A small retraction notice opens onto a large structural shift. AI did not start the rot in academic publishing. AI is the catalyst that is finishing it.
https://theslowai.substack.com/p/academia-is-enshittifying-ai-made-it-faster…
10 Free Google AI Tools You’re Probably Not Using Yet (But Should Be)
Google offers several free, browser-based AI tools beyond Gemini that provide practical, accessible ways to explore generative AI for work, learning, creativity, and everyday tasks.
https://aitoolsclub.com/10-free-google-ai-tools-youre-probably-not-using-yet-but-should-be…
Students Are Digital Natives. Let Them Lead the AI Revolution in Education
The article argues that AI literacy should become central to education reform and that students should help shape responsible AI policies for schools.
3,500-Year-Old Hittite Handwriting Deciphered by New AI System
Researchers have developed Palaeographicum, an AI tool that analyzes handwriting patterns in Hittite cuneiform tablets, helping scholars match broken fragments, date undated texts, and potentially identify individual scribes much faster than before.
https://greekreporter.com/2026/05/19/ai-decipher-hittite-handwriting…
To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain
Generative AI is undermining meaningful learning by making it too easy for students to bypass effort, leaving instructors exhausted and pedagogically constrained.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/to-teach-in-the-time-of-chatgpt-is-to-know-pain…
I tried the ‘expert educator’ prompt on ChatGPT that’s gone viral — and it’s incredible
The article tests viral “expert prompt” frameworks to see which genuinely improve AI responses and which mainly create overconfident hallucinations.
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.
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/ …