This guide offers strategies for integrating Generative AI into multimodal teaching, learning, and assessment. It supports educators and educational developers in driving pedagogical innovation amid evolving educational landscapes.
5 apps you should use instead of Duolingo
After trying out plenty of options, here are the five best Duolingo alternatives that stand out from the rest.
https://www.androidauthority.com/duolingo-alternatives-3608570…
Universities (still) suck at learning analytics
Universities often fail at implementing learning analytics because they treat it as a static IT or enterprise system rather than a dynamic decision-support process. Using situational awareness theory, the author shows that effective analytics must align with teachers’ real contexts, …
Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy
Copilot now has its own virtual character for its voice mode.
https://www.theverge.com/news/804106/microsoft-mico-copilot-ai-assistant-clippy…
ChatGPT’s Atlas: The Browser That’s Anti-Web
OpenAI’s new browser, Atlas, replaces real web content with AI-generated material, blurring what’s authentic online. It also shifts control, users must guess commands while effectively working for the browser instead of it serving them.
7 things I can do with Comet that you can’t with Chrome
Comet, a Chromium-based browser by Perplexity AI, integrates an AI assistant that automates web tasks, summarizes content, organizes tabs, and provides contextual guidance. Unlike Chrome, it acts as an agentic browser, handling emails, research, shopping, and scheduling through natural prompts …
My local LLM turns any file into a mind map and it’s actually brilliant
The author built a local AI-powered mind-mapping system using Obsidian, LM Studio, and custom prompts to turn notes and documents into structured visual maps. This setup offers privacy, control, and flexibility—outperforming online tools like Xmind by allowing deeper customization and …
I can’t stop writing in this gorgeous open-source notes app
I’ve tried countless note-taking apps over the years: OneNote, Google Keep, and everything in between, from the ultra-minimalist to the overwhelmingly feature-packed. Yet none have made me want to write quite like Anytype.
https://www.makeuseof.com/anytype-beautiful-open-source-note-taking…
The Millennium Certificates Program and Linkr: Helping Students Build 21st-Century Skills
Champlain College Saint-Lambert’s Millennium Certificate Program (MCP) helps students build 21st-century skills through independent and experiential learning using the Linkr platform. Guided by faculty mentors, students earn certificates by completing projects and peer exchanges, an approach that could inspire similar …
Prohibition Didn’t Stop Alcohol Use. Will It Work With AI?
Teachers in EdSurge’s research urged schools to replace AI bans with a harm reduction approach, teaching students to use AI responsibly rather than prohibiting it. This philosophy emphasizes preparedness over prohibition, fostering transparency, co-learning, and context-specific guidelines that build critical …
Open education principles: Resisting the metrics of AI black boxes
As AI tightens its corporate grip, education risks deepening divides. Openness, not black-box metrics, offers a path to equity, transparency, and shared progress.
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/open-education-principles-resisting-metrics-ai-black-boxes…
On the essay in a time of GenAI
The essay is in crisis as generative AI undermines its legitimacy as a measure of learning. Instead of abandoning it, the paper argues for redefining the essay as an exploratory process rather than a fixed product, aligning assessment with its …
AI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South Korea
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education.
10 Best AI Courses in 2025: Programs That Bridge Theory and Real-World Application
AI education is evolving from theory to practice, emphasizing real-world problem-solving, mentorship, and creativity. Programs now focus on helping everyone, from beginners to business leaders, apply AI knowledge effectively and ethically.
A systematic literature review of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) literacy in schools
The study develops a GenAI-specific literacy framework for education, identifying five key competencies: understanding, applying, evaluating, ethical use, and attitudes toward GenAI. It finds students moderately informed but struggling with prompt design and critical evaluation, highlighting the need for ethics, …