Patrick Hickey
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👨🏫 Teacher and AI CPD Provider 🤖 Empowering teachers💡#edtech aka @lchistorytutor
Ireland
Joined April 2023
FINALLY: Updated Official SEC AI Guidelines Are Here! 📋 The SEC has published AI Guidelines in their Coursework Rules & Procedures 2025-2026. Link to full doc in comments My takes… The Good: • Official rules we can actually point students to • Clear acknowledgement
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Welcome but limited. The Limitations: As we know, students can: •Use multiple AI tools and blend outputs •Use paid premium versions (Claude, ChatGPT-5, Perplexity) that in knowing hands are harder to detect •Paraphrase AI output through another AI •Use "humaniser" tools to
State Examinations Commission Coursework Rules & Procedures 2025-2026 available on https://t.co/zydSP3chWP
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We got there in the finish … #edchatie
State Examinations Commission Coursework Rules & Procedures 2025-2026 available on https://t.co/zydSP3chWP
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Just finished a very productive two-hour session this evening with the staff at Mitchelstown CBS Secondary School. Thanks to all the teachers for their thoughtful engagement with the material. What We Covered: We explored practical applications of AI tools in education,
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Dig for Truth! Why the Days of ‘Google It’ Are Over 🤔@aiteachingguru A student asks me something at the end of class, I don’t know the answer and I say: “Google it.” It’s been the default response for years. A simple gesture that says we’re all learning https://t.co/gOlY4PgbF9
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It was a real privilege to present at the @Leargas_etwinn Ireland National Conference this weekend. My workshop, “AI’s Role in the Modern Classroom, explored how teachers can use artificial intelligence with care while keeping professional judgement at the centre of learning.
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Thanks @KieranMcTaggar1, you, your team and colleagues at @EdCentreDonegal ,@MayoEducation , @CentreCarrick and @MonaghanEC continue to lead the way in teacher CPD in Ireland. Looking forward to two more packed sessions in December #edchatie
Thank you to Patrick Hickey @aiteachingguru for facilitating a fabulous LC History webinar this evening on The Montgomery Bus Boycott & Civil Rights.There was a huge turnout & thank you to the teachers for their engagement & participation.Patrick is back on the 2nd of December
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Looking forward to hosting a workshop at this year's sold out @Leargas_etwinn National Conference in Co. Carlow. In my session "AI in Classroom Education" I'll highlight... - the exciting potential of AI to enhance creativity, personalise learning, and reduce teacher workload.
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A thoughtful and timely post from @sccenglish on the AI Crisis in Irish Education. #edchatie
(New). On the DEY 'Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Schools' (October 2025): https://t.co/JcHSdnNKGy
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My letter to the editor on the recent AI Guidelines for Irish Schools in today’s @irishexaminer and @IrishTimes … Last Tuesday’s publication of the Department of Education’s guidance on artificial intelligence in schools, Version 1, arrives over 18 months after it was promised
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My take on AI Guidelines issued in the last 24 hours … For me the wait for guidelines that meet the demands and realities of our classroom continues. A document like this would have been more suitable 18 months ago. It covers the basics. But right now, it feels like we're
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Finally! Ireland's AI in Schools Guidance Has Arrived https://t.co/sbQJZ0hqhn After months of anticipation since it was promised in April 2024, the Department of Education and Youth has published its long-awaited "Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Schools" Some of my
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Fascinating talk earlier by @bouche_ms on AI in language learning. #ATSConferenceAGM2025
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An absolute honour to share the platform on the expert panel at this year’s SCoTENs conference discussing teacher professionalism and identity in our AI reality Terrific to be alongside @ciaraconsult Dr. Geraldine Parks, Sammy Taggart, Dr Derek Grant and Prof Noel Purdy. This
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I was honoured to contribute. Thank you @SCoTENS and well done on a wonderful conference 👏👏👏👏 #edchatie #SCotens2025
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Honoured to be in attendance at @SCoTENS Annual Conference today ahead of tomorrow’s panel discussion Key highlights: Outstanding keynote by Prof Viv Ellis (recently Dean of the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Melbourne, and Honorary Professor at UCL Institute of
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If there's one thing you listen to on AI this week, make it this podcast 🎧 Rita Bateson and Claire Byrne had an outstanding discussion on RTE Radio 1 about AI in Irish education, covering the challenges and opportunities we're facing right now. Key takeaways: - Cognitive
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Rita Bateson, co-founder and Director of Education at Eblana Learning, which provides AI guidance for international schools and teachers
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