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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.
"Raspberry Pi, a company started with the aim of democratizing computing and recreating the programming frenzy of the 1980s and 1990s, is warning that "vibe coding" cannot replace the skills picked up during the process of learning to code."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Even in a world where AI can generate code, we will need skilled human programmers who can think critically, solve problems, and make ethical decisions."
AI has the potential personalize learning for students, but the field must embrace solutions specifically designed for education.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"While education presents real challenges for AI, such as addressing bias and safeguarding student privacy, it also offers a rich source of inspiration to push AI research in new and valuable directions."
AI: Explore how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping human cognition, creativity, and the implications of an algorithm-driven world. Are we risking conformity and mediocrity or unlocking new intellectual potential?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"What happens to the writer who no longer struggles with the perfect phrase, or the designer who no longer sketches dozens of variations before finding the right one? Will they become increasingly dependent on these cognitive prosthetics, similar to how using GPS diminishes navigation skills? And how can human creativity and critical thinking be preserved in an age of algorithmic abundance?"
As higher ed evolves, institutions are faced with decisions that will impact their longevity--as well as teaching and learning.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The newly released 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report – Teaching and Learning Edition reflects the dynamic changes shaping higher education and offers guidance on how to navigate them with confidence–through insights into emerging trends, innovative technologies and practices, and scenario-based foresight."
In the most rigorous version of the Turing test conducted to date, participants couldn’t distinguish between real humans and certain AI models.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Researchers at the University of San Diego have conducted what they say is the most rigorous Turing test of AI models to date and found it was nearly impossible for participants to distinguish humans from AI models in short conversations."
We’re honored to be featured in this month’s Eduverse special issue on Artificial Intelligence in education. In our interview, we share key insights from our new book, Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI, where we explore how educators can engage with AI in human-centered, ethical, and practical ways. We discuss the shifting role of teachers, strategies for preparing future-ready educators, and how to navigate the opportunities and challenges that generative AI brings to classrooms. Thank you to Eduverse for including our voices in this important conversation about the future of teaching and learning. We invite you to check out the interview and join us in rethinking what effective, responsible, and inclusive education looks like in the age of AI.
Whether you’re a teacher, faculty member, or EdTech leader, we invite you to read the interview and reflect on how we can prepare educators to engage with AI critically, creatively, and ethically.
Joshua Rothman on two papers about the future of A.I., by deeply knowledgeable experts, which arrive at absurdly divergent conclusions about the threat the tech poses.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The technology is complicated, but our choices are simple: we can remain passive, or assert control."
Students are using AI to cheat and professors are struggling to keep up. If an AI can do all the research and writing, what is the point of a degree?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"As chatbot use becomes ever more widespread, what began as a trickle of issues has evolved into a profound challenge for universities. If vast numbers of students are using chatbots to write, research, code and think for them, what is the purpose of a traditional education?"
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EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Many companies say that what they need most is not cleverer ai models, but more ways to make the technology useful."
AI is redefining eLearning, moving past chatbots to intelligent virtual classrooms, real-time feedback, and scalable learning systems.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Today, eLearning isn't just about distributing content—it's about enabling intelligent learning ecosystems. One where content, learners, systems, and insights operate in sync"
Wharton professor Kartik Hosanagar talks to Khan Academy founder Salman Khan about the impact of AI on education.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"While AI raises concerns like overreliance and reduced skill development, Khan argues that its impact depends on user intent and proper classroom oversight."
"To develop a robust policy for generative artificial intelligence use in higher education, institutional leaders must first create 'a room' where diverse perspectives are welcome and included in the process."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"This article provides additional guidance and direction to those who may want to get involved in—and invite others to join—conversations about the role of GenAI at their institutions."
For educators, creating lifelong learners is part of the job. A glance back at novel ideas and once-new uses of technology, even minor ones, reveals how innovative thinking and problem solving can echo through time.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Technology has dramatically changed our education in myriad ways. From books to magic lanterns, audio recordings, motion pictures, computers and AI, all of these incremental steps came from a continual process of trial, error, failures and modification."
Creating guidelines, room for experimentation and low stakes meetings can help teachers keep up with fast-moving artificial intelligence tools.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Like all new tools, understanding and adopting AI comes with a learning curve. That means teaching the teachers to think about AI innovation in meaningful ways"
What AI usage among learners in 2025 tell us about the current & future state of instructional design
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[I]nstructional designers should study closely how learners are working with AI and evolve our role accordingly, from content creators to learning ecosystem architects."
"AI agents are fast becoming much more than just sidekicks for human workers. They’re becoming digital teammates—an emerging category of talent. To get the most out of these new teammates, leaders in HR and procurement will need to start developing an operational playbook for integrating them into hybrid teams and a workforce strategy."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
Balancing AI’s efficiency with human insight and empathy is key to achieving long-term, sustainable growth.
"When Sir Ken Robinson delivered his now-iconic TED Talk in 2006, proclaiming that “schools kill creativity,” he struck a chord that continues to reverberate through education systems worldwide. Robinson’s argument that our schools systematically squash imagination in favor of conformity and compliance sparked a movement for more creative, learner-centered approaches. Yet, less than two decades later, a new fear is echoing through these same halls: that artificial intelligence will now be the force that finally kills critical thinking in schools. How did we get from blaming the system to blaming the tool?"
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
Treating creativity and critical thinking as separate or competing undermines both, especially in systems that reward conformity over original thought and inquiry.
Must abandon politeness to prioritise efficiency and sustainability.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed that including polite phrases when prompting AI systems costs the company tens of millions of dollars in additional electricity expenses."
Research into the impact of AI in education is sparse and poorly understood, but this doesn't mean that the concerns it raises should be ignored.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"As educators grapple with the rapid integration of AI tools in classrooms, we’re bombarded with research claiming either transformative benefits or devastating consequences. Having delved deep into the current academic literature on Large Language Models (LLMs) and their impact on learning, I’ve discovered something troubling: the methodology behind these studies is often questionable, and the claims being made—both positive and negative—are frequently misleading."
AI offers a smooth handover of mental effort. Are we, in our quick adoption of artificial cognition, unintentionally seeing our own thinking skills fade?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Are we, in our quick adoption of artificial cognition, unintentionally seeing our own thinking skills fade?"
John Villasenor discusses how educational institutions need to respond as writing fundamentally changes in the age of AI.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"AI can already perform extremely well at writing tasks, and today’s college and high school students recognize the technology will be used to help produce most writing in the future."
In a recent survey by Anthology, only one in five faculty (22%) said they consistently consider accessibility when designing course materials. And just 11% felt they had the right tools and training to create accessible course content.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"While 76% of respondents agreed that accessibility improves student learning, many face barriers when it comes to creating content that meets learners' needs."
Will AI take over all LMSs? Read about adaptive learning, AI-powered features already used in LMSs and see what the future holds.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[I]s adaptive learning the future of education? Will all LMSs eventually integrate AI? Let's see what AI features are already used in LMSs, the driving forces behind this shift, and what the future holds."
"Peeping under the hood of Microsoft Copilot but quickly slamming down the lid"
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Generative AI chatbots have a kind of samey look. OpenAI and Google Geminiare pretty bland. Perplexity and Claude try to do something more interesting by using contemporary style."
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