Dominik’s core role at the University of Oxford is to research and train people in how technology can make them more productive in reading, writing, and organisation. He is also closely involved with efforts to improve digital accessibility and is currently actively involved in investigative efforts into generative AI in academic contexts.
Reading and Writing Innovation Lab
Dominik started and runs the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s Reading and Writing Innovation Lab at the University. The lab collects and reviews devices and applications that support reading and writing.
The lab is also exploring new ways of looking at academic reading and writing in the digital context. Some preliminary results were published in 2022.
As part of the work of the lab, Dominik runs regular workshops on reading and writing tools for students and staff. He also consults with academics and others on readability and accessibility, and has developed several resources to support the development of accessible documents, including a suite of readable and accessible templates for Word and PowerPoint.
Artificial intelligence in academic practice
Dominik has run workshops on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education since 2019, and since the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022, has taken an active role in exploring the impact of generative AI on academic practice.
Writing about AI
Dominik was the lead author of the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s report Beyond ChatGPT: The state of generative AI in academic practice for autumn 2023.
He contributed to the report on Transforming Higher Education: How we can harness AI in teaching and assessments and uphold academic rigour and integrity.
He also publishes a LinkedIn newsletter on AI in Academic Practice.
Presentations and workshops
Dominik runs workshops on AI in academic practice and has spoken at a number of international conferences including AHEAD by BETT 2023, Revolutionising Higher Education ChatGPT and the Future of Learning, European Educational Publishers Group conference, Prague colloquium Towards AI-Aided Human-Supervised Linguistics.
Interviews
Dominik is interviewed regularly about generative AI in education, including most recently:
- AI in Higher Ed - Where are we now? by Untapped: Higher Education
- It’s easy to fake engagement with a subject - Dominik Lukeš on AI in Higher Education Pedagogy | Lehrblick
- How is ChatGPT affecting Higher Education? - Blended.
Advisory boards
Dominik serves on several advisory boards, including:
How to get in touch
Feel free to get in touch with Dominik, to take advantage of his expertise:
- Schedule a visit or an online consultation with the Reading and Writing Innovation Lab to review some of the tools and strategies for reading and writing.
- Book time on an editalong to have a document or presentation reviewed for readability and accessibility.
- Join one of Dominik’s workshops on using computers more productively and creating more readable and accessible documents.
Wider interests
Dominik’s other interests include open education, online collaborative communities, MOOCs, podcasting, and innovative uses of video production.
He introduced RapidMooc as a one-touch video recording studio to Oxford, and has run workshops on the creation of educational videos. He has also organised a conference on the Use of video in Higher Education.
Prior experience
Prior to joining the University of Oxford, he worked as the Education and Technology Specialist for Dyslexia Action where he designed and ran a MOOC on Inclusive Technologies for Reading.
He has also worked as a language and culture training advisor for the US Peace Corps in over 15 countries.
Academic interests
His academic interest is in linguistics, language education, metaphor, and discourse analysis. He has published in academic journals, edited several academic volumes and translated both academic and non-academic texts between Czech and English. He blogs on MetaphorHacker.net.