The potential use of AI, such as OpenAI and ChatGPT, in the education sector has been a hot topic recently. In this article, we’ll explore how these technologies can be utilized within a learning environment like Microsoft Teams Education. Here are my top 5 feature requests/ideas for AI and Microsoft Teams Edu: 1. Breakout Rooms … Continue reading My Top 5 AI and Microsoft Teams Education Feature Requests
I was delighted to be able to work with a great set of people and put an article together around my thought on how an Integration Platform as a Service could be used in the Higher Education space. When I learnt that it would be featured on CIO.com, I couldnt wait for it to get … Continue reading Featured on cio.com: iPaaS in Education
Everyone has a luckly number – well mine is 15. Saturday league football and I was always on the bench so I could pick the number 15 shirt, I was born on the 15th and I have the number 15 on my car registration plate. I’m now a 15 time MVP having been awarded the … Continue reading Awarded Microsoft MVP <-- Number 15
Is Microsoft Loop the new OneNote Education At Microsoft Ignite, a new collaboration tool was announced that will be embedded into the Microsoft 365 productivity stack including Microsoft Teams and comes with its own application. Out to compete against Notion and Coda, Loop will enable better real time collaboration through flexible canvas’s that can be integrated across the Microsoft platform with … Continue reading Is Microsoft Loop the new OneNote Education
This year I’ll be at BETT 2020 both on the Microsoft stand and roaming the halls. On Wednesday I’ll be on the Microsoft stand from 11-4 helping to take any technical queries you may have and then around the halls on Thursday and Friday morning if anyone wants to catch up. Come say hi and … Continue reading At BETT 2020
Not everyone gets access to the Admin Portal in Microsoft 365 as they are part of a managed service or not been given the elevanted rights to be able to view settings or access any data. A new pop up has appeared in the Message Centre in EDU tenants around Class Insights for Microsoft Teams. … Continue reading Class Insights in Microsoft Teams coming January 2020
There’s a great virtual event on the horizon for us that work in the education sector. Microsoft are putting on a set of free webinar all about Microsoft Teams and other technologies around these which will help you to get more out of the Microsoft cloud platform (all the free options). If you can’t make … Continue reading Microsoft Virtual Edu Event: 22nd August 2019
Its that time of year again where we are looking at the end of year processes for IT which includes archiving user data, moving those users, upgrading system and taking a little break from staff knocking at the door for help <– never an issue but it is nice to have a break ;-). Microsoft … Continue reading Microsoft School Data Sync End of Year Process
It was a pleasure to speak at the Microsoft Showcase School event at Downe House School. Having worked with the school on their migration from file shares to using SharePoint Online in Office 365 Education we were both keen to pass this information onto schools and how it was done, the opportunities of using just … Continue reading Slidedeck: Office 365 Edu as your file storage
This one did come as a surprise but was delighted to see that I was awarded Office Apps and Services Microsoft MVP 2019-2020. What a massive honour and thank you to all those who help me to achieve this. Like many others have said already, there are so many people in this great community that … Continue reading Awarded Office Apps and Services MVP 2019-2020
