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Exploring how teaching assistants powered by AI can understand and support students

Artificial intelligence in educational research and practice

Educational digital assistants designed to understand and support students emotionally as well as academically are increasingly becoming a vital tool in learning environments. These assistants are...

Virtual interviews: A new norm in qualitative research during the Covid-19 pandemic

Virtual interviews have gained prominence among researchers from various fields as an effective method for qualitative data collection. The Covid-19 pandemic – with its movement restrictions,...

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of three research projects funded by BERA’s 2023/24 Small Grants Fund (SGF) on the theme ‘education in a digital age:...

When generative artificial intelligence meets academic integrity

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

Educational opportunities & challenges in a digital age

How (post)digital are schools?

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

The use of digital media and technologies in schools increased gradually and then suddenly when the Covid-19 pandemic forced us all online. A growing body of research has emerged in the last...

From optimism to caution

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

An analysis of the seemingly balanced policy discourse on artificial intelligence in education

The workforce of tomorrow needs creative thinking now

It’s 2030 – technological advancements continue at a rapid pace through artificial intelligence (AI) and digital developments, displacing businesses, disrupting business models and automating...

Practical examples of integrating generative AI into the learning activities of the capstone project module

Generative AI has been widely debated within educational settings, particularly around academic integrity, leading to educator apprehension about its use in teaching and learning. However, support...

BERJ Early Career Reviewer Scheme: Call for mentors

The British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) is pleased to launch its Early Career Reviewer Scheme that aims to build early career researchers’ capacities in academic peer reviewing. This...

How can we use GenAI pedagogically? Can we be led by (graduate) learning outcomes?

GenAI and its pedagogical potential The introduction of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has sparked a debate in the higher education sector about its benefits and pitfalls, as well as...

BERA Educational Research Book of the Year

This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.

How a monoculture of corn mirrors the education system and why we need to go against the grain

Figure 1: Against the grain This illustration uses the metaphor of a monoculture to conceptualise the interplay of systems, drawing parallels between education and agriculture. I created this...