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.
QR codes look sleek and are everywhere, however, in education, they’re often misused.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Educators and students usually engage using laptops, tablets, or desktops. So when a QR code is plastered on a slide, agenda, or online resource with no alternative, it’s not innovative; it’s misguided."
Discover how integrating career readiness into every discipline helps students connect learning to real-world success and strengthens academic engagement.
"In this candid conversation, three college presidents share how they're prioritizing AI investments that directly impact student learning experiences and focus on operational efficiencies that can free up resources and improve service delivery. Attendees who join the session live will be able to participate in a workshop where they can share and rank AI adoption strategies."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Should institutions prioritize AI investments that directly impact student learning experiences, or focus on operational efficiencies that can free up resources and improve service delivery? Are these truly competing priorities, or can they be part of a unified strategy?"
Chinese EV maker Xpeng debuted its walking humanoid robot Iron at the AI Day event. It's so lifelike, they had to cut it open on stage.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Human beings, with our awkward bipedal shape, are actually a terrible blueprint for robots, yet engineers keep creating new humanoid robots. We just can't help but create beings in our own image, apparently."
Generative AI may be eroding the foundation of open source software. Provenance, licensing, and reciprocity are breaking down.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Because FOSS licenses almost always require attribution, and often also redistribution under identical terms, authorship lines are blurred once AI output is mixed in. This makes license compliance practically impossible."
Learn how to move from banning to partnering with AI in the classroom. Discover scaffolded strategies for teaching with AI in higher education that foster critical thinking, responsible use, and meaningful student learning.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"By taking a development and scaffolded approach to AI implementation students can benefit from its potential."
"Recently, ABC News reported that a Murdoch University student was taking legal action over what he claims are false allegations of unauthorised AI use in an assignment. In subsequent weeks, another report from the same outlet revealed that several Australian universities had been using AI to detect AI in student work, sparking debate over the reliability of such tools and their role in upholding academic integrity."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Since GenAI is not going away, universities must shift from piecemeal fixes to holistic approaches in which policy, assessment design and AI literacy work together to scaffold better outcomes for students and staff."
The recent Tech & Learning webinar, sponsored by Lightspeed Systems, explored what’s really happening with screen time, and what it means for schools.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Screen time is tied to mental health, to student engagement, to educational outcomes, school budgets, even topics like AI,” said Bennett. “Really, all the hot topics that are going on in edtech, screen time relates to them."
"Three weeks ago, YouTube finally decided that I must be interested in writing. Fair enough: I’m a Human-Computer Interaction professor researching writing tools and the impact of AI. Soon, my feed filled with Grammarly ads — and I started reflecting on their curious messages.
What if we took AI writing tool ads seriously?"
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Ads may seem an odd source for design reflection. Yet they are highly intentional design artefacts because they are expensive and compete for attention."
A study conducted at the University of Chicago found AI detection tools varied widely in quality, and proposes a framework for use both inside and outside of education.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[T]he research is a warning sign for educators against relying on many AI detection tools when making decisions about student grades and disciplinary action."
"Our dynamic AI co-hosts, Andy and Liz, will unpack one of the most thought-provoking interview in EduVerse newsletter: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI: Critical Minds, Smart Tech. This insightful interview was done with Dr. Joseph Rene Corbeil and Dr. Maria Elena Corbeil, featured in EduVerse Newsletter, Issue 21—the special edition AI and Us: The New Harmony in Education, exploring how educators can balance human creativity and critical thinking with the power of AI."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
Ep. 29: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI: Critical Minds, Smart Tech - "In today’s episode, we’re delving into one of the most transformative conversations of our time—AI and Human Harmony." #edtech#ILoveEdTech#ImFutureReady#elearning#AIEdu
"Dual degrees and stackable credentials are fast becoming the new currency of global careers. As automation and skills-based hiring redefine the job market, an overwhelming 96% of employers now confirm that micro-credentials significantly strengthen a candidate's application."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[A]n overwhelming 96% of employers now confirm that micro-credentials significantly strengthen a candidate’s application."
The technology consulting firm Attain Partners suggested three simple questions to prompt thinking about institutional AI strategy and make sure it fits institutional priorities and realities.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"To help frame that work,... IT leaders [should] begin designing institutional AI strategy with three questions, covering project size, focus and governance."
Combining collaborative accountability with personal ownership helps students take risks, navigate challenges and reflect more deeply, writes Dane Taylor
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
["D]esign projects that guide students through two modes of working: first, as part of a group, then as an individual. Moving from shared responsibility to full personal ownership changes how they make decisions, manage setbacks and define achievements."
"I was a huge Superman fan as a kid. In fact, my first tattoo was of the Superman symbol — I know, cheesy. But there was something about that idea of strength guided by purpose that stuck with me. However, one character that truly captured my imagination was Superman’s failed copy — Bizarro."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"At the end of the day, these “intelligent” machines are little more than glorified autocorrect systems — predicting, not thinking. That’s dangerous, because it blurs the line between intelligence and imitation."
"What We Create Matters More Than How. A librarian recently asked me a question that perfectly captures where we are right now: "How can we make sure we're not buying books that were written by AI?"
I think my response surprised her: "If the content of the book is actually valuable, do you care?""
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[H]ave we been conflating two separate skills? We've treated writing ability as essential for thinking ability. It's so ingrained in how we define thinking and education that to separate them feels heretical."
If we want to stay at the forefront of knowledge production, we must fit technology to our needs.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Large language models (LLMs) perform core educational functions: summarizing documents, reasoning about them, answering students’ questions. If colleges and universities start outsourcing tasks like this to tech companies, they could rapidly find that they have outsourced their reason for being."
Discover how online learning is driving the future of education around the world. Learn about its benefits, challenges and how it is evolving classrooms into global digital communities.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Whether we are talking about an elementary or secondary student, a university student, or a professional returning to school to upgrade their skills, the internet has opened the door for education to be flexible, affordable, and global."
"Our dynamic AI co-hosts, Andy and Liz, will unpack one of the most thought-provoking interview in EduVerse newsletter: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI: Critical Minds, Smart Tech. This insightful interview was done with Dr. Joseph Rene Corbeil and Dr. Maria Elena Corbeil, featured in EduVerse Newsletter, Issue 21—the special edition AI and Us: The New Harmony in Education, exploring how educators can balance human creativity and critical thinking with the power of AI."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"In today’s episode, we’re delving into one of the most transformative conversations of our time—AI and Human Harmony."
Ep. 29: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI: Critical Minds, Smart Tech - "In today’s episode, we’re delving into one of the most transformative conversations of our time—AI and Human Harmony." #edtech#ILoveEdTech#ImFutureReady#elearning#AIEdu
AI and education intersect on a fine line between boosting critical thinking and risking cognitive decline, a challenge educators and talent leaders must address.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"AI can boost critical thinking or undermine it. Educators and talent leaders must learn to navigate this fine line."
To get content containing either thought or leadership enter:
To get content containing both thought and leadership enter:
To get content containing the expression thought leadership enter:
You can enter several keywords and you can refine them whenever you want. Our suggestion engine uses more signals but entering a few keywords here will rapidly give you great content to curate.
Your new post is loading...
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.