A new partnership between Carnegie Mellon University and the Gates Foundation will provide students with a new AI-powered software platform designed to improve their educational experiences.
The ESL Virtual Writing Support Centre: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration Between ESL and Multimedia
At Cégep de l’Outaouais, Multimedia and ESL teachers collaborated to create the ESL Virtual Writing Support Centre, giving multimedia students an authentic learning experience while supporting ESL learners. The project resulted in a free online resource with short instructional videos, …
NotebookLM has a feature that turns any PDF into a conversation
Long, dense PDFs are exhausting to read, but Google’s NotebookLM offers tools that make them far more approachable. Its Audio Overview feature transforms documents into podcast-style AI conversations, making complex content easier to absorb through listening, with some setup required.…
How to spot fake AI photos
How do you know if that shocking photo in your feed is real, or just another AI fake? Digital forensics expert Hany Farid explains how he helps journalists, courts and governments find structural errors in AI-generated images, offering four practical …
Convert plain English into Excel or Google Sheets formulas
A free AI-powered tool that helps users generate and analyze spreadsheet formulas, with usage limits based on whether you’re signed in or anonymous. It supports smarter formula creation through clear prompts, but users must verify results themselves before using them.…
Google expands tools to let users remove sensitive data about themselves from Search
Google expanded its “Results about you” tool to let users request removal of search results containing sensitive IDs like passports, driver’s licenses, and Social Security numbers. The tool is accessible in the Google app under your account menu, where users …
Moltbook, a social network where AI agents hang together, may be ‘the most interesting place on the internet right now’
Moltbook is a social network where AI bots chat with each other, mixing practical technical discussions with quirky or fictional role-playing that blurs the line between real information and invented personas. This shared AI “story world” can create confusing, coordinated …
These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings
AI notetakers like Read AI, Fireflies, Fathom, and Granola transcribe and summarize online meetings, while newer physical devices record in-person conversations and generate AI-powered notes, action items, and insights.
Generative AI for Instructional Design: Changes, Chances, Challenges
Generative AI is now widely used by instructional designers to speed up tasks like brainstorming, drafting, media creation, and accessibility, boosting efficiency but not fully replacing human expertise. However, risks remain, including bias, inaccuracies, privacy concerns, and over-reliance, meaning quality, …
Introducing the Forge, a New Innovation in Open Pedagogy
LibreTexts Forge is an assignment platform designed to support Open Pedagogy by enabling renewable, collaborative, long-form projects with built-in analytics for instructors. It helps students create meaningful, public, openly licensed work while supporting learner-centered, scalable teaching across disciplines.
https://libretexts.org/blog/2025/06/11/introducing-forge-new-innovation-open-pedagogy…
Schools in China are making AI part of the curriculum
While debate rages in the U.S. about the merits and risks of AI in schools, it a state-mandated part of the curriculum in China, as the authorities try to create a pool of AI-savvy professionals.
Use Microsoft Copilot? 7 Settings I Changed Right Away to Protect My Privacy
Intrigued by AI but concerned about giving it too much of your personal data? Here’s how to tweak Copilot’s memory, opt out of model training, and more.
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Teacher Chanea Bond has replaced laptops with paper in her Fort Worth classroom, requiring students to journal and complete nearly all work by hand. She uses this mostly analog approach to reduce reliance on generative AI and keep learning more …
AI Can Teach Our Students the Art of Dialogue
The same technology that’s ruining essay writing as a pedagogical tool can help students learn how to reason via conversations.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/ai-can-teach-our-students-the-art-of-dialogue…
Google’s NotebookLM can now turn your docs into AI videos on Android and iOS
The mobile version of NotebookLM app can now turn your documents into AI-generated videos, making it easier to understand dense material without scrolling through long pages of text.