Agentic AI in higher education: Transforming interactive learning while navigating implementation challenges
Dr Iftakar Haji explores three key dimensions of Agentic AI in education: pedagogical role, level of autonomy, and learner interaction. He also examines the challenges of implementation, including learner dependency, accountability, data privacy, bias and institutional readiness, highlighting the importance of responsible, pedagogy-led adoption.
Apprenticeships Training Providers consultation: our response
On the 12th of August the Skills Funding Agency put out a number of surveys on apprenticeships. The deadline was a less-than-generous three weeks, over a period when many people are on a summer break. One of the proposals is to replace the Register of Training Organisations (RoTO) with a Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). There are many sensible proposals, but we have suggested that institutions already on the RoTO to be automatically transferred to the RoATP, and for institutions regulated by either QAA or Ofsted to be exempt from the requirement for annual registration.
You can read our full response here.