Sarah Dyer is Manchester’s Associate Vice-President for Teaching Excellence and Innovation. She is a social scientist whose disciplinary research has explored work, expertise, care, and ethics. Drawing on these interests, her scholarly work has focused on courage and...
Category: AI
Building a working consensus on AI in teaching and learning
Dr Mark Carrigan is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester, where he co-leads the Digital Education Manchester group and serves as an AI Fellow at the Institute for Teaching and Learning. His work centres on three interconnected commitments:...
Responsible AI in Learning: A Student-Informed Approach
Dr Wennie Subramonian and Dr Maryam Malekshahian are Senior Lecturers (Teaching and Scholarship) in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Wennie also contributes as the Department’s Deputy Admissions and Outreach Lead. Her work focuses on enhancing inclusive student...
An Essay in Seconds: What AI Reveals About Broken Assessments and the Need for Pedagogical Reimagining
Stephen Wheeler is an eLearning Technologist at the University of Manchester, supporting values-led approaches to digital learning. Grounded in Critical Pedagogy, his work focuses on how technology shapes power, participation, and the learning experience, rather than...
Assessment and AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant science fiction concept but an emerging reality shaping various aspects of our lives. Current AI models, including large language models (LLMs), are restricted by biases and a lack of profound understanding: however,...
Integrating ChatGPT into higher education: Embracing the technological shift
Kevin Harding is a lecturer in Fashion Technology, Department of Materials. In this interview, Kevin discusses his approach towards the usefulness of ChatGPT within the higher education setting. He explains how this piece of new technology should be used to enhance...
Can we spot GPT-written content?
Cesare is a Teaching Fellow soon to be lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Here, he outlines some common features of Large Language Model (LLM)-created writing with Esme Davies, Higher Education Intern in the...
AI Tools in Assessment: Should they be used?
At the time of writing, Krishna was a postgraduate student of MA Digital Technologies, Communication, and Education at The University of Manchester. Her interests have been around education and technologies, especially how to enhance learning outcomes by incorporating...





