Using an AI practice bank to support formative assessment in economics
byIn a large first-year economics unit, students kept asking for the same thing: more exam-style practice. Generative AI gave us a way to provide…
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Podcasting as co-production: Creating knowledge with students
byThis semester, I experimented with something I had never formally incorporated into my teaching before: producing a podcast with final-year anthropology students reflecting on…
Rethinking foreign language learning through graphic narratives
byStudents today rarely read only words, but constantly move between images, video, text, and design in their everyday lives. Outside the classroom, they scroll…
Using storytelling and decision-making to create active learning experiences
byEveryone loves a good story and using storytelling in teaching is a powerful tool. With their relatable characters and vivid details, stories can engage…
You have a customised AI agent – now what? Implementing and iterating Cogniti for improved teaching and learning
byThe presence of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) has become ubiquitous. Students are already using gen AI, often to…
Four strategies for implementing custom AIs that help students learn, not outsource
byThe launch of Cogniti has opened new opportunities for teachers at the University of Sydney to design customised AI agents that align with unit…
How to design custom AIs that can propel learning
byCogniti, a platform that lets educators easily build their own generative AI ‘agents’, offers exciting opportunities to enhance teaching and learning. The key to…
Simplify communication using AI: Easy Read and Plain English
byUniversity communications can be overwhelming and confusing for students, especially as they contain unfamiliar or very technical language. So, we built a custom AI…
AI-enhanced Socratic teaching for medical emergency management in dental education
byMedical emergencies are common in dental settings, yet many practitioners feel underprepared. A 10-year study in Great Britain found 70.2% of dentists encountered at…
Everyday innovation with tech tools
byThe rapid development of generative AI and all its amazing possibilities is quite rightly drawing a lot of attention as people in all industries and fields…