Tag: AI
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Using Metaphors to Teach Critical AI Literacy
What is Critical AI Literacy, and how might metaphors be used to teach it? We explore these questions in a new Open Access article in JIME.
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Artificial Intelligence in Vocational Education
The Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector is the ideal place for experimentation with GenAI, both for educators and for small to medium enterprise owners.
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Flash Fic Friday: Volume 1
These stories were originally published in June-August 2025 on LinkedIn, a platform which is, frankly, best suited to marketing experts telling other marketers how to market. For some reason I thought it would be funny to start posting flash fic about the future of AI, digital technologies, and education on the world’s best B2B Marketing…
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Five Principles for Rethinking Assessment with Gen AI
These 5 Principles for rethinking assessment were important before GenAI, but now they’re even more relevant. In this article, I explore why validity, authenticity, transparency and trust are key to assessment.
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Publish (on your) Own Site Syndicate Elsewhere
SynopsisLeon Furze lays out his practical workflow for POSSE—Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere—so your website remains the hub and platforms are just spokes. He explains how he posts first on WordPress, lets Jetpack push to Bluesky (and occasionally LinkedIn), uses the ActivityPub plugin to make his site part of the fediverse (with comments…
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About, With, Through, Without, Against: Five Ways to Learn AI
Learning about, with, through, without, and against AI are all important for students and educators.
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Open Source AI is Going Mainstream
A few interesting things are happening around open source artificial intelligence, and even if you haven’t been paying much attention to generative AI beyond the big name brands like ChatGPT, I think this is something that you should take a look at.
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AI in the Writing Process: A Problem of Purpose
Leon Furze argues that the real tension with AI and writing isn’t “death of writing” but purpose. When schools prize the product over the process, generative AI flattens the whole writing cycle, letting students jump from “I need a piece” straight to publication. That shortcut may be fine for functional emails or content farms, but…
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GPT-5 Review: Benchmarks vs Reality of the PhD in Your Pocket
GPT-5 promises PhD-level intelligence – but does it deliver? See my comprehensive testing revealing surprising limitations, hidden improvements, and why the update matters even if it isn’t really a “PhD in your pocket”. Includes hands-on tests, coding, and education experiments.
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Free PD Video: How to Use ChatGPT
I’m Leon Furze, and in this free PD video, I walk through the features of both the free and paid versions of ChatGPT. From Study Mode to Deep Research, I explain how educators can get the most from the tool. Subscribe for more videos throughout August.