AI tutors won’t teach students to think until the conversation itself becomes the assessment.

Why higher education needs trust, critical thinking, and authentic assessment, not surveillance alone.

A new report from the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard University found AI suspicion is fueling a lack of trust between teachers and educators. A report author shares three strategies for overcoming that.

Nearly four-in-ten U.S. adults are in an online community. These virtual third spaces can take many forms, like Facebook groups, online video games or fandom forums on Reddit.

Districts need sustained support connecting AI to daily instructional decisions and support teachers in their efforts.

Deciding whether students should use AI requires balancing safety with the developmental need to learn about managing risk.

Unmanned aerial system curricula help K–12 students achieve industry certifications before graduation.

Understand the importance of completion rates and how they connect learning data to people and performance effectively.

A majority of employers remain confident in higher ed, with just less than half saying college degrees will become more important as AI advances.

Universities are embedding technical competencies and ethics into learning outcomes, faculty development and degree requirements.

Parents want schools to teach AI — but 4 in 10 teachers say they’ve had no training at all.

"Critical thinking becomes easier to teach when students have something specific to examine. Instead of asking them simply to “think critically,” we can ask them to identify a purpose, question an assumption, evaluate information, or explain how they reached a conclusion."

"Practitioners know what good output looks like and should own the final call, with operations handling the plumbing."

"Time-strapped and distracted, students say reading for pleasure is a luxury and AI is sometimes the best teacher on campus."

As generative AI has become embedded in the tools students use to search, write, create, translate, organize, and receive feedback, the boundary between "using AI" and "not using AI" has become increasingly difficult to define. More importantly, treating AI use as a binary choice does little to help students understand the different roles AI can appropriately play in learning.

Small AI helps young people build the skills and confidence to move from the classroom into meaningful jobs. The World Bank Group is working with countries to pilot small AI tools that support teachers, personalize learning, and support students.

By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MDPP1855 I keep saying that I am somewhat of an AI skeptic, and I still have many reservations about AI use, including concerns about its environmental impact and the ways in which

"Generative AI has made eLearning faster and cheaper to produce, but it can also make it easier to optimize for completion rates while neglecting capability. Organizations should judge AI-assisted training by what employees can actually do afterwards."

"Exposure to artificial intelligence runs through the tasks you do each week, not the role on your badge. Here’s how to measure yours and lower the risk."

"“Presence is a sense of being in a place and belonging to a group” [1]. This article is a comparative review examining the effects of social presence, as well as the importance of instructional immediacy, on student instructional success, and the necessity of considering learner gratification within traditional educational settings and emergency remote teaching (ERT) in higher education settings. Considerable research on the significance of social presence in the online learning community has been conducted, yet there is still much to learn."

Aka, how to innovate the learning experience & improve outcomes with game design

"I teach digital prototyping to fashion design undergraduates and master’s students at UPM’s Fashion School. My course focuses on exploring app concepts that can enrich the fashion experience. Past project ideas ranged from aesthetic affinity social communities (and dating) and live-action fashion-branded games to smart garment upcycling, VR fashion recommendations, and even a shared laundry app for roommates.   In previous semesters, I asked my students to prototype in Figma and standard design software. This past term, however, we switched to an entirely AI-based toolset, including Google Stitch, Google AI Studio, and Lovable."

As institutions work to set technology priorities and budgets for the year ahead, now is the time to determine what to add, what to consolidate, and where to get more from existing investments.

Explore the podcast vs. blog discussion to determine which format best meets your learning needs and preferences.

Discover how ChatGPT-powered job interview practice helps students build language skills, strengthen professional communication, and gain confidence through scaffolded learning.