The 5 focus areas of NOLAI
June is dedicated to the Month of AI in Education. This theme of AI is alive and well at Radboud University. On campus, you will find NOLAI: the national education lab for primary, secondary, and special education in the Netherlands.
NOLAI Wrap Up
We would like to invite you to end the school year together. Partners of NOLAI and interested parties from education, science and business are welcome on June 27, 2024 at Landgoed Brakkesteyn, for an inspiring meeting with NOLAI.
Kevin van der Pol on Working at NOLAI
Kevin van der Pol is a Dutch teacher and an ICT innovator. Since November 2022, Kevin has also been working as a Teacher in Residence (TiR) at NOLAI and is committed to the direct connection between educational practice and scientific research.
NOLAI Webinars in the Month of AI
During the Month of AI, you can participate in 3 webinars at NOLAI: AI Technology and Data in Education (June 11), Ethical Issues around AI in Education (June 18), and Educational Research on AI in Education (June 20). Register now!
Highlighted Focus Area: Pedagogy & Didactics
At NOLAI, we develop AI applications for problems in education. Carla Haelermans and Eliane Segers, from their focus area of Pedagogy & Didactics, ensure that the pedagogical-didactical line of thought is always persued.
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Month of AI in Education Dedicated to Exploring, Changing and Connecting
This year, June is once again dedicated to AI in education. Throughout the month, numerous free events will be organised throughout the country and online, made possible by NOLAI. We guarantee you'll be inspired!
Question Articulation Session for School Leaders
NOLAI hosted a question articulation session at a regional meeting of the VO-raad. What issues are school leaders concerned about AI in education? And how exactly does such a question articulation session work?
NOLAI at IPON – Part II
IPON 2024 took place in February. The trade fair IPON is a national event in the field of educational innovation and ICT. There was a lot of focus on AI in education. Naturally, NOLAI was also present at IPON. Check out the photo report below.
Focus Area Highlighted: Ethics
Within NOLAI, we not only focus on what technology we can develop but also constantly ask ourselves: do we want to do this? We talked to Marthe Stevens, leader of the ethics focus area, about embedded ethics, conflicts of values and autonomy.
NOLAI at IPON - Part I
NOLAI was present at IPON 2024, with Professor of Educational Economics and member of the Pedagogy and Didactics focus area at NOLAI, Carla Haelermans, giving the keynote speech 'Does AI make everything better?'.
Generative AI Project Launched with Quadraam
The end of January saw the launch of the co-creation project Generative AI in Education. In the project, NOLAI, together with Quadraam schools, is investigating how education can maintain control over learning and teaching when using generative AI.
Kilian Geryszewski on Being a Teacher in Residence
Kilian Geryszewski is a primary school teacher. He is working as a Teacher in Residence (TiR) at NOLAI. While being hands-on in the classroom and behind the scenes at NOLAI, this is what it means to be a Teacher in Residence.
Project VIAT Launched with Lucas Onderwijs and IRIS Connect
The co-creation project VIAT (Video Interaction Analysis Tool) launched at the end of January. In this project, NOLAI is investigating how AI can help teachers in VO to reflect on teaching experiences to improve their teaching.
Focus Area: Sustainable Data
NOLAI works with schools to explore how smart technology can support teachers and students. We interviewed Bernard van Gastel, leader of the Sustainable Data focus area, and Joep Bos Coenraad, the project leader of the PEP team.
Still Work to be Done for AI in Education
At NOLAI, teachers, school directors, school administrators, teacher trainers, people from industry and scientists work together. That collaboration is crucial, and our Teachers-in-Residence know all about it.
National Growth Fund and Ministries of OCW and EZK Visit NOLAI
In 2022, the National Growth Fund granted €80 million to NOLAI for responsible and thoughtful deployment of AI in education. A panel from the National Growth Fund and the ministries of OCW and EZK visited Nijmegen on Thursday 18th January.
Inge Molenaar on AI Panel at Education Summit in Brussels
On 30 November, the 6th European Education Summit took place in Brussels. NOLAI Director Inge Molenaar attended and contributed to the AI panel "The Future of Education in an Artificial Intelligence-driven World".
Focus Area Highlighted: Technology for AI in Education
ChatGPT is eagerly used by many students, to the dismay of many teachers, but AI can actually support teachers. What technology is needed for this? We asked professor Johan Jeuring.
Kick-Off of project mAIchart with Dutch schools
This week saw the kick-off of one of NOLAI's first co-creation projects: mAIchart. In this project, we will investigate how AI can support teachers in teaching mathematics.
Valuable Encounters At Nolai's First Birthday Party
On a stormy Thursday afternoon in November, education professionals, scientists, policymakers and partners from the business community gathered in Nijmegen to celebrate NOLAI's first anniversary.
