A degree should distinguish what students can do independently from what they can accomplish with AI.
Professor’s invisible prompt trap catches 32 students cheating on their midterm with AI
A history professor at Alcorn State used a hidden word to catch 32 students using AI on a midterm, sparking a debate over cheating and academic.
Using AI-based Learning Assistants in Higher Education: A Large-Scale Descriptive Analysis
A large-scale study of 77,543 distance-learning students found that the AI learning assistant Syntea is widely integrated into study routines, with usage varying across demographic and academic contexts.
Harvard research fellow says higher education must rethink what students learn in AI era
Harvard Senior Research Fellow argues education systems must shift from teaching reckoning to developing human judgment.
School uses AI instead of teachers for personalized learning: Co-founder breaks it down (Video)
Alpha School is a private school that teaches students subjects like math and reading with artificial intelligence apps. Mackenzie Price, co-founder of Alpha School, joins CBS News to discuss.
Claude Is Free for Teachers in the US. Here Are Fifteen Things I Use It For.
A strong, pragmatic article on AI in teaching: not about replacing teacher judgment, but about saving time, improving routine work, and enabling tasks that might otherwise never get done. Its value lies in showing concrete, practical uses of AI, from …
Why Open Source Matters for AI
The article argues that open-source AI’s real advantage is composability and user control. It warns that increasingly closed, standardized AI models risk creating a monoculture, while open protocols, tools, memory, and customizable agent frameworks preserve diversity and innovation.
https://www.oreilly.com/radar/why-open-source-matters-for-ai…
Universities Experiment with Hidden Grades
The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts is trying out something new this coming term: a dual grading system in which professors give students ordinary letter grades based on the quality of their work, but what …
This Essay is 10% AI Generated
People still deeply value authorship, even as AI challenges traditional ideas about who “creates” a text; labeling something “AI-generated” now serves a social function. It also suggests AI prose has recognizable stylistic patterns, overconfident connections, odd phrasing, and synthetic “authorial” …
Predictive analytics: Are we watching the dashboard and ignoring the driver?
Predictive analytics in universities often overstates how accurately student outcomes can be forecast from incomplete, biased historical data.True educational insight requires context, human judgment, and understanding students’ individual circumstances, not simply labeling them “at risk” based on dashboards.
2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition
The new EDUCAUSE Horizon Report identifies key signals of change in teaching and learning, helping institutions anticipate major educational technology trends.
Should We Integrate AI into Our Teaching?: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Deciding When AI Belongs
A practical framework for deciding when AI genuinely supports learning and when it risks replacing productive struggle, critical thinking, and human interaction.
https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/should-we-integrate-ai-into-our-teaching-evidence-based-guidelines-for-deciding-when-ai-belongs/ …
Can AI tools assess coding assignments?
A Nature career column shares lessons from experimenting with ChatGPT to support the grading of undergraduate coding assignments.
What Will Gen Alpha Expect From Their Higher Ed Experience?
This article explores how the next generation of students may arrive in higher education expecting constant connectivity, hybrid learning, and more seamless digital experiences.
Assessing students when artificial intelligence is ubiquitous
If we continue to prioritise memorisation in an age of wall-to-wall information, we send the wrong message to our students and employers. Michelle Seref offers advice on assessment that builds critical thinking skills.