc Psychology programme is not well understood or valued, and NSS scores remain stubbornly low. We asked: Should we care? Do poor feedback ratings matter if student attainment is good anyway? We employed a mixed methods approach in a staff-student ChangeMakers partnership to firstly understand…Continue Reading Feedback: a catalyst for student learning? We need to get students and staff talking

What are the experiences of teachers and students of introducing planetary health topics to undergraduate medical curricula? 

UCL Cuneiform building - front view.

Medical schools around the globe have begun to introduce Planetary Health (PH) into their curricula, but with little evaluation which is needed to help support this field. Introducing new curriculum topics is challenging; PH faces the additional hurdle of not being universally acknowledged as relevant.  This research explores factors that need to be considered when…Continue Reading What are the experiences of teachers and students of introducing planetary health topics to undergraduate medical curricula? 

Researching university education for tomorrow’s world: ethical challenges

UCL front quad and Portico photographed with a Fisheye lens.

High quality research in HE teaching and learning (RHETL) benefits students and academics, yet robust approaches and ethical issues around power and inclusion, are often unfamiliar to both academics in other disciplines and those on teaching contracts. UCL IOE has developed research-informed, accessible guidance on the related issues for such academics; in particular we focus…Continue Reading Researching university education for tomorrow’s world: ethical challenges

‘Getting comfortable with uncertainty’: developing students’ critical copyright literacy in the age of genAI

A group of students, viewed from the back, facing a classroom blackboard. Copyright symbols are superimposed on the image.

Abstract Copyright literacy refers to “acquiring and demonstrating the appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable the ethical creation and use of copyright material” (Morrison and Secker, 2015). In a digital and increasingly open environment, copyright literacy is essential for students, both in academic and professional contexts.    The advent of generative AI has added further…Continue Reading ‘Getting comfortable with uncertainty’: developing students’ critical copyright literacy in the age of genAI

Artificial intelligence and rethinking coursework assessments

Video chat between a female student and her male tutor.

Generative AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, have raised concerns regarding academic integrity and the potential use of generative AI applications for student coursework output. Conversely, generative AI tools may have several positive and beneficial applications for student learning and for incorporating into existing student assessment models. As AI technologies become common in the workplace, including…Continue Reading Artificial intelligence and rethinking coursework assessments

Generative AI and Assessing Module COMP0233

Multicoloured mosaic

The augmentation of everyday software development and productivity tools with Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities is increasing and will become as ubiquitous as spelling and grammar checking tools. But, what do LLMs really mean in terms of assessed work? We thought we’d find out. Research Software Engineering with Python (COMP0233) is a large-ish level 7…Continue Reading Generative AI and Assessing Module COMP0233

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