...there is growing evidence that learners will happily consume entire courses on mobile devices, assuming the courses are designed appropriately so you don't have a downgraded experience with the content.
The latest news related to the meaningful and effective implementation of educational technology and e-learning in K-12, higher education, corporate and government sectors.
Watch this video to learn more about the fully online, accelerated, project-based Master of Education in Educational Technology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. For more information, visit: https://www.utrgv.edu/edtech/index.htm
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
This 30-hour accelerated program designed to prepare persons in K-12, higher education, corporate, and military settings to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for the classrooms and boardrooms of tomorrow. Students in this program have the opportunity to earn one or more graduate certificates in E-Learning, Technology Leadership, and Online Instructional Design.
This is a fantastic program! Its practical, real-world based and applicable to many areas of industry where teaching and learning, training and development are used.
Learners now need a diversity of offerings from their higher education institutions—bite-sized, relevant non-credit education.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Zoe MacLeod discusses how to intentionally align non-credit learning, especially microcredentials, with credit programs to build learner confidence and how technology, through digital credentials and integrated records, makes those achievements visible and portable across systems."
Learning in the era of AI no longer means learning once for knowledge—it's proving you can learn the next thing, quickly and efficiently.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"A college degree used to be a long-term gatepass to professional success, but in today's AI era, the half-life of knowledge is decreasing terribly fast."
5G Standalone is scaling globally, but operators face a new smartphone moment. Success in the 6G era depends on strategic models, AI and cloud-enabled innovation.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Verizon SVP and CTO, Yago Tenorio, recently declared, “We are on the cusp of another smartphone moment.” He envisions a future where wearables, glasses, wristbands and other lightweight devices enable AI to see and hear what users do, exponentially accelerating learning and interaction."
Content formats and learner expectations are changing fast, now more than ever before. If you could gain the insight you need in just 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes, wouldn’t you choose the faster option?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"‘TikTokification’ might sound like a buzzword, but it captures a real shift, not just in how we consume content, but in how we learn."
"This fall, Harvard students returned to a campus that felt part digital, part retro: in-person exams, handwritten assignments, and no-laptop policies in certain classrooms. These changes are not nostalgic quirks—they are part of Harvard’s broader effort to confront a new challenge reshaping higher education: the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic work."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The rapid proliferation of AI has forced faculty to rethink not just assignments, but the very methods of teaching. Harvard instructors now face a delicate balancing act: integrate AI in ways that enhance learning, while safeguarding academic integrity and critical thinking."
Skills-focused online learning platforms are powerful tools that meet the complexity of the current moment.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Students need to learn how to work alongside AI and other emerging technologies now and develop a willingness to continue learning as new technologies appear, and teachers must be prepared to lead that education. That’s where online learning platforms come in. They can help teachers and students quickly gain skills to stay effective with new technologies"
"[P]rototyping with AI places importance on Designers who can take principled action and adhere to a design process that a team can follow, which is where prototyping and user testing have a significant role to play. Prototyping first comes with a lot of failure"
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
AI tools are rapidly blurring the line between design and development, speeding up prototyping while underscoring the need for principled design processes, user testing, and resilience through failure.
While school drop-offs may not be at play, parents find a new host of rules to abide by with virtual schooling.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
“Learning coaches,” contracts and monitoring attendance online — while virtual school may tout itself as more flexible for students, parents are involved as ever.
AI's full impact extends beyond cost-cutting to organizational transformation, accelerated growth and enhanced human potential … if leveraged correctly.
"In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the role of Learning and Development (L&D) professionals is evolving. It’s no longer enough to simply be aware of AI; a deeper AI literacy is becoming a core competency."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The ultimate goal is to move from AI literacy to AI fluency"
"An artifact of the race to the top in artificial intelligence is that mistakes inevitably occur. One of those many mistakes apparently led to hallucinations in outputs."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"As model capabilities improve, errors often become less overt but more difficult to detect."
"Too much AI‑assisted writing lands correct but hollow. Copywriter Chris Silvestriturns a hard lesson into a three‑phase workflow for great writing with AI and shows, in a side‑by‑side prompt test, how a bit of context shifts the output. You’ll see how you can apply the same method to any kind of writing—copy, board decks, novels—and where judgment does the heavy lifting."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"If you want to get good writing—at scale—with AI, you need to also provide it with the strategic raw materials first"
A study of more than 3,300 college students shows that ChatGPT’s arrival coincided with one of the sharpest swings in grades ever recorded in a single college course.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Exam scores jumped nearly 22 points after ChatGPT’s launch, while writing project marks dropped by about 10."
The utility of generative AI tools is expanding far beyond simple summarisation and grammar support towards more sophisticated, pedagogical applications.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[A]dministrators have started to relax some policies and give teachers greater freedom to direct when they can be used. How these tools are used, however, is often driven by students."
Discover how AI prompt engineering can transform higher education classrooms. Learn strategies for teaching students effective, ethical, and critical use of AI to enhance learning and engagement.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"57% of schools, up from 49% last year, now identify AI as a 'strategic priority' as they continue to adapt to the expanding impact of AI across teaching and learning"
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