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New elephants in the GenerativeAI room? Acknowledging the costs of GenAI to develop ‘critical AI literacy’ – GenAI:N3

"We all need to develop a realistic perspective on GenAI’s likely development. The pace of technical change (and some rather secretive corporate habits) makes this very challenging for individuals, so we need proactive and co-ordinated approaches by course/programme teams."

Escape Fake: how AR turns fact-checking into an adventure by Jacqueline Rother, the German Press Agency (dpa), Germany. A classroom transforms into a stage for an augmented reality adventure. Students point their phones at walls and floors…

"A classroom transforms into a stage for an augmented reality adventure. Students point their phones at walls and floors, and suddenly fake headlines, manipulated videos and conspiracy chats appear."

The Problem Isn’t That Students Use AI – It’s That They Don’t Know How to Think With It – Capricious Connections '+jQuery("").text(title).html()+'

"When students just accept that first comprehensive AI response, they’re short-circuiting their own discovery process."

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More college students are using AI for class. Their professors aren't far behind More college students are using AI chatbots to help them with their studies. But data recently released by an AI company shows they're aren't the only ones using the technology.

PODCAST: More college students are using AI chatbots to help them with their studies. But data recently released by an AI company shows they're aren't the only ones using the technology.

Technology is Actually Pretty Great Technology is great: it's the tech industry that's the problem. This post explores why we need to reject the Big Tech myth of inevitability.

"Real digital literacy would mean teaching students why search engines return certain results, how their data is being used, what alternatives exist, and when to be skeptical of platforms that offer free services."

Designing with Dyslexia in Mind For learning designers, especially those creating workplace training, professional development, or eLearning, Dyslexia Awareness Month is an opportunity to reflect on how design choices impact one of…

"Clearer instructions reduce confusion, flexible pacing supports busy professionals, and multisensory options create stronger engagement."

‘It’s a monster’: How generative AI is forcing university professors to rethink learning As students turn to ChatGPT, educators warn that critical thinking, academic integrity and the future of the humanities are at stake

"As tools like ChatGPT become widespread and sophisticated, lecturers across Ireland are reassessing not just how they teach and assess students, but what it means to think, read and write in a university context."

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Should teachers use AI to write emails to parents? - Education Technology Society AI tools are now being sold with the promise of doing all sorts of routine tasks for teachers.We talk to Brad Robinson (Texas State University) about one such tool – MagicSchool AI – and the growing…

PODCAST: Neil Selwyn talks to Brad Robinson (Texas State University) about one such tool – MagicSchool AI – and the growing temptation for teachers to let GenAI do their work for them.

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2025 Horizon Action Plan: Building Skills and Literacy for Teaching with GenAI Our expert panel examines the preferred future of GenAI in higher education and provides an action plan to help you get there.

"GenAI tools might lead to new scaling capabilities for learning experiences, but this must not come at the cost of personal relationships."

What Games Have to Teach Us About AI-Enhanced Learning

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Students Who Lack Academic Confidence More Likely to Use AI New survey data also finds that students with robust peer support and strong internet search skills are less likely to rely on AI tools for academic help.

"Research from the University of Southern California Center for Generative AI and Society found that the average student who uses generative AI services does so to get a direct answer, not to learn."

An AI Plateau? Large language models may be nearing their limits, challenging assumptions about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence.

"While it is probable that LLMs will soon essentially solve the domain of natural language processing, they may not be sufficient to solve the challenges of reasoning, perception, and judgment."

Opinion | AI Is Making the College Experience Lonelier Does ChatGPT’s “study mode” mean students will spend less time talking with their peers?

"But even for those students committed to doing their own work, AI poses a threat that is quieter and harder to measure: that they will go off to college and find the experience of learning far more solitary, far lonelier, than ever before."

We cannot address the AI challenge by acting as though assessment is a standalone activity Rather than an assessment arms race, Duna Sabri calls for a response to artificial intelligence grounded in subject knowledge Rather than an assessment arms race, Duna Sabri calls for a response to…

"Treating the challenge of AI as though assessment stands alone from the rest of higher education is too narrow a frame – one that consigns us to a kind of futile authoritarianism which renders assessment practices performative and irrelevant to our and our students’ reality."

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How Are Instructors Talking About AI in Their Syllabi? Most colleges don’t have a campuswide policy, leaving the crafting of such statements up to individual faculty members.

"While some institutions are embracing AI, arguing that college graduates are entering a work force that increasingly expects competency, many are still grappling with how the technology can or should be used."

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Should AI mark assessments?  We want to hear from you! AI is transforming education, but how do education technologists, students, educators feel about using it to mark assessments? Is this a revolution, or a step too far? We’re conducting a short…

Share your thoughts on whether educators should use AI to grade assessments.

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Our new study found AI is wreaking havoc on uni assessments. Here’s how we should respond New research argues the problem of AI and assessment is way more difficult than media debates have been making out.

"The AI and assessment problem has put enormous pressure on institutions and teachers. Today’s students need assessment tasks to complete, as well as confidence the work they are doing matters."

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6 ways to use NotebookLM to master any subject This semester, students can use NotebookLM to instantly generate flashcards, quizzes, professional reports and more.

Have you tried using NotebookLM? If so, what do you think of its features?

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Book review: Handbook of Open Universities Around the World | Tony Bates Mishra, S. and Panda, S. (eds.) (2025) Handbook of Open Universities Around the World New York: Routledge, 692 pp.

"This is a most comprehensive coverage of the state of open universities world-wide at the present time."

The prompt behind OpenAI's new Study Mode

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Metaphors of AI in Education: Discourses, Histories and Practices

This 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 special issue, 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, investigates how metaphors frame, challenge, and reimagine understandings of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED).

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The wicked problem of AI and assessment Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has created significant assessment challenges in higher education. Universities and teachers have responded to these in various ways, including by way of ...

"Universities that continue to chase the elusive ‘right answer’ to AI in assessment will exhaust their educators while failing their students."

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Students’ complicated relationship with AI: ‘Avoiding using it probably put me at a bit of a disadvantage’ As students get stuck into the academic year, there are strong feelings about whether artificial intelligence should play a role in their education

"Walk into any university library, and on the screens of many students’ computers, a bright white website can be seen. The words “what can I help with?” appear before the student."

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𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙄 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 recaptures the views of staff, students, and leaders across the Irish higher education system on the opportunities and challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

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What we’ve been missing while chasing AI - LSE Higher Education With the lure of AI blinding us to the power of the tools already in our pockets, higher education needs a reality check when it comes to tech, says Nick McIntosh At last month’s EDEN conference in…

"The AI revolution may be coming, but HE’s evolution is already here. We just need to stop looking at the horizon long enough to see what’s right in front of us."

AI and the future of education Disruptions, dilemmas and directions

This UNESCO anthology explores the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical dilemmas posed by disruptive influence of AI in education.

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Designing for Inclusion: 6 Ways to Reach Everyone When You’re Presenting Here are six high-impact ways to make your presentation more accessible for everyone in attendance.

"Designing for inclusion doesn’t require perfection. It requires thought, planning, and intention."

How Colleges Should Handle AI An Incoming Freshman's Perspective

"There needs to be a way to ensure that students are actually learning from the AI feedback. If they are simply inputting a prompt and then turning off their brains, that is not doing them any good."

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Will AI Change the Work of Instructional Designers? Maybe It Already Has Explore how AI will change the work of instructional designers and its impact on learning and development professions.

"Despite the sudden appearance of ChatGPT, AI technologies have actually played an increasing role in the work of instructional design over the past decade and longer, and are likely to play an even more important one in the years ahead."

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