Senior Lecturer & Programme Director at qmul.ac.uk; Co-founder at medilingo.co.uk; SpongeBob fan; I also like coffee gimme coffee 😬 Higher Education | Degree Apprenticeships | Software Engineering | AI Ethics | AIEd linkedin.com/in/iamjonjacksonhttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mlym5az6pc2kQuestioning the inevitability of Generative AI and interrogating its true impact (environmental, psychological, educational) are questions that belong in today’s curriculum whether that’s in school, further education, or higher education. #genAI #education16 May 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlym5az6pc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mlym3uygms2kWhat examples of GenAI false affordances have you come across recently? (stuff it says it does but actually doesn’t)16 May 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlym3uygms2khttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mlxwkzjls225New post on Substack 👀 Discursive Al labelling as a first step toward structural assessment redesign in higher education #AcademicSky #GenAI https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanmjackson/p/discursive-ai-labelling-as-a-first?r=4plfvc&utm_medium=ios16 May 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxwkzjls225https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mlxhemdorc2gI was at the Royal Society in London yesterday talking with university leaders about AI. More to follow… 😊16 May 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxhemdorc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mlvt6jzuvc23EY retracts study after researchers discover AI hallucinations (gift link) #GenAI https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/1a20fe61-d860-4042-bd4e-61c75ac8563f15 May 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvt6jzuvc23https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mltyzuxr522gSlick Messaging: What Big Oil’s Playbook Tells Us About Big AI #GenAI #AILiteracy https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanmjackson/p/slick-messaging-what-big-oils-playbook14 May 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltyzuxr522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mlm7yfcgr22dLate night drafting… #AcademicSky https://substack.com/@jonathanmjackson/note/c-257471948?r=4plfvc&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action11 May 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm7yfcgr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mlidlcb4cc22I’m over on Substack trying it out if anyone wants to connect. #academicSky #AIEd #GenAI #HigherEducation #AI https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanmjackson/p/hidden-and-false-affordances-of-genai?r=4plfvc&utm_medium=ios10 May 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlidlcb4cc22https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mlflgp5hc223I’ve been thinking about the affordances of GenAI… There are hidden affordances, where it has capabilities not immediately apparent. Also false affordances, where it seems to be usable for a certain thing, it says it does the thing, but actually hasn’t done the thing, hallucinating the thing.09 May 2026 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlflgp5hc223https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mlapl53ngk2zWritten by Marvin Minsky in 1983… https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iamjonjackson_nlp-ml-ai-activity-7458038981062975488-WonH?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAABvIsMBKLe5KpT4pa0ZHXdfliiU8hsP8lM&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=share_via07 May 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlapl53ngk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mkxn32urq22nPattie Maes wrote this piece about intelligent software back in 1995. A great time capsule of a piece. Discovered as part of the curated articles included in the 2016 Penguin Publishing Group version of True Names by Vernor Vinge. (links below)03 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxn32urq22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mksdjojso222Really excited to be working on a sub-section of the upcoming IEEE Guide for Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education Our team is focusing on "Personalized, Adaptive, and Collaborative Learning" within engineering education.01 May 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksdjojso222https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mklccfz5ik27Degree apprentices have an important voice in the GenAI / Higher Education discourse. We should amplify their voice. With two student co-authors, I have just published a short preprint showcasing their perspectives. #GenAI #AIEd #HigherEducation https://osf.io/preprints/edarxiv/ufkae_v128 Apr 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklccfz5ik27https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mkkhtoaxrs23My first paper to receive 10 citations 🤩 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Higher+order+prompting+Jackson&oq=higher+order #AcademicSky https://media.tenor.com/gDv__-1nwVQAAAAC/scream.gif?hh=398&ww=49828 Apr 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkhtoaxrs23https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mkgirmfmuk2o@emilymbender.bsky.social good to see you on The Ghost in the Machine Emily. Tough but important watch.26 Apr 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgirmfmuk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mkfifrp5ac2eTED talk from @carissaveliz.bsky.social just dropped 👀 “Beware the power of prediction” Thank you Carissa. #AcademicSky #AI https://www.ted.com/talks/carissa_veliz_beware_the_power_of_prediction26 Apr 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfifrp5ac2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mk5i2jux3c2yRecent #AIEd reading Roe, J. and Perkins, M. (2025) “Generative AI in Self-Directed Learning: a thematic scoping review,” Interactive Learning Environments, pp. 1–12. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2025.2603431.23 Apr 2026 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5i2jux3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mjmsy3sbb22zThank you to Association for Learning Development in Higher Education for having me as a guest speaker to their ALDinHE AI community of practice webinar today to talk about the “Higher Order Prompting” toolkit which builds on my paper from Jan 2025 (ref below)… https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iamjonjackson_largelanguagemodels-smalllanguagemodels-smallai-activity-7450555199154405376-i4k7?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAABvIsMBKLe5KpT4pa0ZHXdfliiU8hsP8lM&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link16 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmsy3sbb22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mioonc45ck25It's official. GitHub Copilot eats your code 😂04 Apr 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mioonc45ck25https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mio7j27hhc2ihttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/iamjonjackson_i-used-ai-it-worked-i-hated-it-activity-7446167561249030144-NEo7 discovered via @timnitgebru.blacksky.app [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mio7j27hhc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3midjtvfiqs2jHow the young use AI matters more than for how long. @economist.com gift link https://economist.com/by-invitation/2026/03/30/how-the-young-use-ai-matters-more-than-for-how-long?giftId=ODcxNmFkZjEtMTY3MC00OWRmLTg1NDItZjA4YTFiMmQzNjhh&utm_campaign=gifted_article #GenAI #AIEd31 Mar 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3midjtvfiqs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mhzmeycuq225Very happy to have been in attendance at the Night of Science and Engineering last week representing degree apprenticeships at @qmul.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iamjonjackson_degreeapprenticeships-activity-7441793372119429120-uRab?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAABvIsMBKLe5KpT4pa0ZHXdfliiU8hsP8lM27 Mar 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzmeycuq225https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mhw2dot7cs2eMeta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kids - https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/jury-reaches-verdict-meta-google-trial-social-media-addiction-2026-03-25/25 Mar 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw2dot7cs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mh6gq6g7tc2cThe AI cheating question dividing universities. [gift link] #GenAI @russellgroup.bsky.social https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/992d1a74-5a0f-4597-9d8a-f285d550d2b216 Mar 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6gq6g7tc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mh527b4ga224Recent reading 📖 Kahn, P. et al. (2025) “Teacher agency and generative artificial intelligence: teaching in higher education as a responsive, cultural activity,” Learning, Media and Technology, pp. 1–12. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2025.2575993. #GenAI #AIEd15 Mar 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh527b4ga224https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mh525qckqc24Recent reading 📖 Zapata, G.C. (2026) “The Role of Linguists in Understanding and Shaping Generative AI in Education,” Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.18848/1835-9795/CGP/A368. #GenAI #AIEd15 Mar 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh525qckqc24https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mh523t5jqc24Recent reading 📖 Perkins, D. (2003) “MAKING THINKING VISIBLE.” https://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/MakingThinkingVisible_DP.pdf #academicSky15 Mar 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh523t5jqc24https://bsky.app/profile/iamjonjackson.bsky.social/post/3mh2gp4ntzk27I love posts like these because it provides a moment of clarity for me as to why I’m in education… #GenAI #Grammarly https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iamjonjackson_back-in-august-we-launched-a-grammarly-agent-activity-7438555595307266048-p13A?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAABvIsMBKLe5KpT4pa0ZHXdfliiU8hsP8lM14 Mar 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:ddhtxuu45xwt2em7whhohl22/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2gp4ntzk27