by Viewpoint | Feb 23, 2023 | Teaching, Uncategorised
There is a lot of noise, perhaps even a little bit of hysteria, around ChatGPT. AI tools of this sort are becoming more mainstream; and alongside the challenges they may present for some aspects of our teaching and assessment, they also bring opportunities. ChatGPT is...
by Viewpoint | Dec 11, 2022 | EDI, SLT
As a University we have set out our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy and within this the goal to create an inclusive, diverse and accessible environment where it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure all members of our University are treated with fairness,...
by Viewpoint | Nov 23, 2022 | Research
Well known global and regional health inequalities have been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. For example, a baby boy born today in the London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, has a life expectancy of 95 years, compared with 75 for one born in Gorton, Manchester...
by Viewpoint | Nov 3, 2022 | PSLT, Registrar, Uncategorised
It’s a rainy morning as I write this; I knew that before I opened the curtains as I checked the weather on my phone and read through the day’s headlines. Technology has changed the way we live and work beyond recognition, particularly in the last 10 years. That got me...
by Viewpoint | Oct 17, 2022 | Learning and Students
Flexible Learning is about providing an ambitious and forward-looking strategic vision for the future of teaching and learning at The University of Manchester. Despite the darkness of the pandemic, I do often talk about the “slivers of silver” that we might glean from...