From January to May 2025 classroom pilots were conducted across the four project countries to explore how AI tools support teaching, learning, and student academic performance, motivation and engagement. For SB, a control–experimental group comparison approach was adopted: In the experimental group, students used SB either outside class (e.g., for self-study, homework, and test preparation) or […]
Before the pilots, teachers and students in all four countries participated in dedicated training sessions to familiarise themselves with the AI4EDU tools and evaluation instruments. Sessions focused on using the Study Buddy and Teacher Mate assistants for several teaching and learning activities, e.g. lesson planning, content creation, concept explanation etc. as well as on informing […]
Navigating The New Frontier — HumAInology, Creativity and the Code Within Dr. Daithí Ó Murchú © October 2025 Abstract This paper, positioned as BLOG 16 in the evolving AI4EDU series, explores the intersection of AI Singularity, STREAMS education (Ó Murchú, 2019/Appendix 1), and HumAInology (Ó Murchú, 2024/ Appendix 2) — the emerging pedagogy of human–AI […]
Outline The AI4EDU Project Applications overview Study Buddy (students) Teacher Mate (teachers) Piloting the Greek application in Greece & Cyprus Results and future steps AI4EDU Overview Full title: Conversational AI assistant for teaching and learning Framework: Erasmus+ Forward Looking Projects Duration: 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2025 Countries: Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Sweden Languages: Greek, English, Swedish
As part of an Erasmus+ KA1 Job Shadowing activity, the 3rd Korydallos High School welcomed two educators from the Galileo Galilei School (Florence, Italy) for a short-term training exchange focused on sharing practices and exploring educational innovation. Following the school’s kind invitation, Anna Vacalopoulou delivered a 3-hour hands-on workshop on the use of conversational AI assistants in […]
Dear ESERA Community, It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Copenhagen and to the 16th Conference of The European Science Education Research Association, taking place August 25-29, 2025. Under the theme Transitions in Science Education: Sustainability and Digital Advances, this conference brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners from around the world to explore […]
Welcome to the WASP Thematic Summer school on Rethinking and Rescaling LLMs in Luleå. Large Language Models (LLMs) have become ubiquitous, providing AI solutions across various fields, including robotics, bioinformatics, music, and more. The costs involved, however, show that new ways of thinking are required to make them sustainable. This Summer School aims to inspire […]
Executive SummaryThis report provides a comprehensive overview of the five-day professional development programme delivered in cooperation with the Portuguese Ministry of Education, by Dr. Daithí Ó Murchú in Portugal (July 2025) under the AI4EDU ERASMUS+, Forward-Looking Project. Hosted in collaboration with ai4edu.eu, the week consisted of keynotes, webinars, workshops, and hands-on experiences with a focus […]
At the ESIA Academy, we had the opportunity to present our project, sharing valuable insights and exchanging ideas with educators and researchers from across Europe. As part of the Discovery Space Summer Course, a European-funded Erasmus+ project, we delivered an interactive workshop entitled “Teaching and Learning with AI: Best Practices and Tools.” During the session, […]
On May 30, 2025, we participated in the International Conference on “Inclusive STEAM Education,” organized by the SpicE project (https://spiceacademy.eu/), held at the Hellenic Open University in Patras, Greece, and online. As part of the conference, we presented a talk titled “Innovative AI Tools for Enhancing Inclusive STEAM Education: The Role of Teacher Mate and […]
