"generative ai" blog posts

Plato AI Pilot at the University of Liverpool
We have just completed a pilot of Plato where a sample of 12 first-semester modules trialled the solution within their Canvas environment. Across the University and the sector more broadly, there has been a palpable nervousness regarding the embedding of AI tools into long-standing systems like Virtual Learning Environments. Plato allowed us to explore this space in a positive, controlled, and highly visible way.
Posted on: 16 January 2026

When Did You Last Fail?
Personally speaking, a recent attempt to get my three-year-old swimming springs to mind. Bags packed, elusive locker change gripped, I was at the door with time to spare.
Posted on: 27 March 2025

Summer’s out for school: Introducing H5P’s SMARTember 2024
And back we are. Did everyone have a good rest in the extended UK summer sunshine? What do you mean no! Well worry no more, because between 23rd - 27th September the Centre for Innovation in Education (CIE) are hosting several activities to coincide with H5P’s showcase event, SMARTember, taking at least some of the pressure off a return to academic business. Read on for more details.
Posted on: 30 August 2024