Michael Webb
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Michael Webb
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Mostly AI and technology in education. Director of AI at Jisc. Might post the odd music and cat thing too.
ok, thanks - I've tried to get that across in 'be problem focused' section, but I'll look again at this. I agree with what you are saying, so feedback on whether it's clear is helpful.
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Yes absolutely - definitely no ‘one sizes fits all’. But for a sizeable number of people it helped.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Striking the right balance is always a challenge - I get feedback about being too negative too.

FE is the place where we have the best evidence of timesaving, particularly with Teachermatic through our pilot and others.
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I think so. This is the press release - it feels like AI-powered was shoehorned in so it would get press attention.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Education Secretary sets roadmap to improve attendance levels
Every school to be set an individual minimum target to improve attendance and set up every child to achieve and thrive.
www.gov.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I’m guessing it really means ‘using maths’ rather than Gen AI.
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
We (Jisc) do for colleges. We don’t separate Welsh students and teachers from others in our reports, and it’s a very mixed picture, with concerned mostly being centred are jobs.
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Oh! Now you point it out, our research team’s email address doesn’t look right here! I’ll mention this to them. It’s definitely not market research! We just want to get a range of views to help Medr prioritise activities.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
There are similar issues with, say, Turnitin. We want to get these discussions in right at the start this time rather than when it’s too.
August 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We really want engagement from critical voices.
August 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Thats the kind of thing we want the pilot participants to answer. We want to collectively work out the most responsible approach. There will be a lot of discussion as there are multiple places we need to consider this. Best way to contribute is engage with people in your uni running the pilots.
August 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
All sensible questions! We absolutely want students to be fully involved, and to help universities develop best practice. We know this is a complex area and the views and input from everyone is crucial.
August 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM