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New E-Learning Funding Tactics Seen as Necessary - Education Week News

New E-Learning Funding Tactics Seen as NecessaryEducation Week NewsIn addition, federal lawmakers have defunded the Enhancing Education Through Technology, or EETT, program, which once provided $700 million a year in grants to districts for educational...
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Looking for a Textbook on Generative AI in Education?

Looking for a Textbook on Generative AI in Education? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI: Evidence-Based Approaches to Pedagogy, Ethics, and Beyond

 

Edited by Joseph Rene Corbeil & Maria Elena Corbeil (2025)

 

🏆 Winner of the 2025 Systems Thinking & Change Division Outstanding Book Award from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology!

 

If you are designing a course that addresses generative AI in education, this award-winning volume provides a research-driven, classroom-ready foundation. Rather than offering hype or fear, this book helps educators:

  • Ground AI integration in learning theory and research
  • Address academic integrity with thoughtful, practical strategies
  • Redesign assessment for an AI-enabled world
  • Explore ethics, bias, privacy, and institutional responsibility
  • Leverage AI to enhance critical thinking and digital literacy


Bookended by historical and forward-looking analyses of AI in education, the chapters move beyond surface-level discussions to provide evidence-based approaches for real classrooms—K–12, higher education, and professional learning environments.

This text is ideal for:

  • Undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs
  • Curriculum & Instruction courses
  • Educational Technology programs
  • Higher education faculty development
  • School technology coordinators and talent development professionals

Adopting a GenAI textbook for an upcoming semester?

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Award-winning "Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI" offers research-based, practical guidance for educators seeking to thoughtfully integrate generative AI into their courses—request an inspection copy: https://www.routledge.com/textbooks/evaluation/9781032688602.

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I tried to prove I'm not AI. My aunt wasn't convinced

I tried to prove I'm not AI. My aunt wasn't convinced | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
I asked experts if I'm real. Bad news. Even my aunt wasn't sure if I was a deepfake. AI is so convincing that a sitting prime minister struggled to prove he's alive. You might be next.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"When we talk about deepfakes, the typical concern is about you getting tricked...[W]hat if the shoe was on the other foot? What if someone accuses you of being a deepfake? How do you prove you're real?"

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Anthropic’s Claude can now control your Mac, escalating the fight to build AI agents that actually do work

"Anthropic on Monday launched the most ambitious consumer AI agent to date, giving its Claude chatbot the ability to directly control a user's Mac — clicking buttons, opening applications, typing into fields, and navigating software on the user's behalf while they step away from their desk."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The move thrusts Anthropic into the center of the most heated competition in artificial intelligence: the scramble to build agents that can act, not just talk."

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March 25, 11:39 AM
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Human Judgment Still Matters in an Era of AI-Powered Data Analysis

Human Judgment Still Matters in an Era of AI-Powered Data Analysis | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Human judgment is a critical factor in making data-informed learning decisions.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"AI can help schools become more data informed, but it can also tempt them into becoming overly dependent on automated conclusions."

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March 24, 10:43 AM
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From Prompt to Practice: A Framework for Transparent GenAI Use in Higher Education

From Prompt to Practice: A Framework for Transparent GenAI Use in Higher Education | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"As generative artificial intelligence reshapes instructional workflows at colleges and universities, a four-level transparency framework can help education developers calibrate documentation and disclosure practices to support ethical responsibility and maintain student trust."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The GenAI Use Transparency Framework...treats transparency as an iterative, teachable habit built into creation, collaboration, and review."

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March 24, 10:34 AM
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This is Our Opportunity to Create A Learner-Centered Path for AI Integration in Education

This is Our Opportunity to Create A Learner-Centered Path for AI Integration in Education | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"In conversations across the country, I hear a growing mix of excitement and apprehension about the role of artificial intelligence in education. Many see the potential, yet most also sense a disconnect between what today’s AI tools produce and the kinds of learning experiences we want for young people. This tension is not incidental—it reflects a deeper issue in how AI currently “understands” teaching and learning.

 

Most generative AI tools carry a built-in bias toward traditional, teacher-directed instruction."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"AI will not generate that future on its own. We must design and input the pedagogical foundations that guide it."

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March 24, 10:22 AM
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Opinion: How Social Tech Has Transformed Us — for Better and Worse

Opinion: How Social Tech Has Transformed Us — for Better and Worse | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Given so many conversations in the public sphere about how devices and screen time are affecting developing minds (and adult ones), educators might consider how technology has changed how we live and communicate.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The digital-technology revolution of the past few decades has provided impressive innovations and improvements, but the way our social media environment is now interwoven with our work, education and personal time has led to a daily bombardment of digital messages and distractions."

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March 24, 10:01 AM
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Teaching With AI – AI PEDAGOGY PROJECT

Teaching With AI – AI PEDAGOGY PROJECT | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"We created the AI Pedagogy Project to help educators engage their students in meaningful conversations about the capabilities and limitations of AI, grounded in hands-on experimentation. Our goal is to support educators, students, and the general public in exploring questions like: How do we make informed, intentional decisions about the role of AI in the classroom? How can students build critical relationships with these tools? And how might imaginative applications of AI enhance learning?"

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[T]he AI Pedagogy Project [was developed] to help educators engage their students in meaningful conversations about the capabilities and limitations of AI, grounded in hands-on experimentation."

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March 23, 1:32 PM
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Beyond the Hype: 5 Actionable Steps for Higher Ed to Master AI in 2026

Beyond the Hype: 5 Actionable Steps for Higher Ed to Master AI in 2026 | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
AI has arrived as a powerful, pervasive reality, bringing with it a whirlwind of innovation, new tools, and pressing questions. Here are five practical steps to help your institution navigate this rapidly evolving landscape and accelerate its path to real transformation.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Successful AI integration requires strategy and dedicated expertise: Institutions should establish dedicated roles or teams to guide AI strategy, oversight, and governance."

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March 23, 1:28 PM
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Do Grades Make Sense In The AI Era?

Do Grades Make Sense In The AI Era? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
When it comes to writing assignments, AI has exacerbated many existing problems, argues one educator.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[G]enerative AI has poured gasoline and lit a match on top of an already flawed grading system."

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March 23, 1:22 PM
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AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | AI (artificial intelligence)

AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | AI (artificial intelligence) | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Letter: Instead of romanticising a pre-AI past, universities should use this moment to rethink what they actually want students to demonstrate, says Dr Nafisa Baba-Ahmed
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[W]orking with students on academic writing, blaming AI risks masking a problem that universities have lived with for years."

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March 23, 1:19 PM
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What employers want now – AI skills and a willingness to learn

What employers want now – AI skills and a willingness to learn | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The willingness to learn about artificial intelligence is now a requirement across professions, making AI education as vital as ever.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"With hiring managers increasingly prioritizing AI fluency, leaning into education may be the smartest career move."

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March 23, 1:15 PM
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AI is changing the style and substance of human writing, study finds

AI is changing the style and substance of human writing, study finds | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Teams from Google and leading universities found that large-language models change the voice, tone and intended meaning of human authors.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[U]sers who heavily relied on large language models (LLMs) produced responses that diverged significantly in meaning from the answers of participants who only partially relied on LLMs or avoided their use altogether, suggesting heavy AI use alters the substance of humans’ arguments in addition to changing writing style."

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March 25, 12:00 PM
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Star Trek's Real Lesson For Claude, Gemini And ChatGPT

"I grew up watching Star Trek. The hologram doctor who could diagnose anything. Data, who could process a universe of information in seconds. The ship's computer that always had the answer. When people ask me if I'm surprised by the rise of AI, my honest answer is no. I've been watching it coming for fifty years, one episode at a time.

 

But here's what I am surprised by. The companies now building real versions of those technologies seem to have missed the most important lesson Star Trek ever taught us."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Right now, the AI companies are selling the ship. The smarter play is to sell the voyage...The AI companies have built extraordinary engines. Now they need to build extraordinary experiences."

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March 25, 11:50 AM
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Has banning phones improved performance at Dutch schools?

Has banning phones improved performance at Dutch schools? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Two years ago the Netherlands banned phones in schools. Now the government wants to go further, pushing to restrict social media for under‑16s.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[T]he Dutch government wants to go further, pushing to restrict social media for under‑16s and calling for an EU‑wide 15+ age limit for apps like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat."

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March 25, 11:41 AM
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Cloning Myself with AI: Four Ways to Multiply Faculty Presence for Graduate and Adult Learners

Cloning Myself with AI: Four Ways to Multiply Faculty Presence for Graduate and Adult Learners | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Discover how AI can extend faculty presence in graduate education by enhancing feedback, participation, and support while preserving empathy for adult learners.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"When you add your own voice—acknowledging effort, recognizing growth, or gently guiding a student through a challenge—you transform AI’s generic suggestions into meaningful support."

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March 25, 11:37 AM
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Microcredentials get first-ever endorsement from accreditor

Microcredentials get first-ever endorsement from accreditor | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The Higher Learning Commission's endorsement marks the first time an accreditor has verified the quality of a microcredential provider.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Third-party education providers want to partner with colleges and universities to offer microcredentials designed to complement existing academic offerings"

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March 24, 10:38 AM
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The New Peril On The Privacy Landscape: AI

"Artificial intelligence (AI) is heavily impacting privacy, creating a new reality for which privacy professionals are largely unprepared. Many AI system vulnerabilities lead to privacy breaches that are highly damaging, undermining the privacy function’s capability to be a major competitive advantage and enhance brand value."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

“With more sensitive data being collected, stored and transmitted than ever before, the odds are greater that at least some of it will be exposed or deployed in ways that infringe on privacy rights.”

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March 24, 10:26 AM
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Telling an AI model that it's an expert makes it worse • The Register

Telling an AI model that it's an expert makes it worse • The Register | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"Many people start their work with AI by prompting the machine to imagine it is an expert at the task they want it to perform, a technique that boffins have found may be futile.

 

Persona-based prompting – which involves using directives such as "You're an expert machine learning programmer" in a model prompt – dates back to 2023, when researchers began to explore how role-playing instructions influenced AI models’ output.

 

It's now common to find online prompting guides that include passages like, "You are an expert full-stack developer tasked with building a complete, production-ready full-stack web application from scratch."

 

But academics who have researched this approach report it does not always produce superior results."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Researchers say persona-based prompting can improve works for safety but not for facts"

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March 24, 10:06 AM
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The intelligence revolution won’t be televised — it will be automated over a longer arc

"The Industrial Revolution didn’t just change what people made — it fundamentally changed how work was organized, who did it, and what society owed the people doing it.

 

We’re standing at a similar inflection point right now, which is a massive cliff where we have to jump before we’re pushed.

 

In the same way the Industrial Revolution rewrote how many things are made, the Intelligence Revolution is rewriting the rules of work, and the companies and leaders who understand history will be the ones who actually navigate it.

 

Everyone else will be improvising."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"If you want to understand where AI is taking us, stop staring at the future. Look back about 150 years."

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March 23, 1:36 PM
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Students Asked AI Where to Go to School. It Didn’t Say You.

Students Asked AI Where to Go to School. It Didn’t Say You. | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Prospective students are increasingly using AI to decide where to go to school, so it’s critical that institutions adopt and embrace it to increase reach.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The systems increasingly deciding which institutions students discover couldn’t read, extract or cite what was on our website. We’d spent years perfecting our brand voice, and the robots didn’t even know we existed."

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March 23, 1:31 PM
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Generative AI In Learning Design: Keeping It Under Control

Generative AI In Learning Design: Keeping It Under Control | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Read about several practices that helped me keep generative AI in learning design productive but still under control.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[A]nyone who has used generative AI in real projects knows the other side of the story: AI is not neutral. When the data is incomplete or the prompt is vague, the system does not simply respond with "I don't know." Instead, it fills the gaps."

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March 23, 1:26 PM
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AI revolution: How artificial intelligence is destroying capital in the knowledge economy

AI revolution: How artificial intelligence is destroying capital in the knowledge economy | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"Societies must channel technological potential toward broad-based growth rather than allowing the gains to concentrate among the winners of the speculative phase."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"In 2021, building a minimum viable software product took a team of engineers three months and cost roughly $50,000. In 2026, a single person with an artificial intelligence coding assistant can produce the equivalent over a weekend for a few thousand dollars in application programming interface costs."

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March 23, 1:20 PM
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT workspace analytics for Enterprise and Edu

OpenAI launches ChatGPT workspace analytics for Enterprise and Edu | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
OpenAI introduces new ChatGPT workspace analytics for Enterprise and Edu users, helping organizations track AI adoption and engagement. Read the latest edtech news from ETIH on how analytics tools are shaping AI deployment across education and enterprise.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Updated dashboard gives organizations clearer visibility into ChatGPT adoption, engagement patterns, and how AI tools are being used across teams."

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March 23, 1:18 PM
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AR glasses are here, but what about accessibility?

"Big companies like XREAL and Meta have released their new AR glasses over the past few months. Unlike bulky VR headsets, they are much lighter and more comfortable, which means users can keep them on longer. I’ve tried some of them myself, and honestly, they’re still a bit heavy (mine keep sliding down my oily nose.) But given how fast the technology is developing, they’ll probably shrink soon and become much more popular."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"AR has different characteristics than the traditional 2D screen, which means we might have more senses to play with and more ways to engage (trick) the brain. It’s important to think about this while the technology is still in its early development, before design patterns get locked in."

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March 20, 11:16 AM
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A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle

A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
How do instructors get students to trust their own thinking and be better than robots?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Before they can develop discernment about any tool, they need something more foundational: a sense of their own thinking as worth trusting."

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