AILC Spring 2025 NEWSLETTER
AILC Spring 2025 NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the Spring 2025 Newsletter!
This semester, we are excited to share engaging updates from the AI Learning Centre (AILC).
Our special featured posts include a comprehensive breakdown of leading AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Grok, all currently accessible via PowerFlow. Additionally, we showcase Engageli’s advanced AI-driven features designed to enhance higher-order teaching, and highlight Dr. Constantinos Adamides’ insightful exploration of AI as an academic co-pilot, aiming to strengthen critical thinking and research skills. We also introduce some of the new Heygen features by showing AI avatars speaking fluently in 13 languages.
In collaboration with the Student Success Centre, Dr. Chris Alexander recently presented on navigating the ethical and innovative dimensions of AI in education.
Further, this newsletter includes first-hand testimonials from faculty and staff who have successfully integrated Accelerate into their work. There are also posts on the evolution and implementation of AI agents, Respondus, and generative AI Art.
AILC continues to offer diverse training opportunities, highlighted by a recent PowerFlow training session with the Distance Learning Unit. Additionally, we feature Issue 3 (2024) of the Journal of Teaching English with Technology, showcasing articles exclusively dedicated to AI.
We hope you find this newsletter informative, inspiring, and useful as we collectively advance the thoughtful, innovative, and impactful use of AI at UNIC.
Welcome to the Spring 2025 Newsletter!
This semester, we are excited to share engaging updates from the AI Learning Centre (AILC).
Our special featured posts include a comprehensive breakdown of leading AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Grok, all currently accessible via PowerFlow. Additionally, we showcase Engageli’s advanced AI-driven features designed to enhance higher-order teaching, and highlight Dr. Constantinos Adamides’ insightful exploration of AI as an academic co-pilot, aiming to strengthen critical thinking and research skills. We also introduce some of the new Heygen features by showing AI avatars speaking fluently in 13 languages.
In collaboration with the Student Success Centre, Dr. Chris Alexander recently presented on navigating the ethical and innovative dimensions of AI in education.
Further, this newsletter includes first-hand testimonials from faculty and staff who have successfully integrated Accelerate into their work. There are also posts on the evolution and implementation of AI agents, Respondus, and generative AI Art.
AILC continues to offer diverse training opportunities, highlighted by a recent PowerFlow training session with the Distance Learning Unit. Additionally, we feature Issue 3 (2024) of the Journal of Teaching English with Technology, showcasing articles exclusively dedicated to AI.
We hope you find this newsletter informative, inspiring, and useful as we collectively advance the thoughtful, innovative, and impactful use of AI at UNIC.
Featured
Highlight Technology: AI Avatars – About Dr Chris Alexander in 13 languages
Dr Chris Alexander introduces himself in 13 languages, all checked and verified by native speakers!
Testimonials from Faculty and Staff Using Accelerate | See Their Success Stories
These testimonials highlight the usefulness of the Accelerate platform for everyone at UNIC.
Dr Constantinos Adamides: “AI as a Co-Pilot in Academia: Strengthening Critical Thinking and Research Skills”
About: Merging ai tools with academic rigor by guiding students in structured prompt design, scholarly research, and critical content evaluation.
Engageli: AI Features Powering Higher Order Teaching
AI-Generated polls for quick checks, AI chat summaries, AI notes summaries, AI session summaries and more!
Other Interesting AI News
Training with the Distance Learning Unit on the Accelerate Platform
The AI Learning Centre performed a training session on the Accelerate platform, hosted by the UNIC Distance Learning Unit.
New AILC Page Design to match our cutting edge mentality and workflows!
This new design reflects our dedication to being at the forefront of the AI world, ensuring we keep everyone primed for the future.
Navigating AI: Ethics, Innovation, and Student Success at the University of Nicosia
This student presentation at the University of Nicosia examined essential topics in artificial intelligence and its implications for academia and student life.
Technology Highlight: Text To Image
AI art can indeed be considered art, largely because of the essential role the human creator plays in shaping the creative process. While AI provides the technical tools, humans determine the artistic vision by choosing themes, setting parameters, and selecting the most compelling outputs.
A better approach for teaching about AI (opinion)
“One small change in our approach to teaching about AI makes a big difference.”
The Evolution and Implementation of AI Agents
The AI Learning Centre hit the ground running in 2025 with the introduction of a cutting-edge feature in PowerFlow: Agents.
The Journal of Teaching English With Technology (TEWT) New Issue
The Editors in Chief would like to announce some exciting recent news in this Issue-three message!
Respondus LockDown Browser: Secure Online Exams
An overview of Respondus LockDown Browser’s features, functionality, and troubleshooting tips for online test security.
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