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Empower Learners for the Age of AI: a reflection

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

Some of the ‘ end is nigh ’ messages circulating on Social Media in the light of the recent release of ChatGPT are fanciful click-bait, some however, fire a warning shot across the bow of complacent educators. Like any technology, AI also has its disadvantages and limitations. No one can be certain how the market will unfurl.

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How Virtual Reality is Changing Campuses

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

The piece, which went on to discuss virtual field trips and the other possibilities of VR in education, was typical of the articles and academic papers being published at the time: commercial video games had been experimenting with VR for a few years, The Matrix movie had just come out, and VR had the potential to change education forever.