The text argues that debates about AI in education are misguided because they skip the more fundamental question of what education is actually for and why we teach knowledge and skills in the first place. Without shared clarity on these …
Carnegie Mellon, Gates Foundation fund AI-powered learning platform
A new partnership between Carnegie Mellon University and the Gates Foundation will provide students with a new AI-powered software platform designed to improve their educational experiences.
New Thematic Guides : AI and Second Language
The CDC team is pleased to introduce two new thematic guides to documentary resources : Artificial intelligence (AI) and Second Language.
https://cdc.qc.ca/en/2026/02/09/new-thematic-guides-ai-and-second-language…
The ESL Virtual Writing Support Centre: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration Between ESL and Multimedia
At Cégep de l’Outaouais, Multimedia and ESL teachers collaborated to create the ESL Virtual Writing Support Centre, giving multimedia students an authentic learning experience while supporting ESL learners. The project resulted in a free online resource with short instructional videos, …
UNICEF launches new Digital Education Strategy – a collaboration with Finland and global partners – on International Day of Education
The strategy leverages AI, digital tools and other innovative approaches to strengthen education systems and improve learning outcomes for millions of girls and boys.
ChatGPT is in classrooms. How should educators now assess student learning?
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is now a reality in higher education, with students and professors integrating chatbots into teaching, learning and assessment. But this isn’t just a technical shift; it’s reshaping how students and educators learn and evaluate knowledge.
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-chatgpt-classrooms-student.html…
AI Can Teach Our Students the Art of Dialogue
The same technology that’s ruining essay writing as a pedagogical tool can help students learn how to reason via conversations.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/ai-can-teach-our-students-the-art-of-dialogue…
Generative AI for Instructional Design: Changes, Chances, Challenges
Generative AI is now widely used by instructional designers to speed up tasks like brainstorming, drafting, media creation, and accessibility, boosting efficiency but not fully replacing human expertise. However, risks remain, including bias, inaccuracies, privacy concerns, and over-reliance, meaning quality, …
Introducing the Forge, a New Innovation in Open Pedagogy
LibreTexts Forge is an assignment platform designed to support Open Pedagogy by enabling renewable, collaborative, long-form projects with built-in analytics for instructors. It helps students create meaningful, public, openly licensed work while supporting learner-centered, scalable teaching across disciplines.
https://libretexts.org/blog/2025/06/11/introducing-forge-new-innovation-open-pedagogy…
What if I told you this school had no teachers?’: Is AI schooling the future of education or a risky bet?
Alpha promotes itself as a teacher-free school model where students learn academics through personalized AI tutors and apps, founded by entrepreneur Joe Liemandt and expanding from Austin to cities nationwide under the Alpha School brand. The schools emphasize AI-led mastery …
Moltbook, a social network where AI agents hang together, may be ‘the most interesting place on the internet right now’
Moltbook is a social network where AI bots chat with each other, mixing practical technical discussions with quirky or fictional role-playing that blurs the line between real information and invented personas. This shared AI “story world” can create confusing, coordinated …
Google’s NotebookLM can now turn your docs into AI videos on Android and iOS
The mobile version of NotebookLM app can now turn your documents into AI-generated videos, making it easier to understand dense material without scrolling through long pages of text.
Schools in China are making AI part of the curriculum
While debate rages in the U.S. about the merits and risks of AI in schools, it a state-mandated part of the curriculum in China, as the authorities try to create a pool of AI-savvy professionals.
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Teacher Chanea Bond has replaced laptops with paper in her Fort Worth classroom, requiring students to journal and complete nearly all work by hand. She uses this mostly analog approach to reduce reliance on generative AI and keep learning more …
These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings
AI notetakers like Read AI, Fireflies, Fathom, and Granola transcribe and summarize online meetings, while newer physical devices record in-person conversations and generate AI-powered notes, action items, and insights.