Jonathan Dando-Laing

What do you prefer – human error or machine error? The human in the loop and the ghost in the machine

Humans can be good at making difficult judgements - but they tend to get worse if you ask them to speed up.

AI may not be as good as the best human - but it can speed up easily.

What does this mean for marking student work? Read more...

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23.04.2025 07:01 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Matt Hood: Oak has its critics, but the achievements are many Outgoing Oak National Academy CEO Matt Hood looks back on the successes and challenges the digital lesson platform has faced over the past five years

After 5 years, today marks my final week leading @oaknational.bsky.social. I’m so glad to close this chapter with the news that our resources are now live in prisons.

@tesmagazine.bsky.social has kindly let me reflect (ok, indulge) on my time. A quick summary below…🧵

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

28.03.2025 11:43 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Some nice news from @teachertapp.bsky.social for @oaknational.bsky.social. Huge credit to the team for building one of the most recognised brands in education.

But the real joy is seeing that we're one of the fastest risers on being recommended by teachers, too.

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22.01.2025 15:17 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

It was great to host Ministers Pat McFadden and Catherine McKinnell at the brilliant Charter School Bermondsey yesterday.

Really encouraging to hear how positive teachers were about how @oaknational.bsky.social's Aila can free them up to have more time with pupils and personalise their support.

14.01.2025 08:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🙌 Giving teachers their Sunday nights back…

Great to see Aila, our AI lesson assistant, leading the news on how we can support teachers in managing their workload.

👀 Want to know more? Join the 1,000+ teachers signed up for our webinar this Wednesday: oaknat.uk/3PsNd8w

13.01.2025 17:28 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Incredible! Amazing effort Ed 👏

04.01.2025 21:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi BlueSky 👋

I've popped on as we released our 5th independent @oaknational.bsky.social evaluation yesterday 📈

@ImpactEd_Group looked at how our curriculum models and resources are being used and the impact they’re having on teachers’ workload and curriculum expertise.

A quick summary below... 🧵

03.12.2024 07:56 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

Teacher autonomy debates ignore two crucial issues With new insights on how Oak materials are being used to adapt or augment curriculum plans, chief executive Matt Hood says it proves debates about teacher autonomy need to evolve

Should teachers have more or less autonomy? The culture of the school and the teacher's level of experience are crucial in answering this question, writes @oaknational.bsky.social chief @matthewhood.bsky.social

02.12.2024 12:30 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

One of our missions at @oaknational.bsky.social is to give teachers their Sunday nights back.

We've just launched Aila, our AI-powered lesson assistant. A product that keeps teachers in control of planning, whilst lightening their load.

Intrigued? Give it a go: labs.thenational.academy

06.09.2024 09:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If the plan is to make this place a little nice than the other, I’m going to start with this…

Had a brilliant summer. Got married. Changed my name.

Normal education posting to resume later.

05.09.2024 08:15 — 👍 26    🔁 0    💬 5    📌 0