The article tests viral “expert prompt” frameworks to see which genuinely improve AI responses and which mainly create overconfident hallucinations.
College students are noticing their AI-smoothed writing sounds strong—and not like them
Students are using generative AI widely for schoolwork, but beyond cheating concerns, it is raising deeper questions about authorship, academic identity, legitimacy, and whether AI-assisted work still feels truly their own.
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-college-students-aismoothed-strong.html…
Google’s Gemini Spark is the first AI agent built for people who don’t know what an AI agent is
Google has thrown down the gauntlet as the first major player to change that by announcing Gemini Spark at Google I/O 2026. It’s a 24/7 personal AI agent that prioritizes out-of-the-box user-friendliness, seamless app integrations, and entirely cloud-based processing. Gemini …
“Ask YouTube” brings AI-powered conversational search to video, adds Gemini Omni to Shorts
YouTube is adding AI-powered search with “Ask YouTube,” allowing users to ask complex and follow-up questions and receive generated responses based on both Shorts and long-form videos.
Claude Design built me the best slides I’ve ever had and then locked me out for a week
Claude Design may be emerging as a powerful AI presentation tool, able to generate cohesive, well-designed slide decks more effectively than tools like Gemini in Google Slides.
https://www.makeuseof.com/claude-design-built-best-slideshow/…
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.
Teach students to ask better questions with Artificial Intelligence
Generative artificial intelligence has unsettled higher education, raising fears that students will lose the ability to think. Drawing on classroom experience and student feedback, we argue that grounded inquiry sharpens judgement in Earth science teaching by limiting AI to set …
Teaching AI by Doing, Not Studying
A new library-based initiative at the University of Virginia embeds hands-on AI learning and workforce skills across disciplines.
Teach in the Microsoft 365 Copilot App
Teach in the Microsoft 365 Copilot App gives educators with a Microsoft 365 Education license free access to AI tools for creating and adapting lesson plans, quizzes, rubrics, and other teaching materials.
What’s new in the Microsoft Education AI Toolkit
Microsoft updated its Education AI Toolkit to help schools move from AI pilots to scalable, practical implementation across teaching, learning, and multilingual support.
SUNY Sets Systemwide AI Policy
New guidelines for the 64-campus system expand artificial intelligence in teaching and student support while adding guardrails for data privacy and high-risk uses.
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.