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I Stopped Trying to Catch AI Plagiarism. Here’s What I Do Instead.

"Dealing with students who plagiarize now seems like a piece of cake compared to ones who use AI to write their papers. I could usually deter students from plagiarizing by demonstrating how easy it is for teachers to find it...However, the rise of AI has completely changed that approach."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Discouraging students from using AI involves a two-prong approach. First, they should see that it won’t help them pass the course. And second, they must realize they are missing opportunities for the teacher to help them actually improve their writing."

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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

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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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Interactivity In Learning: Why Clicks Don’t Count

Interactivity In Learning: Why Clicks Don’t Count | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Learn what real interactivity in learning actually means—and how to move beyond clicks and quizzes to design meaningful learning experiences.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[A] lot of what we label as "interactive" in eLearning is really just reactive. Click. Reveal. Next. That's not interaction. That's polite participation."

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April 9, 3:45 PM
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AI In EdTech: A 4-Step Framework For Transparent Use

AI In EdTech: A 4-Step Framework For Transparent Use | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Here is a reusable editorial framework ensuring the use of AI in Edtech is transparent, accountable, and subject to rigorous oversight.
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"AI can accelerate educational content creation, but only if teams pair it with rigorous human oversight and public accountability."

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April 8, 11:50 AM
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5 Questions to Ask When Developing AI Companion Policies

5 Questions to Ask When Developing AI Companion Policies | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
As students engage with artificial intelligence companions, schools must develop guidelines that focus on education, monitoring and content moderation.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"States are beginning to pass laws that address the mental health and safety risks posed by AI companions. Schools have a responsibility to be more proactive, with guidelines and support in place that focus on education, monitoring and content moderation rather than reactive discipline."

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Career readiness starts with a critical, undertaught skill: Decision Education

Career readiness starts with a critical, undertaught skill: Decision Education | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
New workforce research shows decision education is one of the most sought-after skills in an AI-driven economy.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[W]hile technology can generate information and automate tasks, people still need to evaluate options, weigh tradeoffs, and determine what to do next. These are decision-making skills–and demand for them is rising."

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CSU paid $17 million for ChatGPT. But students, faculty give AI a mixed grade

CSU paid $17 million for ChatGPT. But students, faculty give AI a mixed grade | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
CSU's multimillion-dollar AI push across its campuses is showing mixed results, according to a major survey of 94,000 students, faculty, and staff from 22 campuses.
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"The California State University system is grappling with how AI is affecting assignments, classroom instruction, competition for jobs and academic integrity."

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April 8, 11:32 AM
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What Happened After a Teacher Ditched Screens

What Happened After a Teacher Ditched Screens | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Why one early adopter of computers in classrooms has decided to toss them
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"[I]n January, he took the Chromebooks away. He had sensed that the technology was falling short of its promises. Within weeks of ditching the screens, he saw how they had been holding both him and his students back."

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April 7, 1:02 PM
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CSU Releases Findings After Conducting the Largest and Most Comprehensive Survey on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

CSU Releases Findings After Conducting the Largest and Most Comprehensive Survey on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Responses from more than 94,000 students, faculty and staff reveal higher education’s promising yet complex relationship with AI.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Demand for training is real, and the students who need it most want it most."

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April 7, 12:54 PM
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When It Comes to Developing AI Rules, Who Asked the Students?

When It Comes to Developing AI Rules, Who Asked the Students? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Student View: School AI policies directly affect students’ outcomes and futures. To exclude them from the conversation is simply undemocratic.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"These AI policies directly affect students’ outcomes and futures. To exclude them from the conversation is simply undemocratic."

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April 7, 12:48 PM
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How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard

How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Chatbots can facilitate ‘cognitive offloading,’ or taking shortcuts when learning. But emerging research on AI and cognitive science shows that learning is like a workout.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"As with other complex technologies such as smartphones, the internet or even writing itself, it will take more time for researchers to fully understand the true range of AI’s effects on cognition and learning."

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April 6, 12:13 PM
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Faculty Push Back Against OpenAI Deals

Faculty Push Back Against OpenAI Deals | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"As higher ed institutions pay tech companies millions to provide students and faculty access to custom AI-powered tools, some faculty in Colorado and California are pushing back."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"More than a year after the California State University system spent $17 million to give all students, faculty and staff access to ChatGPT Edu in the name of workforce readiness, thousands don’t want the system to renew its contract with OpenAI."

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April 6, 12:08 PM
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The Quest to Build a Better AI Tutor

The Quest to Build a Better AI Tutor | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Researchers make progress with an older ed tech idea: personalized practice.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"It’s easy to get swept up in the hype about artificial intelligence tutors. But the evidence so far suggests caution."

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April 6, 12:06 PM
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What Teens Are Doing With Those Role-Playing Chatbots

"There are a growing number of companies offering social chatbots that can act like friends, enemies, lovers, adventurous companions, or the manifestation of a fictional or real person you’ve always wanted to meet. You can pick A.I. Elon Musk’s brain or spar with A.I. Draco Malfoy. The myriad characters, often created by fellow users, offer drama, romance, therapy and LOLs."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[T]eens who have less social experience, and are lonely, are more attracted to chatbots."

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April 9, 4:02 PM
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What is AGI? When Will we Achieve it? What Does it Mean for education?

What is AGI? When Will we Achieve it? What Does it Mean for education? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"What constitutes general intelligence? What abilities do machines currently have (natural language, basic reasoning, some creativity) and what don’t they have (ability to apply learning from one domain to another, perceive, plan a response, respond, memory, long-term planning, common sense, empathy, resilience, sense of morality, sentience, consciousness, more)?"

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[T]he most important skills students need in an AI world is keep learning, keep changing and how to keep a 'flexible mind'”

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April 9, 3:49 PM
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Social media on trial

"Social media companies are finally facing legal consequences for their toxic design philosophy. In March 2026, a California jury found in favour of a plaintiff (identified by the court-protected name “KGM” or “Kaley”) who had sued Meta and Google for deliberately targeting children like her with addictive design."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"A truth, shocking even for those who have long been worried about the toxic design practices used at social media companies, is emerging: children in adverse circumstances and abusive homes are particularly vulnerable when it comes to poorly designed social media products."

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Understanding Humanity: What AI Training Data Reveals About Human Nature (with lots of help from Claude)

Understanding Humanity: What AI Training Data Reveals About Human Nature (with lots of help from Claude) | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"There is something incredible about large language models that I don't think we've fully reckoned with. I honestly think this may be the most important thinking I've ever done.

 

When an LLM is trained on a substantial fraction of humanity's written output, across cultures, centuries, languages, and genres, it converts that record into statistical patterns of language use. The model learns to predict what comes next, which means it learns the regularities, the recurrences, the structures that assert themselves across texts so distant in time and geography that shared intellectual influence cannot explain the convergence."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"What if, instead of using evolutionary theory to predict behavior and then seeking confirmation, we asked the question the other way around? What patterns does the AI actually detect in the record, and what do those patterns tell us about the species that produced them?"

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Learning From Failure For Rapid Adaptive Learning Growth

Learning From Failure For Rapid Adaptive Learning Growth | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Learning from failure boosts skills 4x faster with 200% better retention via safe spaces, instant feedback, and gamification.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Top companies are now adopting "fail forward" philosophies, where failure is used to create explosive growth within their adaptive learning strategies."

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April 8, 11:37 AM
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A Simple Print-Based Fix for Re-Centering Reading in the Age of AI

A Simple Print-Based Fix for Re-Centering Reading in the Age of AI | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Discover how print-based reading strategies in the age of AI improve student engagement, accountability, and critical reading skills in college classrooms.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and NotebookLM can quickly produce fluent overviews of complex texts. While these tools can be useful for review or clarification, they also make it easy for students to bypass the cognitive work that reading is meant to support."

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April 8, 11:34 AM
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Social media on trial. How design was used to target vulnerable children

"In March 2026, a California jury found in favour of a plaintiff (identified by the court-protected name “KGM” or “Kaley”) who had sued Meta and Google for deliberately targeting children like her with addictive design.

 

KGM alleged that Instagram and YouTube had caused them addiction and depression which eventually triggered body dysmorphia. The jury, finding in their favour, awarded $6M in total damages (additional penalties because they determined that Meta and Google had “acted with malice, oppression and fraud”)."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Social media companies are finally facing legal consequences for their toxic design philosophy."

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April 8, 11:30 AM
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Universal design for learning: a benefit, a challenge and a solution

Universal design for learning: a benefit, a challenge and a solution | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Discover how to embed choice into learning in a clear, manageable and meaningful way
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"People are diverse with multiple different needs. UDL understands this. A core concept at its heart is to provide multiple means to learn."

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April 7, 12:59 PM
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America Is About to Be Graded on AI Literacy. We Are Not Prepared

America Is About to Be Graded on AI Literacy. We Are Not Prepared | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Riley: With AI literacy becoming part of PISA, are we ready for this level of embarrassment on the global stage for a technology we largely created?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"What’s needed now is a shared national commitment to AI literacy that creates urgency around implementation and ensures that by 2029, students and educators alike are prepared, confident, and competitive on a global stage."

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Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges

Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Choosing to write is also choosing to make meaning. Studies suggest that having a sense of agency is both a prerequisite for, and an outcome of, writing."

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Too Many Tools, Not Enough Impact: Districts Rethink Their Edtech Stacks

Too Many Tools, Not Enough Impact: Districts Rethink Their Edtech Stacks | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: A re-examination of digital tools was already underway in districts, as part of curriculum reviews and budget trimming afte
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“We’re trying to get much [clearer] about what this is going to address,” says Warden. “What do we need students to learn, and which tools will help us understand where they are?”

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The next phase of higher education will blend digital and human learning

The next phase of higher education will blend digital and human learning | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
AI is transforming higher education with personalized learning, hybrid models, and smarter systems—while redefining quality, access, and future-ready skills.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"As higher education stands at the crossroads of rapid technological transformation, Artificial Intelligence and digital learning are reshaping not just how knowledge is delivered, but how it is experienced."

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April 6, 12:07 PM
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Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about the least

Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about the least | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The technology is always on call and is quite competent. But it lacks the contemplation and attention to detail that yield great works of art.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The technology can certainly save time, but it does so precisely to the extent that the user is willing to surrender control over the final product."

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April 6, 11:55 AM
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Generation AI starts early: A guide to technologies already shaping young children's lives

Generation AI starts early: A guide to technologies already shaping young children's lives | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
AI is already in young children's lives. Sweta Shah explains the current landscape of AI-enabled products affecting young children.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"A child’s early years—from birth to 8 years—are critical to development. At this age, the effects of AI—some of which is “invisible”—are especially consequential."

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