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.
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.
Can AI tools assess coding assignments?
A Nature career column shares lessons from experimenting with ChatGPT to support the grading of undergraduate coding assignments.
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/ …
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.
Expanding OER with GenAI
Generative artificial intelligence can expand the reach of open educational resources, but educators and institutions need a clear framework for licensing, disclosure, and responsible use.
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2026/5/expanding-oer-with-genai…
California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened
A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard. What happens next?
Anthropic says Claude learned to blackmail by reading stories about evil AI
The company has traced its model’s most uncomfortable behaviour to the corpus of science fiction it was trained on. The fix it describes is unsettling in a different way: teaching the model the reasons behind being good, not just the …
Stanford professor teaches his classes ‘tech-free’—here’s the skill he wants his students to build
A professor argues that, amid widespread student AI use, handwritten, tech-free writing remains essential for preserving authentic thinking and learning.
I stopped paying for ChatGPT and switched to a local LLM that runs on my laptop
I’ve been exploring local LLMs more seriously as AI subscriptions get pricier or more limited, so I’m committing to a reliable local inference setup on my laptop.
Chrome Is Quietly Downloading a 4GB AI Model Without Your Permission
Google Chrome automatically downloads an AI model to support features such as scam detection and tab organization. Here’s how to remove it.
https://ca.pcmag.com/ai/15499/chrome-is-quietly-downloading-4gb-ai-model-without-your-permission…
Designing Your Own Alternative Grading System
A teacher shares key lessons from a workshop on alternative grading and explains how they designed a specifications grading system for an ESL course.
https://eductive.ca/en/resource/designing-your-own-alternative-grading-system…
6 free AI tools that do the same thing as ChatGPT Pro
As free AI tools have improved, the author replaced ChatGPT Pro with a mix of free alternatives that collectively handle research, document work, structured answers, and productivity needs.
https://www.xda-developers.com/6-free-ai-tools-that-do-the-same-thing-as-chatgpt-pro…
Am I an LLM?
As LLMs reshape how we think about intelligence, the author reflects on the recurring human habit of using our latest technologies as metaphors for the brain and wonders how far the comparison really goes.
Artificial intelligence as a site of global educational governance: the case of UNESCO
UNESCO promotes ethical, inclusive AI in education, but its governance role reveals tensions between human rights principles, member-state priorities, rapid digital transformation, and Big Tech influence.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02680939.2026.2646218#abstract…