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EDTECH@UTRGV
onto Educational Technology News August 7, 2024 12:41 PM
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Educators have gotten increasingly skilled at spotting AI generated work. Here are some of the “tells” they notice.
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August 24, 2024 10:34 PM
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.
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A new report from VitalSource identifies a growing demand among learners for AI tools, declaring that "AI isn't just a nice-to-have; it's a must."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Forty-eight percent of 2023-present students said that the AI tools were likely or extremely likely to improve their course experience, a 19% increase from pre-2023 respondents who said the same."
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“Digital twins” powered by Praxis AI and Anthropic are helping university students answer many questions during off hours.
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“AI has tremendous potential in terms of helping overworked professors, providing support to students, closing equity gaps,”
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Modern learners expect a seamless, personalized digital journey—anything less is a missed opportunity for institutions.
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Today’s students expect personalized, seamless digital experiences—and if colleges can’t deliver, they’ll go elsewhere.
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In a new survey, 76% of scientists said that scaling large language models was "unlikely" or "very unlikely" to achieve AGI.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The generative AI industry raised $56 billion in venture capital globally in 2024 alone, but scientists don't think this technology will lead to AGI."
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OpenAI has launched 'OpenAI Academy,' a free online resource offering AI education for all skill levels, including workshops, digital content.
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"OpenAI Academy... will provide users a mix of online and in-person events, including hands-on workshops and peer discussions, among other digital content"
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This article explores AI's historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively.
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"By fostering AI literacy and ethical oversight, faculty developers can ensure AI amplifies, rather than supplants, the human element of education."
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Companies that invest in skills-driven guilds will attract the best talent and future-proof their workforce.
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"Artificial intelligence, automation, and digital connectivity are fundamentally reshaping how work is organized. Despite this, corporate workplaces, due to how they’re structured, are struggling to keep up."
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"In a context where distance and digital education have gained unprecedented prominence, the assessment of learning remains a critical and often controversial issue. In his article, Lorenzo García Aretio conducts a rigorous academic analysis of the strengths and challenges of assessment in these environments, dismantling myths and providing evidence on its feasibility and effectiveness."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Through an exploration of various assessment strategies, the author argues that distance assessment can be just as rigorous as face-to-face evaluation when properly designed"
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AI agents represent the next evolutionary leap beyond generative AI, capable of taking autonomous action rather than just responding to prompts.
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"AI agents... don’t just respond to prompts; they take action, completing complex tasks with minimal intervention from us."
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Teachers most commonly reported using AI to generate lesson materials, assess students, and differentiate instruction.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Eighteen percent of principals reported that their schools or districts provided guidance on the use of AI by staff, teachers, or students. Yet, principals in the highest-poverty schools were about half as likely as principals in the lowest-poverty schools to report that guidance was provided (13 percent and 25 percent, respectively)."
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"The $19 billion academic publishing industry is adopting AI-powered tools to improve the quality of peer-reviewed research and speed up production."
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Wiley’s new AI guidelines promote efficient use of the technology in publishing while ensuring author authenticity, content accuracy, intellectual property protection, and adherence to ethical standards.
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As AI literacy becomes an essential work skill, universities need to move beyond developing these competencies at ‘primary school’ level in their students. Here, Fun Siong Lim reflects on frameworks to support higher-order AI literacies
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"[H]ow would “age appropriate” AI literacy look for university students, who are expected to be contributing members of society and industry upon graduation?"
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AI-powered studying and learning platform Studyfetch has launched Imagine Explainers, a new video creator that utilizes artificial intelligence to generate 10- to 60-minute explainer videos for any topic.
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"This is a glimpse into the future of AI-generated educational videos for schools, universities, students, teachers, and parents,"
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Here's how to develop and implement an AI framework that not only aligns with an institution's unique mission, but also addresses the diverse needs of its stakeholders, including faculty, students, staff, and administration.
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"This article aims to guide institutional leaders through the process of crafting AI policies that are reflective of their institution's mission and future-forward."
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New research from the admissions assessment and analytics company Acuity Insights shows that a growing number of institutions expect AI to transform operations.
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"Fifty-seven percent of survey respondents said they are paying more attention to applicants’ personal qualities, life experiences and extracurricular contributions, as opposed to strictly academic skills."
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The share of Americans who perceive TikTok as a national security threat has also dipped – from 59% in 2023 to 49% now.
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"The public is closely divided on whether the U.S. should ban TikTok: 34% of Americans say they would support this, 32% would oppose it and 33% are not sure."
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A new study from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence shows concerns from the science community on the state of AI research.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Efforts in commercial AI are led by big tech monopolies like Microsoft, Google, Meta, Apple, and Amazon — and their primary goal is to create AI products. This shouldn’t have to be a problem, but at the moment, it seems it might be."
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Weiner & Lake: Not one superintendent we spoke with considered higher education a resource for artificial intelligence-related professional learning.
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The rise of generative AI is revealing a critical gap: while school leaders advance AI literacy, most teacher prep programs remain disengaged—posing a serious challenge to their relevance.
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"The future isn’t just approaching — it’s moving fast. As industries evolve and workforce demands shift, schools and districts have a critical role in ensuring students are prepared for what’s ahead. Traditional education models, which focus on knowledge retention alone, aren’t enough. Students need digital fluency and adaptability to succeed in an era of constant technological change."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The ability to “learn to learn” — to quickly acquire, adapt and apply new skills — has become one of the most valuable competencies for students. Yet some education systems continue to prioritize static knowledge instead of promoting adaptability and continuous learning."
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Data collection is inevitable in the computer age. But what do AI chatbots collect, and how do they compare to each other? We find out.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The general rule of thumb when it comes to data privacy is true for AI chatbots also. After all, information is stored on their servers, and those can be breached."
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"While much of the discussion on AI focuses on tools—chatbots, grading assistants, recommendation engines—the deeper shift is structural. I raised three trends that are gaining momentum but haven’t yet entered the mainstream conversation"
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"If we were to design higher education from scratch in an AI-driven world, would it look anything like what we have now?"
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Teachers agree, overwhelmingly, that artificial intelligence is going to become a permanent fixture in education over the next 10 years, according to
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In a survey of over 1,000 teachers, 96% believe AI will be essential to education within a decade, yet just as many lack the resources to implement it.
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A student podcast program can help establish communication skills, leadership skills, and a foundation in technology that all can create well-rounded lifelong learners.
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Educators at Annistown Elementary use podcasting to bridge students’ tech skills, curriculum, and real-world applications, helping overcome gaps in digital literacy.
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ChatGPT "power users," or those who use it the most, are becoming dependent upon — or even addicted to — the chatbot.
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"Though the vast majority of people surveyed didn't engage emotionally with ChatGPT, those who used the chatbot for longer periods of time seemed to start considering it to be a 'friend.'"
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Generative AI tools are constantly improving — making it increasingly difficult for us to detect which images are AI-generated and which are real.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Disinformation isn’t new, but the modes of propagating it are constantly changing. Deepfakes can be used not only to spread disinformation — that is, to posit that something false is true — but also to create plausible deniability and posit that something true is false."
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"the presence of one or more of these tells in student work does not constitute proof of AI use. So use these potential tells of AI as evidence to open a conversation with students, not a tribunal."