California Community Colleges is partnering with AI company Nectir to provide free, customizable AI learning assistants across its 116 campuses, supporting 2.1 million students and staff. The system offers 24/7 tutoring, feedback, and academic coaching while ensuring data privacy, with …
10 scenarios for education in 2035
Education systems must quickly adapt to the rapid rise of AI and the growing impact of global conflicts and crises on learning. Through its partnership with IDRC’s EmpowerED programme, EdTech Hub is using strategic foresight to anticipate these changes and …
Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology warns that widespread, untrained use of AI in schools is harming student relationships, critical thinking, and privacy. Experts call for stronger teacher training, AI literacy, and ethical safeguards to ensure technology …
The ‘123’ Method Can Help You Better Recall What You’ve Studied
Effective studying requires simple, research-based strategies that enhance memory without overcomplicating the process. The “123” method achieves this balance, making learning both efficient and sustainable.
What Do We Know About the Edtech Services That Watch Students?
Lawrence High journalism students won an exemption from the district’s AI surveillance tool, Gaggle, arguing it violated press freedom. Their case highlights growing concern that school monitoring systems, meant to prevent crises, often invade privacy, reinforce bias, and suppress student …
I significantly cut my PC’s boot time and it wasn’t from disabling startup apps
A Windows PC can spend anywhere from 10 to 20 seconds just booting up, and that’s assuming everything is working perfectly. While disabling unwanted startup apps can certainly reduce boot time and often delivers noticeable improvements, they aren’t the only …
Is AI Conscious? A Primer on the Myths and Confusions Driving the Debate
The rapid evolution of AI raises urgent philosophical and scientific questions about whether, and under what conditions, machines might be conscious. As LLMs and neuromorphic systems display traits of agency and self-directed behavior, researchers face growing pressure to define consciousness …
Microsoft just pulled the plug on Windows 10—what happens to your computer now?
As of October 15, 2025, Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10, affecting hundreds of millions of PCs. Unlike past upgrades, moving to Windows 11 is harder due to stricter hardware requirements, leaving many users with outdated, unsupported systems.…
Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinking
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are transforming university work, prompting concerns about plagiarism but also exposing the limits of rote, memorization-based assessment. Researchers argue universities should shift toward teaching students to critically evaluate and analyze AI-generated content—a key …
Here’s What Worries Us Most About AI, Even as We Use It More and More
A Deloitte survey shows that while over half of Americans now use generative AI, 69% worry innovation is moving too fast and that tech companies ignore risks, especially around privacy and security. Despite rising usage and paid subscriptions, most users …
2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Data and Analytics Edition
Data and analytics are now central to higher education strategy and student success, especially with the rise of AI. The 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report highlights how evolving data strategies will shape innovation, effectiveness, and agility in colleges and universities.
https://library.educause.edu/resources/2025/10/educause-horizon-report-data-and-analytics-edition…
Colleges And Schools Must Block And Ban Agentic AI Browsers Now. Here’s Why.
Learning management systems like Moodle and Canvas underpin modern education by organizing and delivering coursework. However, emerging AI agentic browsers now threaten their integrity by autonomously navigating, completing, and even grading tasks within these systems.
What MoodleMoot Global 2025 revealed about the future of EdTech
At this year’s MoodleMoot Global (now MIX), educators discussed how rapid change is reshaping the way we work and learn. Keynote speaker Dr. Naeema Pasha urged participants to re-evaluate their goals and how to move forward in EdTech’s evolving landscape.…
Cogniti – AI agents designed by teachers
Cogniti allows teachers to create custom chatbot agents with tailored instructions and resources to support contextual student learning. Though still in beta, it shows strong potential for classroom use, learning design, and student skill development.
Teacher Professional Development in the Age of AI
Preparing educators to lead, not follow, in classrooms transformed by artificial intelligence.