Generative AI is challenging assessment in higher education, raising concerns about whether instructors can distinguish student writing from AI-generated essays. Much of the debate focuses on identifying signs of AI writing and whether detection software can reliably establish authorship. Learn …
The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal
Language models have become ubiquitous in universities without being normalised. Mark Carrigan argues this has produced a multidimensional crisis of trust, and a dilemma in which adapting to AI and integrating AI undercut each other. He proposes strategic under-integration: building …
Why AI doesn’t replace education—it demands it
For AI to progress and be effective, it needs to draw upon the best of human thought and the best of human thought is likely ahead of us.
5 Ways Universities Use Technology to Improve Student Outcomes
Nearly one in four first-year college students leaves higher education within a year, often due to financial pressures and difficulties adjusting to college. Universities can use technology to identify struggling students, increase participation, offer flexible study options, improve accessibility, and …
Schools Are Experimenting With AI With Little Evidence or Policy to Guide Them
Teachers are using AI to develop lesson plans, and in some districts, AI chatbots give students feedback on their work. Meanwhile, the research around how AI can help students is extremely limited.
Bridging Innovation and Pedagogy: Key Takeaways from ISTELive 2026 as Artificial Intelligence Transitions into Practical Classroom Deployment
A useful synthesis of ISTELive 2026, focusing on the shift from AI experimentation to more systematic, pedagogically grounded classroom implementation.
GenAI and AI Tools for STEAM Educators: Evidence-Informed Strategies and Resources for the Future of Teaching
A research-based article offering conceptual and practical guidance for STEAM educators who want to use AI tools with stronger pedagogical foundations.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2026.1948064/full…
Center for Academic Innovation Announces Events on AI, Online Education, Future of Learning
This article highlights faculty conversations on AI tutors, online learning, course design and the future of teaching in higher education.
Turning Movement into AI Lessons for the Next Generation
A multidisciplinary project shows how students can learn foundational AI concepts through movement, sensors and embodied learning activities.
https://cise.ufl.edu/2026/09/turning-movement-into-ai-lessons-for-the-next-generation/…
Advancing Responsible AI Use in Computing Education
This article describes work on trustworthy AI coding assistants that support undergraduate computing education while still protecting core learning and secure coding skills.
https://cec.gmu.edu/news/2026-09/advancing-responsible-ai-use-computing-education…
AI Has Made an Old Education Problem Harder to Ignore
The article argues that AI did not create shallow learning, but it makes it easier for students to produce polished work without demonstrating real understanding.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2026/09/25/ai-has-made-an-old-education-problem-harder-to-ignore…
Some things I have learned about generative AI
Jon Dron argues that generative AI is neither human nor merely a simple tool, but a new kind of “metatool” that redistributes cognition and can expand what people are able to learn and create. For education, he argues that the …
What It Takes to Build an AI Teacher
The best AI teacher won’t come from a frontier model alone. Teaching requires solving a hundred smaller problems about how children actually learn.
https://humanistxyz.substack.com/p/what-it-takes-to-build-an-ai-teacher…
Classroom-Friendly, Browser-Based Alternative Tools to Proprietary Software
The article introduces DrawSplat.org, a free, browser-based collection of classroom tools that can replace many proprietary apps for whiteboarding, media editing, captions, and content creation. It requires no accounts, collects no personal data, has no ads, supports multiple languages, and …
Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education – The Book Project
A timely and thought-provoking collection exploring how generative AI is reshaping teaching, learning, and academic practice. Grounded in the Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education, this book brings together diverse voices from across the sector to reflect on pedagogy, …