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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

OpenAI is launching a new feature inside of ChatGPT called Pulse, which generates personalized reports for users while they sleep. Pulse offers users five to 10 briefs that can get them up to speed on their day and is aimed …

AI is exacerbating a feeling that since the pandemic, the classroom dynamic has grown transactional.

Another AI Side Effect: Erosion of Student-Teacher Trust

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Research shows that methods like exercise and multimedia learning can speed up how we learn. These “super learning” techniques boost neuroplasticity, helping the brain absorb and retain information more effectively.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when-disaster-strikes-inside-disaster-psychology/202509/how-to-become-a-super-learner…

As AI tools become unavoidable in education, defining what counts as cheating has grown increasingly complex. Instead of banning AI, many educators now emphasize AI literacy, teaching students to use it responsibly and ethically.https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/what-counts-as-cheating-with-ai-teachers-are-grappling-with-how-to-draw-the-line-howard-blume-and-jocelyn-gecker/…

Imagine a future where you don’t even have to open the dedicated website or the mobile app of a service, and everything can be done within ChatGPT. Well, that future is finally here. OpenAI has today announced what it calls …

Preparing educators to lead, not follow, in classrooms transformed by artificial intelligence.

Teacher Professional Development in the Age of AI

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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.

https://cogniti.ai…

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.…

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.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivalegatt/2025/09/25/colleges-and-schools-must-block-agentic-ai-browsers-now-heres-why…

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…