Dan Bowen and Ray Fleming
21 August 2025
In this episode of the AI in Education Podcast, Dan and Ray dive into the latest developments shaping the future of AI in learning environments - from vocational colleges to elite universities. All the links to items and research discussed are below! News Australia's Future Skills Organisation and Microsoft launched the FSO Skills Accelerator-AI partnership https://www.futureskillsorganisation.com.au/skills-accelerator-ai/ Microsoft Elevate https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/07/09/elevate Google commits US$1bn for AI training at US universities https://www.innovationaus.com/google-commits-us1bn-for-ai-training-at-us-universities/ CAUDIT Top Ten 2025 https://www.caudit.edu.au/resources/2025-top-ten-report/ South Korea pulls plug on AI textbooks https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10546695 Consumer news reporting on AI in Education ABC https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/artificial-intelligence-in-the-classroom-education/105638698 Channel 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGUygg-q0ok https://www.9news.com.au/national/artificial-intelligence-in-schools-productivity-commission-report-national-push-for-teachers-to-use-gen-ai/4e9016dd-5de0-48de-ab64-f637adfbed53 Productivity Commission report that highlights the use of AI in education, including to reduce teacher workload https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/adaptable-workforce/interim New DFE AI guidance for schools https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/generative-artificial-intelligence-in-education/generative-artificial-intelligence-ai-in-education Ofsted's findings on AI in Education https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-in-schools-and-further-education-findings-from-early-adopters/the-biggest-risk-is-doing-nothing-insights-from-early-adopters-of-artificial-intelligence-in-schools-and-further-education-colleges Research AI tutoring outperforms in-class active learning: an RCT introducing a novel research-based design in an authentic educational setting https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-97652-6 AI tools used by English councils downplay women's health issues Original paper: https://bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12911-025-03118-0 News reporting: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/11/ai-tools-used-by-english-councils-downplay-womens-health-issues-study-finds
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