Lessons learned from a year of building an AI literacy tool.
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Lessons learned from a year of building an AI literacy tool.
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July 1, 3:40 PM
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Some tech leaders have a vision for a world where you spend a lot less time looking at your phone. Is it the solution to screen time, or just a new dystopia?
"For the past 60 years or so, screens have been the predominant way we have interacted with computers. Now it's possible they could fade further into the background."
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July 1, 3:04 PM
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"Every few weeks, another business leader recites the doomsday line: AI will replace all workers. Their confidence is proportional to the capex. A company that just committed tens of billions to data centers has strong incentives to sound sure, and the memo goes out accordingly. They boast about leaner teams and a future where most of the work runs itself. However, the reality looks different."
"AI is putting the future of UX designers in jeopardy, unless they are willing to become builders, makers, and system thinkers."
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June 30, 3:35 PM
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"Understanding the evolving nature of professional identity is a good lens through which to explore how faculty navigate their roles as academics. Both academic and teacher identities are shaped by various influences, including discipline-related socialization and personal experiences."
"In the evolving higher education landscape, a faculty member’s teaching presence is deeply connected to teacher identity."
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June 30, 3:02 PM
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Researchers say a lack of reliable information on artificial intelligence use on campus could lead to misguided policies.
"Students may be overestimating how many of their peers are using AI because it is such a visible part of campus life. They hear people talking about ChatGPT. They see AI tools open on laptop screens. That can start to feel like the norm."
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June 29, 3:33 PM
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Some students with disabilities rely on assistive technology to learn, and they worry it could be swept up in the movement to get screens out of schools.
"Much of the pivot away from screens in schools has come from parents who are concerned screen use is getting in the way of their children’s learning"
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June 29, 2:59 PM
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Why story-driven training sticks — and how to build it fast in SHIFT Meteora AI Studio or deliver it through the LMS you already use.
"[A]sk someone about a story that moved them, even one they heard years ago, and the details come back instantly: the character, the moment of tension, what they would have done differently."
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June 26, 3:33 PM
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AI voiceovers are reshaping corporate training. Discover how L&D leaders can use AI in eLearning effectively and ethically.
"For instructional text, which is typically clear, structured, and professional — the quality gap between AI and studio talent has narrowed considerably."
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June 26, 2:58 PM
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"or years, Learning and Development focused on a single goal: delivering knowledge. Courses were built, content was deployed, and completion rates were tracked. Yet one persistent challenge remained: learning did not reliably translate into on-the-job performance."
"AI coaching agents are emerging as a key part of the answer: moving development from scheduled events into continuous, real-time performance support."
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June 26, 2:47 PM
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Lessons learned from a year of building an AI literacy tool.
"My advice to any educator considering building their own edtech tool: build something that extends what teachers do rather than replaces what they do. The technology should handle the matching but let the children’s learning guides handle the moment."
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June 26, 2:41 PM
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As technical barriers fall, design, judgment, and imagination matter more for AI's role in learning and instructional technology.
"When students ask weak or incomplete questions, the problem often lies in their thinking rather than in the tool itself."
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June 25, 10:27 AM
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"Discover how educators can use AI to create a month of summer communication in minutes, helping families stay connected, inspired, and engaged while reducing workload before summer break begins."
"With the right prompt, educators can generate family engagement posts, newsletter content, and summer learning ideas in just a few minutes. You bring the educational expertise and knowledge of your community. AI helps turn those ideas into messages that families will actually read."
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June 25, 10:23 AM
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"The AFT’s new 10-point plan, “Devices Down, Eyes Up, Hands-On,” gets some things right. Students do need more active, human, hands-on learning. They need career-connected experiences, civic engagement, collaboration, movement, and opportunities to solve real problems.
But the “devices down” frame points schools in the wrong direction."
"The problem is not the device. The problem is passive learning, poor infrastructure, weak support, and policies that confuse classroom management with meaningful instruction."
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July 1, 3:58 PM
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The pace of development and proliferation of artificial intelligence tools — generative, agentic, physical — can be hard to follow, but IT leaders must do their best to stay apprised of potential innovations and risks.
“In 2026, technology leaders will be focused on equipping and empowering people across their institutions to realize the net benefits of technology, AI and data."
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July 1, 3:19 PM
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Drawing on experience across higher education in the UK and Malaysia, two academics argue that the real AI divide in universities is not about access to tools but about institutional readiness — and why it is an urgent equity issue policymakers can no longer afford to ignore.
"[T]he trajectory of AI in education has long pointed towards personalised, competency-based learning, yet realising that potential equitably remains an unresolved challenge"
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June 30, 3:55 PM
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Experienced learning engineers, researchers, and industry leaders shared eight top tips for landing your first ed tech role.
"[A]n understanding of the human side of the equation – specifically, identifying where technology supports learning and where it creates friction – is often a missing skillset that is prized by ed tech developers and employers."
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June 30, 3:16 PM
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‘It’s not looking good’: The unemployment rate for recent grads is the highest in five years, but AI is not primarily to blame — at least not yet
"Labor experts say AI hasn’t cannibalized much entry-level or white-collar work just yet, even as the technology injects more uncertainty into an already tight market."
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June 29, 3:52 PM
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AI moves into law, mathematics, and the arts as the public turns on the data centers, and Washington moves to claim its share.
"[A]s intelligent machines take on more of the legal, creative, mathematical, and financial work we once trained people for, what should we actually be teaching now?"
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June 29, 3:13 PM
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Two educators are reckoning with who is really in charge: technology or the teacher.
"[T]he information gleaned from social media is already shaping how future teachers think, so the more productive move is to help them engage with it critically rather than dismiss or ignore it."
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June 26, 3:39 PM
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Learn how teaching AI literacy helps students use AI as a writing assistant rather than a substitute, improving revision, critical thinking, and ethical AI use.
"[I]f students were taught how to use AI more deliberately and critically, could it strengthen their writing rather than replace it?"
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June 26, 3:26 PM
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Reading Anthropic's new reports on the 'AI exponential' and recursive self-improvement alongside recent scholarship on tech oligarchy, this piece asks a simple question: is AI being built to serve people, or to serve its own acceleration?
"Since the dawn of personal computing, a technology's worth has been measured by whether it becomes helpful, intuitive, and meaningful for everyone — across every economy, culture, and belief. As AI begins to build itself, that measure matters more than ever."
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June 26, 2:57 PM
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"There’s a screen most people have seen at least once.
You’re trying to cancel a subscription. You’ve made up your mind. You click the button that looks like it starts the process.
And then something strange happens.
The page that loads isn’t a cancellation form. It’s a full-screen gallery of everything you’re about to lose. Videos. Deals. Music. Free delivery. Presented in bright tiles, warm colours, friendly icons. A highlighted countdown showing how many days you have left. And somewhere at the bottom, small, grey, easy to miss, the option to continue cancelling."
“Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription. Nobody should be stuck paying for a service they no longer want.”
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June 26, 2:44 PM
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"The job market is undergoing a profound shift, one where degrees alone no longer guarantee career success. Skills-based hiring, focusing on what candidates can do rather than where they studied, is gaining more ground across industries. This change creates necessary pressure for colleges and universities to adapt, from new types of credentials and stronger workforce partnerships to career services built for today’s learners."
"Skills-first hiring is no longer the future—it’s happening now, and higher education must evolve to keep pace. Institutions and industry must connect learning with modern workforce demands, and education solution providers play a crucial role in the process."
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June 25, 10:32 AM
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"Academic libraries have long struggled with shrinking budgets, yet some are now making room for a new position: the artificial-intelligence librarian. That’s because at a time when many colleges are grappling with the impacts of generative AI, some are hoping librarians can lead them through the thicket of challenges raised by the new technology."
"At a time when many institutions are grappling with the technology and its implications, some are turning to librarians for leadership."
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June 25, 10:25 AM
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"In a time when one wrong click can freeze an entire institution, cybersecurity becomes not just an IT issue, but an issue for everyone. We think of smart hackers who are ready to take our information, yet most of the time, it is a simple human oversight."
"Sometimes security is a tech issue, but a lot of the time, it is human error. This means the power to protect your school or organization is in your hands."
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June 25, 10:21 AM
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"Across the United States, K-12 schools have spent the past decade building one-to-one device programs. These initiatives have established an essential baseline for digital access, making it easier for students to complete daily schoolwork across grade levels and subjects. By putting a device in the hands of every learner, districts have created a standard foundation for digital literacy, research and everyday classroom engagement.
As STEM programs continue to grow and mature, however, school leaders are beginning to encounter new questions about how well those devices support more advanced coursework. Pathways in fields like robotics, engineering, cybersecurity and data science increasingly rely on specialized professional applications that reach well beyond general-purpose classroom software."
"One-to-one device programs gave students a baseline for digital literacy. Now, specialized pathways like robotics and CAD require a new tier of processing power."
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"My advice to any educator considering building their own edtech tool: build something that extends what teachers do rather than replaces what they do. The technology should handle the matching but let the children’s learning guides handle the moment."