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Assessing students when artificial intelligence is ubiquitous

Assessing students when artificial intelligence is ubiquitous | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
If we continue to prioritise memorisation in an age of wall-to-wall information, we send the wrong message to our students and employers. Michelle Seref offers advice on assessment that builds critical thinking skills
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The rapid rise of generative AI hasn’t made assessment obsolete, but it has made its misalignment impossible to ignore. The real question is no longer what students know, but how they think, decide, adapt and apply judgement. Yet many assessments still measure recall rather than application."

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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
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  • 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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How AI Is Changing Teaching Workflows

How AI Is Changing Teaching Workflows | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"Teachers in the U.S. spend an average of seven hours per week on lesson planning alone, plus another three for students with diverse needs. That’s before grading, parent emails, IEP documentation, and the administrative overhead that has made teaching among the highest-burnout professions in the country."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"AI is saving teachers meaningful time. Whether that eases burnout depends on where the time goes."

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College students are in search of 'AI-proof' majors. But no one knows what they are

College students are in search of 'AI-proof' majors. But no one knows what they are | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The rise of artificial intelligence is prompting college students to second-guess their career paths
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"College students are switching majors in due to AI concerns, with roughly 70% viewing the technology as a threat to their job prospects. Many are pivoting toward majors emphasizing critical thinking and interpersonal skills."

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Why Most AI Learning Strategies Fail, And What High-Maturity Teams Do Differently

Why Most AI Learning Strategies Fail, And What High-Maturity Teams Do Differently | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
AI won't fix a broken L&D system. High-maturity teams succeed by fixing content architecture and operating models first.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"AI In Learning Is Not A Tool Upgrade But A System Shift...AI doesn't transform a broken system. It exposes and accelerates its limitations."

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Assessing students when artificial intelligence is ubiquitous

Assessing students when artificial intelligence is ubiquitous | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
If we continue to prioritise memorisation in an age of wall-to-wall information, we send the wrong message to our students and employers. Michelle Seref offers advice on assessment that builds critical thinking skills
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The rapid rise of generative AI hasn’t made assessment obsolete, but it has made its misalignment impossible to ignore. The real question is no longer what students know, but how they think, decide, adapt and apply judgement. Yet many assessments still measure recall rather than application."

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Preparation, Planning, Procedures, and Practices: The Four Ps of Online Teaching

Preparation, Planning, Procedures, and Practices: The Four Ps of Online Teaching | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
A comprehensive guide to online teaching strategies covering preparation, procedures, communication, and practices for effective online learning.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"By preparing to teach, and through planning and preparation, we can implement procedures and practices that build and strengthen online relationships and facilitate student success."

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May 20, 11:19 AM
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Amid School Techlash, Accessibility Advocates Worry About Exclusion

Amid School Techlash, Accessibility Advocates Worry About Exclusion | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"Keri Rodrigues, a mother of five boys, knows the value of screens. For her boys, four of whom receive school accommodations, screens serve a practical purpose at school."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Fueled by distress over the mental health impacts of too much screen time, lawmakers have begun to pass device bans and other restrictions for schools, in a rising “techlash” across state capitols."

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5 Tips For Getting Online and In-Person Adjunct Teaching Positions

5 Tips For Getting Online and In-Person Adjunct Teaching Positions | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
These strategies have helped me get consistent work as an adjunct professor.
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The Goal Is Not to Get AI Policy Right. It Is to Build Systems That Can Course-Correct.

The Goal Is Not to Get AI Policy Right. It Is to Build Systems That Can Course-Correct. | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
How to design governance that is serious and protective without becoming brittle or performative.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The challenge is not simply that AI is changing quickly. It is that institutions are being asked to govern systems they do not fully understand, in environments that keep changing, under political and market pressure, with uneven information and limited administrative capacity."

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It's Time for Higher Ed to Get Serious About AI Strategy

It's Time for Higher Ed to Get Serious About AI Strategy | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Without a coordinated strategy that involves multiple academic and administrative units across the entire campus, colleges risk wasting resources, duplicating efforts, and ultimately failing to deliver on the promise of deploying technology to improve learning and operations.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[E]ducation has the highest AI usage rate of any industry, with nearly nine in 10 education institutions globally reporting that students, instructors, and campus leaders are using generative AI."

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True Engagement Isn't A Feature. It's An Outcome. Here's How To Build For It.

True Engagement Isn't A Feature. It's An Outcome. Here's How To Build For It. | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
This article redefines what true eLearning engagement for meaningful digital learning means, and offers tips on building it.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Real engagement starts long before a learner ever opens a course. It starts in how that course is built."

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In an AI-driven world, the most important skills are still human

"Across higher education, artificial intelligence is now embedded in everyday academic work, from early research to final drafts. For many students, it has become a default starting point.

 

The urgent question is not whether students use AI, but how they use it—specifically, whether these tools are reinforcing learning or bypassing the cognitive work that leads to it."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"As artificial intelligence reshapes how we learn, work and create, the essential skills students need are not disappearing—they are evolving"

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2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition

2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The 2026 EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Horizon Report highlights how artificial intelligence, enrollment pressures, policy shifts, and sustainability
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"AI increasingly complicates traditional assessments; institutions are moving toward authentic, process‑based demonstrations of learning."

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Specter of AI Haunts Class of 2026

Specter of AI Haunts Class of 2026 | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"Simmering student fear and anxiety over how artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the job market—and humanity—came to a boiling point during some commencement ceremonies this month."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Nearly one-third of colleges students feel “nervous” or “anxious” about AI’s impact on their future career."

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Can Banning Cellphones Save Student Learning?

Can Banning Cellphones Save Student Learning? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Evidence from Florida, home of the first statewide mandate
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"70 percent of school principals—and 81 percent of middle and high school principals—believe cellphone bans have a positive impact on school climate. However, bans are less popular with students."

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From Instruction to Intelligent Learning: Reimagining Higher Ed in the Age of AI

From Instruction to Intelligent Learning: Reimagining Higher Ed in the Age of AI | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
As AI becomes a bigger part of the learning experience, institutions are challenged, not just to train students, but to develop learning systems around it.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Much of higher education remains organized around assumptions that are increasingly misaligned with how learning occurs or capability is demonstrated."

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Roles In L&D: Why Modern L&D Needs Three Different Roles

Roles In L&D: Why Modern L&D Needs Three Different Roles | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
This article explores the three roles in L&D, and why modern professionals need to think across all three to create meaningful impact.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"One of the biggest limitations in modern L&D is not a lack of tools or technology. It is the tendency to approach learning from only one perspective."

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Why Are Students Opening Up to AI Instead of People?

Why Are Students Opening Up to AI Instead of People? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, The Rithm Project’s Alison Lee explores whether AI is filling critical gaps in student support—or deepening isolation on college campuses. As institutions nationwide struggle to meet growing mental health needs, more students are turning to AI for comfort, connection and advice. Now, colleges and universities are being forced to confront a once-unthinkable question: What happens when students begin opening up to AI chatbots instead of people?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[W]hen we asked about what we call the gateway moment—the moment they started talking to AI about emotional or relational support—every single time it was about an acute moment of need."

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Google's AI is being manipulated. The search giant is quietly fighting back

Google's AI is being manipulated. The search giant is quietly fighting back | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
A BBC investigation revealed a simple way to get AI chatbots to spit out misinformation. Google and other AI companies are now trying to fix the problem.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Last week, Google updated its spam policies to officially confirm that attempts to manipulate AI responses are against the company's rules."

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Despite concerns, Gen Z students are optimistic about AI

Despite concerns, Gen Z students are optimistic about AI | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
A new report ranks Gen Z's top 100 dream colleges, preferred employers, and the values shaping their career decisions--including views on AI.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The percentage of students “not using AI at all” decreased from 36 percent in 2024 to 6 percent in 2026. Half (49 percent) use it on a daily or weekly basis."

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Most AI tools make users faster. The best AI tools make users better.

"We’ve all lived a version of this story. You start small — asking AI to refine an email. Then something a little harder, like writing a function in a language you barely know. Then a whole feature. Eventually you give it access to your files, your calendar, your codebase. At first it feels like an intern. Then it feels like a colleague. At some point, it even feels like the expert in the room. At first, this feels incredible. A month of work compresses into a few days."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"We’ve been focusing a lot on how to make AI better. We should also talk about the other side: is there a way to make users better through interactions with AI."

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Report: Global AI Use Rises as Adoption Gap Continues to Widen

Report: Global AI Use Rises as Adoption Gap Continues to Widen | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
AI usage has reached 17.8% among the world's working-age population, while adoption remains far higher in developed economies than in the Global South.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The growing gap between developed and developing economies shows that AI's benefits are not spreading evenly, according to the company's data. Microsoft found a 12.1 percentage point difference in adoption between the Global North and Global South, a divide that appears to be widening as infrastructure, language support and economic barriers continue to shape who can use these tools."

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Quiz Vs. Test Vs. Exam In eLearning: Key Differences You Need To Know

Quiz Vs. Test Vs. Exam In eLearning: Key Differences You Need To Know | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
What are the differences between a quiz vs. test vs. exam in eLearning? Read this guide to explore when you should use each method.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"One of the most common mistakes is using quizzes, tests, and exams as if they serve the same purpose...Each assessment type should match a specific learning objective."

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Micro-credentials gain ground as focus shifts from degrees to skills

Micro-credentials gain ground as focus shifts from degrees to skills | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"Micro-credentials — short, skills-focused programs granting a verified certificate or digital badge — are gaining ground in fast-changing sectors like tech, digital marketing, AI, cybersecurity, and data analytics."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"As technologies evolve faster than universities can adapt, workers and employers want cheaper, targeted ways to build job-ready skills"

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Discovery is the work AI gives back

"At the end of 2025, almost nine in ten organizations surveyed by McKinsey in The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation reported using AI in at least one business function. Ninety-four percent reported they were not yet seeing significant value from those investments.

 

That gap, examined in “Where AI will create value and where it won’t” in the April 2026 issue of McKinsey Quarterly, is not an adoption problem. It is a framing problem. Most companies are using AI to do their existing work faster, when the durable returns require a different kind of work entirely."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Productivity is the floor of AI’s value, not the ceiling. New McKinsey research on where the durable returns actually live, and what that means for teams deciding what to build."

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What We Got Wrong (and Right) about Bringing AI into Workforce Training

What We Got Wrong (and Right) about Bringing AI into Workforce Training | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Training providers are under enormous pressure to integrate AI, but sometimes getting it right means slowing down and asking, why?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"For workforce organizations on their own AI implementation journeys, our main advice is this: don’t wait for the perfect tool or the perfect study. Start with a clear theory of change, measure what you can, take adoption seriously, and create the conditions for honest learning."

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