<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Education Oracle</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/</link><description>Education Oracle, learning with AI and educational innovation</description><language>en-GB</language><item><title>The AI Literacy Companion renewed, with a European AI mentor and a bridge to CivAI Academy</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-literacy-companion-vernieuwd/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-literacy-companion-vernieuwd/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description>Our free AI literacy self-assessment has a new design, an AI mentor running on an open language model in Europe and a direct bridge to the free e-learning of CivAI Academy.</description></item><item><title>Working smarter in the examination board, with and without AI</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/nextlevel-mbo-najaarstraining-examencommissies/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/nextlevel-mbo-najaarstraining-examencommissies/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><description>The first autumn training of NextLevel MBO is a wrap. Members of examination boards in Dutch vocational education worked on smarter, more effective and more efficient ways of working, with and without AI.</description></item><item><title>One evening, one working process. Building AI automations at Lencon Labs</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/lencon-labs-ai-automatiseringen/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/lencon-labs-ai-automatiseringen/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description>Thirteen colleagues from Lencon Engineering built a working AI process in a single evening. With agents in n8n, and with people in the driving seat.</description></item><item><title>Who is really thinking here?</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/wie-denkt-hier-eigenlijk/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/wie-denkt-hier-eigenlijk/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:56:36 +0200</pubDate><description>Who is really thinking here? I ask myself that question more and more often when I see students working with AI. The friction is not in the technology. The friction arises when a student gets an answer before their own question has been worked out, and no longer knows whether they have been helped or overtaken. Rules say what is allowed. Training teaches how it…</description></item><item><title>Knowledge clip – AI in primary education – one year on | From inspiration to direction for ICT coordinators, teachers and school leaders</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/kennisclip-ai-in-het-basisonderwijs-een-jaar-verder-van-inspiratie-naar-regie-voor-ict-coordinatoren-leerkrachten-en-schoolleiders/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/kennisclip-ai-in-het-basisonderwijs-een-jaar-verder-van-inspiratie-naar-regie-voor-ict-coordinatoren-leerkrachten-en-schoolleiders/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:12:52 +0200</pubDate><description>AI in primary education, one year on. What has changed since October 2025 and what does that mean for your school board, your school and your classroom? I will soon be giving this training to a network of board-level ICT coordinators. I am sharing it here already as a knowledge clip, because I think it is too good not to share. The…</description></item><item><title>Kick-off with Hogeschool Inholland, on to an AI learning programme</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/ick-off-met-hogeschool-inholland-op-naar-een-ai-leertraject/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/ick-off-met-hogeschool-inholland-op-naar-een-ai-leertraject/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:24:59 +0200</pubDate><description>Today we were at Hogeschool Inholland for the kick-off of a new AI learning programme. Together with Timo Boezeman and Ian Strik, I spoke with the organisation as a trainer, even before the programme really starts on 22 September. Above all, we wanted to know what is going on among the staff themselves. What do they run into when …</description></item><item><title>AI in healthcare: from hype to professional responsibility</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-in-de-zorg-van-hype-naar-professionele-verantwoordelijkheid/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-in-de-zorg-van-hype-naar-professionele-verantwoordelijkheid/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:55:31 +0200</pubDate><description>On Thursday 25 June 2026 I had the opportunity to contribute to STIP&#x27;s mini-symposium AI in Healthcare – Infection Prevention at De Schakel in Nijkerk. A special afternoon, not only because of the theme, but also because two of STIP&#x27;s founders were saying farewell: Carolien Oldenkamp and Pieter Sloot. My keynote was titled…</description></item><item><title>EduGPT in Years 5 and 6 at De Stevenshof primary school in Leiden</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/edugpt-in-groep-7-en-8-bij-basisschool-stevenshof-in-leiden/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/edugpt-in-groep-7-en-8-bij-basisschool-stevenshof-in-leiden/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:51:24 +0200</pubDate><description>Last week I visited groep 7 and groep 8 (Years 5 and 6) at De Stevenshof primary school in Leiden. A lovely, energetic morning in which the pupils got to work with EduGPT themselves. I was warmly welcomed by Robbert van Hasselt. It was great to see how openly and curiously the school looks at AI…</description></item><item><title>Introducing AI responsibly at COG: a day full of curiosity, sharp questions and educational strength</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-verantwoord-invoeren-bij-cog-een-dag-vol-nieuwsgierigheid-scherpe-vragen-en-onderwijskracht/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-verantwoord-invoeren-bij-cog-een-dag-vol-nieuwsgierigheid-scherpe-vragen-en-onderwijskracht/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:50:43 +0200</pubDate><description>What a wonderful day this was. During the Technova AI day I delivered the training “Introducing AI responsibly at Christelijke Onderwijs Groep (COG)” on behalf of Education Oracle. And extra special: I was able to kick off the morning with a keynote, after a strong and inspiring opening by Pim Haselager, professor of AI at the Donders Institute of …</description></item><item><title>Responsible experimentation with AI starts with people, not tools</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/verantwoord-experimenteren-met-ai-begint-bij-mensen-niet-bij-tools/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/verantwoord-experimenteren-met-ai-begint-bij-mensen-niet-bij-tools/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:57:17 +0200</pubDate><description>On 1 June 2026, during an Npuls webinar, ROC Mondriaan and Koning Willem I College showed nicely how vocational education (MBO) institutions can explore and embed AI responsibly. What stands out is that both institutions start from a different route, but ultimately arrive at a similar approach. At KW1C the starting point lies mainly in education.</description></item><item><title>EduGPT by CivAI has been nominated for the Computable Awards 2026 in the “Education Project” category</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/edugpt-van-civai-is-genomineerd-voor-de-computable-awards-2026-in-de-categorie-onderwijsproject/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/edugpt-van-civai-is-genomineerd-voor-de-computable-awards-2026-in-de-categorie-onderwijsproject/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:51:27 +0200</pubDate><description>Great news to share. EduGPT by CivAI has been nominated for the Computable Awards 2026 in the “Education Project” category. We are proud of that! Especially because this nomination touches on something we build on every day: AI that strengthens learning, supports teachers and helps schools work with AI safely and responsibly.</description></item><item><title>AI as a Companion to Human Learning</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-as-a-companion-to-human-learning/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-as-a-companion-to-human-learning/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:56:17 +0200</pubDate><description>What a wonderful session at the Festival of Education. In my talk, AI as a Companion to Human Learning, I explored a theme that feels more urgent every week: how we can use AI to deepen learning, rather than quietly replace the thinking that learning depends on. And yes, there is a certain irony in…</description></item><item><title>Knowledge clip – The renewed Prompt Companion – Create prompts for your AI chatbot in no time</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/kennisclip-de-vernieuwde-prompt-companion-maak-razendsnel-prompts-voor-jouw-ai-chatbot/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/kennisclip-de-vernieuwde-prompt-companion-maak-razendsnel-prompts-voor-jouw-ai-chatbot/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:10:41 +0200</pubDate><description>In this knowledge clip you discover how to use the renewed Prompt Companion to build a strong, well-thought-out prompt for your own AI application in just a few minutes. 👉 Get started yourself via: https://www.promptcompanion.eu The Prompt Companion helps you to: – formulate a clear role and task for your AI – make boundaries and rules of conduct explicit …</description></item><item><title>AI as a sidekick</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-als-sidekick/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-als-sidekick/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:49:18 +0200</pubDate><description>Sometimes you have one of those moments when everything clicks. When energy, curiosity and practice come together. That happened at the ROC Mondriaan symposium, where I got to run my AI as a sidekick workshop twice on behalf of Education Oracle. Almost fifty participants, each with their own questions, doubts and ideas about AI in education.</description></item><item><title>Knowledge clip – How to create sociograms easily with Sociogen.eu</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/kennisclip-zo-maak-je-eenvoudig-sociogrammen-met-sociogen-eu/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/kennisclip-zo-maak-je-eenvoudig-sociogrammen-met-sociogen-eu/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:59:16 +0200</pubDate><description>Drawing sociograms for free? It can be done! Through my platform Education Oracle, I am happy to share how you can work with www.sociogen.eu. In this short knowledge clip I show how to create clear, visually appealing sociograms with the free tool Sociogen. From entering relationships to generating clear overviews and matrices that give immediate insight…</description></item><item><title>Recording new AI courses for school leaders and managers in development at E-Wise</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/opnames-nieuwe-ai-cursussen-voor-schoolleiders-en-leidinggevenden-in-ontwikkeling-bij-e-wise/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/opnames-nieuwe-ai-cursussen-voor-schoolleiders-en-leidinggevenden-in-ontwikkeling-bij-e-wise/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><description>Today was one of those days that stays with you for a while. Camera on. Lights on. And then talking. For hours. In total, some 7 hours of recordings for two courses on AI, for school leaders in primary education and managers in secondary education. And somewhere halfway through you notice that it is no longer really just about AI …</description></item><item><title>Webinar – AI-proof assessment – Designing assessments that make thinking visible</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/webinar-ai-proof-toetsing-ontwerp-toetsen-die-denken-zichtbaar-maken/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/webinar-ai-proof-toetsing-ontwerp-toetsen-die-denken-zichtbaar-maken/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:26:43 +0100</pubDate><description>Generative AI forces us to rethink what we actually want to measure. As AI gets better and better at producing end products, the focus shifts to the thinking process, professional judgement and justification. In this session I introduced a practical design framework that links the principles of the AI Act to didactics and assessment quality.</description></item><item><title>AI, examinations and the role of the examination board</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-examinering-en-de-rol-van-de-examencommissie/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/ai-examinering-en-de-rol-van-de-examencommissie/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:33:54 +0100</pubDate><description>AI and the role of the examination board. Last week I had the pleasure of running a training session for an examination board in vocational education (MBO) on AI and what it means for their day-to-day work. The role of an examination board does not lie in designing education or supervising learning. Their responsibility lies in safeguarding the quality of examinations.</description></item><item><title>Vibecoding at TechNova: not talking about AI, but building with AI</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/vibecoding-bij-technova-niet-praten-over-ai-maar-bouwen-met-ai/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/vibecoding-bij-technova-niet-praten-over-ai-maar-bouwen-met-ai/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:26:31 +0100</pubDate><description>Sometimes you feel it the moment you walk into a room. No wait-and-see attitude. No “let’s see what this turns into”. But energy. That is how the Vibecoding training day at TechNova began. No theoretical exploration of AI. No policy abstractions. But a working day. A building day. A day on which education professionals decided not to follow technology, but to steer it. …</description></item><item><title>Book announcement: De kunst van het samenleven met AI (The Art of Living with AI)</title><link>https://educationoracle.eu/boek-aankondiging-de-kunst-van-het-samenleven-met-ai/</link><guid>https://educationoracle.eu/boek-aankondiging-de-kunst-van-het-samenleven-met-ai/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:02:11 +0100</pubDate><description>How do we live wisely with AI? Over the past few years one question has not let go of me: what happens to learning, education and humanity when AI increasingly thinks along with us, decides with us and sometimes even anticipates our actions? That search has been shaped by my daily work at the intersection of education, AI and digital…</description></item></channel></rss>