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Home Office launches police facial recognition consultation The Home Office has formally opened a 10-week consultation on a legal framework for police use of facial recognition technologies, and will consider extending any new rules to police deployments of other biometric and inferential technologies
The Role of Trait Cognitive Flexibility on Game‐Based Learning: A Media‐Comparison Study ABSTRACT
Background
Previous media comparison research has often compared learning from instructional games with learning from traditional media. However, there is a limited exploration into how the learner's cognitive traits, particularly cognitive flexibility, influence learning outcomes across different media.
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This study aims to ...
In an AI-first world, the future of cyber security is its workforce The cyber security industry will experience immense change due to AI by 2030, so both employers and professionals need to grasp the nettle, and quickly, if they are to have the right skills and experience in place to succeed
Western coalition supplying tech to Ukraine prepared for long war Russia is deploying hybrid warfare against Europe as western nations supply critical IT and telecoms equipment to Ukraine’s front line
Fujitsu police contract ‘complicates’ Post Office investigation National Police investigation into Post Office scandal uses IT infrastructure provided by Fujitsu
UK government pledges to rewrite Computer Misuse Act Campaigners celebrate as security minister Dan Jarvis commits to amending the outdated Computer Misuse Act to protect security professionals from prosecution
NCSC and BT block a billion dangerous clicks A protective service jointly developed by the NCSC and BT has disrupted over a billion potential cyber incidents by stopping members of the public from clicking through to dangerous websites
UK national security strategy failing to account for online world The UK government’s national security strategy is falling short on online matters, according to the independent reviewer of terrorism
A Meta‐Analysis of Moderators of the Effects of Technology‐Enhanced Adaptive Learning on Primary and Secondary... ABSTRACT
Background
Technology-enhanced adaptive learning, which includes Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs), represents a significant research stream targeted at individualised learning. Although systematic review and meta-analysis studies have synthesised the evidence of technology-enhanced adaptive learning, most did not differentiate how this effect may ...
How LLM Chatbots Shape Self‐Regulated Language Learning: The Interplay of Cognitive Load and Basic Psychological... ABSTRACT
Background
The integration of large language model (LLM) chatbots into language education has opened new opportunities for supporting self-regulated language learning (SRLL). However, their effectiveness depends on how cognitive load and basic psychological needs (BPNs) jointly shape learners' self-regulation.
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This study proposes ...
Supporting Pre‐Service Teachers' Diagnostic Skills: Analysing Judgement Accuracy and Chatbot Impact in a Biology Classroom... ABSTRACT
Background
Novice teachers often struggle to apply their content and pedagogical content knowledge in real teaching situations, a phenomenon known as the theory–practice gap. Classroom simulations offer an opportunity to bridge this gap by integrating practical, risk-free experiences into early university ...
Who Gives Feedback Matters: Student Biases Towards Human and AI‐Generated Formative Feedback ABSTRACT
Background
Feedback is essential for learning, helping individuals understand and improve their performance. However, providing timely, personalised feedback in higher education is challenging. Generative AI offers a scalable solution, yet little is known about students' biases towards AI-generated feedback.
Objectives
This study aims ...
Author Webinar Series | Getting Started with Tech Ethics
Author Webinar Series | Getting Started with Tech Ethics Gillian Arnold (Author), Darren Dalcher (Author), Catherine Flick (Author), Neil Gordon (Author), Bernd Carsten Stahl (Author), Robert Tripp (Author)
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This webinar will explore how ethical principles shape decision-making and system design with today's high impact systems, and in the age ...
IEEE 3152: A Standard for Human and Machine Agency Identification This article introduces IEEE Standard 3152, a new standard for systematic disclosure of human, artificial intelligence (AI), and hybrid agency in digital interactions and media. The standard defines visual-, audio-, and metadata-based markers to differentiate between human and machine-generated content, ...
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Author Webinar Series | Iosif, Dmitrii, Iuliia & Anna-Maria | Introduction to AI Testing
Author Webinar Series | Iosif, Dmitrii, Iuliia & Anna-Maria | Introduction to AI Testing Introduction to AI Testing: A Guide to ISTQB® CT-AI Certification and more
In this webinar, the authors will talk through the challenges enterprise encounter when implementing and adopting AI.
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The integration of AI into software systems presents significant challenges in ensuring ...
Author Webinar Series | Chris Ambler | The Psychology of AI Decision Making
Author Webinar Series | Chris Ambler | The Psychology of AI Decision Making Elephants, Ethics, and AI: Why Autonomous Decisions Need Human Wisdom; Connecting classic dilemmas to modern contexts.
In this session, you’ll explore how moral psychology shapes the split-second decisions of autonomous vehicles.
Digging into ethical frameworks like deontology, utilitarianism, and virtue ethics through ...
Author Webinar Series | Pete Thompson | Digital Solutions trilogy
Author Webinar Series | Pete Thompson | Digital Solutions trilogy Drawing on 35+ years’ experience across the entire digital solution life cycle, Pete Thompson will introduce us to his new trilogy of books, the BCS Digital Solutions Collection. Each book focuses on a key stage of developing and delivering successful ...

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