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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.
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January 12, 1:20 PM
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True agentic AI is years away - here's why and how we get there

True agentic AI is years away - here's why and how we get there | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Today's AI agents are a primitive approximation of what agents are meant to be. True agentic AI requires serious advances in reinforcement learning and complex memory.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Today's AI agents don't meet the definition of true agents. Key missing elements are reinforcement learning and complex memory. It will take at least five years to get AI agents where they need to be"

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January 12, 1:08 PM
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Designing AI-Resistant Assignments in Educational Leadership Courses

Designing AI-Resistant Assignments in Educational Leadership Courses | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Create impactful AI-resistant assignments that challenge students and promote authentic learning in online and in-person classes.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"If an assignment can be completed entirely by an AI tool without any meaningful student input, we risk undermining the very skills that matter most in leadership preparation."

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January 8, 10:50 AM
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When Thinking Becomes Optional: What to teach when technology starts thinking for us.

When Thinking Becomes Optional: What to teach when technology starts thinking for us. | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
AI is doing more than changing jobs—it's changing how people think under pressure. A classroom revealed what’s quietly disappearing, and what education must now protect.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"AI pushes anxious minds toward safety, shrinking curiosity and original thought. Technology matters—but attention, judgment, and taste matter more."

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January 8, 10:45 AM
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Of Panic And Purpose: Higher Education In The Age Of AI

Of Panic And Purpose: Higher Education In The Age Of AI | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"Higher education today stands at a crossroads unlike any in living memory, buffeted by disruptions that arrive not gradually, as in past technological shifts, but with breathtaking speed and scope. The arrival of generative artificial intelligence, tools that can draft essays and solve complex problems or even mimic human creativity, has upended long-held assumptions about teaching, learning, and assessment almost overnight."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Surveys reveal a patchwork reality: some campuses integrate AI into curricula through pilot programs and updated assessments, while others cling to traditional methods, fearing loss of rigor."

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January 8, 10:39 AM
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The Spoken Word Strikes Back: Voice-to-Text Tools in the AI Age

The Spoken Word Strikes Back: Voice-to-Text Tools in the AI Age | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"The Experiment: Testing Tools Through Their Own Output Before we dive in, a disclosure: this piece is highly experimental. I am using the voice-to-text tools I’m discussing to actually write the sections about them. Aside from some manual paragraphing and subheading tweaks to keep it readable, what you see is the raw (or AI-refined) output."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"When evaluating AI for the classroom, you don’t need marketing gloss; you need to see the “warts and all” reality of the output."

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January 7, 12:23 PM
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AI vs. identity fraud: 3 threats putting student safety at risk

AI vs. identity fraud: 3 threats putting student safety at risk | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
As digital learning becomes the norm and AI accelerates, identity fraud will only get more sophisticated and schools must protect students.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"From deepfakes in admissions to synthetic students infiltrating online portals and threatening high-value research information, AI-powered identity fraud is rising fast, and our educational institutions are alarmingly underprepared."

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January 7, 12:16 PM
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How Educators Seek to Shape AI Use in Classrooms

How Educators Seek to Shape AI Use in Classrooms | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
For educators, using artificial intelligence in the classroom only makes sense if they have a real say in its development.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"We need to be part of the conversation, learn how to use these tools, and influence their next iteration."

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January 7, 12:13 PM
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Responsible AI Adoption: Empowering Educators While Safeguarding Equity

Responsible AI Adoption: Empowering Educators While Safeguarding Equity | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Artificial intelligence is reshaping classrooms nationwide. Experts share how schools can adopt AI responsibly, ensuring equity, ethics, and human-centered teaching remain at the forefront.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Across perspectives, one theme stands out: AI should amplify human teaching, not replace it."

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January 6, 12:10 PM
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AI Clarity: 4 Mindset Shifts Learning Leaders Need Before Building an AI Strategy

AI Clarity: 4 Mindset Shifts Learning Leaders Need Before Building an AI Strategy | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The AI landscape will keep shifting—new tools, faster models, endless possibilities. But clarity, not speed, will determine who succeeds.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The leaders who thrive are the ones who adapt with purpose, aligning every experiment with strategy and using AI to elevate, not erode, human skills."

Nik Peachey's curator insight, January 8, 5:30 AM

"The leaders who thrive are the ones who adapt with purpose, aligning every experiment with strategy and using AI to elevate, not erode, human skills."

Richard Platt's curator insight, January 9, 9:37 AM

"The leaders who thrive are the ones who adapt with purpose, aligning every experiment with strategy and using AI to elevate, not erode, human skills."

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January 6, 11:58 AM
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4 Reasons Why Your AI Training Is Failing

4 Reasons Why Your AI Training Is Failing | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"High completion rates in AI courses don't always equal high adoption. If your organization is "training" but not "transforming," you might be falling into one of these four common traps. Here is how to use a diagnostic-first operating system to fix the disconnect."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The problem isn't your Instructional Design. The problem is that we are treating AI adoption as a content challenge when it is actually a workflow challenge."

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January 6, 11:51 AM
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Higher ed is at a crossroads — will AI and digital learning lead the way?

Higher ed is at a crossroads — will AI and digital learning lead the way? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
AI and digital tools are reshaping higher ed. Can they bridge the cost-value gap? Explore new insights today!
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Once seen as a futuristic concept, artificial intelligence is now transforming how students learn. From automating mundane tasks like note-taking to providing targeted, real-time feedback, AI is adding layers of personalization and efficiency to education like never before."

Lambert Oluchi's comment, January 6, 2:20 PM
Ai is changing the world b
Ana Moñino's curator insight, January 10, 12:34 PM
Pero, ¿podría realmente la Inteligencia artificial sustituir a un profesor/a? De esto justamente trata este artículo en el que se reflexiona acerca de cómo se usa y debe ser utilizada la IA para que se considere una buena herramienta que promueva el aprendizaje. 
 Es innegable que el uso de las nuevas tecnologías ha aumentado exponencialmente y que gracias a él tenemos acceso al llamado e-learning, no solo en nuestras aulas, sino en cualquier parte. Estas por supuesto son mucho más baratas y accesibles que los recursos personales (un profesor), pero a la vez no incluye las capacidades interactivas y emocionales de una persona. 
 Es por ello, que aunque el concepto de IA ha modificado la educación tal y como la veíamos anteriormente, no puede sustituir a un profesor/a en sí, pero sí que puede, usándose como herramienta, generar aprendizajes mucho más creativos y eficientes. Y para ello, los gobiernos deberían preocuparse en formar a profesionales en este tipo de herramienta.
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January 5, 1:58 PM
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NYU Professor Uses AI Oral Exams to Outsmart AI-Written Assignments

NYU Professor Uses AI Oral Exams to Outsmart AI-Written Assignments | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
When student work looked like McKinsey memos, an NYU business school professor used AI oral exams to test real learning.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The assignments looked brilliant. The understanding didn't. That's when an NYU business school professor decided to fight AI-assisted coursework with AI-powered oral exams."

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January 5, 1:53 PM
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Trusted AI: Why The Intelligence Era Requires A Foundation Of Trust

"Artificial intelligence is past the novelty stage. We’re now deciding whether it will scale as an engine for human progress or as an opaque system we can’t fully trust. The answer won’t be found in bigger models alone. It will come from architectures that make intelligence reliable: transparent, auditable, aligned with human intent, resilient and guided in production."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"What we build today determines who benefits tomorrow. Without trusted AI, governments, enterprises, startups, investors and everyday users can’t move from optimism to operating discipline."

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January 12, 1:18 PM
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Human And Digital Learning: Finding The Right Balance

Human And Digital Learning: Finding The Right Balance | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Learn why combining human and digital learning is revolutionizing the way organizations develop talent and adjust to constant change.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The future of learning online lies in creating a learning experience that respects the nature of learning as a social and reflective activity and in using technology to make learning more accessible and measurable."

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January 8, 10:51 AM
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Best Smart Glasses 2026 Compared : Android, Apple, Rokid & Snapchat

Best Smart Glasses 2026 Compared : Android, Apple, Rokid & Snapchat | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Explore 2026 smart glasses, from Android XR 70 degree view and Gemini AI to Spectacles with 6 DOF, so you can pick the right fit fast.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Smart glasses in 2026 will transform wearable technology with advanced AR, AI, and ecosystem integration, catering to both personal and professional needs."

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January 8, 10:48 AM
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AI and art collide in this engineering course that puts human creativity first

AI and art collide in this engineering course that puts human creativity first | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
An engineering professor teaches students to harness AI’s flaws for creative expression.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Students learn to recognize AI’s limitations and harness its failures to reclaim creative authorship."

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January 8, 10:43 AM
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Oxford Rubric: Assessing AI Usage in Schools

Oxford Rubric: Assessing AI Usage in Schools | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in educational contexts presents both significant opportunities and material risks for schools. While AI has the potential to enhance teaching, personalise learning and reduce administrative burden, its uncritical or poorly governed adoption may undermine safeguarding, pedagogical integrity, professional judgement and teacher/pupil agency. This paper presents the Oxford Rubric™ as a principled, school‑ready framework for assessing whether the use of AI in school settings is appropriate, ethical, and sound. The framework comprises five criteria"

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Safety, Efficacy, Accountability, Transparency, and Agency. Together, these criteria provide a coherent lens through which school leaders, teachers, governors, regulators, and policymakers can evaluate AI tools, practices, and policies in a way that is aligned with child‑centred education, professional standards, and long‑term learning outcomes."

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January 8, 10:36 AM
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This Academic Year the AI Education Landscape Has Shifted… Again!

This Academic Year the AI Education Landscape Has Shifted… Again! | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"What has September to November 2025 taught us about the future of learning? Since September 2025, the AI landscape in education has transformed at a pace that would make your head spin - it certainly has mine. I've been tracking these developments across LinkedIn posts, classroom experiments, and late-night deep dives into model capabilities..."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"We can’t predict every change. What matters is developing the professional judgment to evaluate new tools quickly, the pedagogical understanding to deploy them appropriately, and the critical thinking to recognise when we’re using AI to enhance learning versus when we’re using it to simply automate old processes that never shif the pedagogical dial."

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January 7, 12:19 PM
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Same, but new: UX Research in the age of LLMs

"AI agents, synthetic users, deep research, staying relevant as a UX researcher can feel like a challenge that resets every week. Teams across product, design, and engineering are moving faster than ever, often powered by the same underlying AI technologies."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"As products become cheaper to build and AI spreads across nearly every workflow, teams now face a new foundational decision: how much AI should this feature contain?"

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January 7, 12:14 PM
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Protecting Schools in the Digital Age: Beyond Firewalls and Filters

Protecting Schools in the Digital Age: Beyond Firewalls and Filters | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
In today’s connected world, school safety extends far beyond hallways. Experts highlight how to protect students through cybersecurity, digital literacy, and trust-centered policies.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"In an era where student data is currency and misinformation spreads at viral speed, digital security has become just as critical as physical protection."

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January 7, 12:12 PM
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AI Slop won in 2025 — fingerprinting real content might be the answer in 2026

AI Slop won in 2025 — fingerprinting real content might be the answer in 2026 | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Forget identifying AI slop, 'Fingerprinting real media' could be 2026's hottest trend
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Slop fills our feeds, and it's up to us to discern what is real. But what if 2026 represents the dawn of a new approach, a flipping of the script where we no longer chase identifying what's artificially created and instead fingerprint the real?"

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January 6, 12:01 PM
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Does Artificial Intelligence Make Lifelong Learning More Essential Or Just Easier?

Does Artificial Intelligence Make Lifelong Learning More Essential Or Just Easier? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
AI creates a paradox: making learning easier while making it more essential. The solution is to adopt the "Centaur" model.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"After AI defeated grandmaster Garry Kasparov, a new form of the game emerged where human-AI teams, or "Centaurs," consistently outperformed both AI alone and humans alone. This paradigm—Human + AI > AI alone—is the key to unlocking future professional growth."

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January 6, 11:54 AM
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Higher education at a point of no return: How 2025 rewired the university system

Higher education at a point of no return: How 2025 rewired the university system | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
In 2025, higher education shifted from expansion to impact, with institutions now judged on graduate readiness and research relevance. This structural reinvention was driven by AI's integration, the erosion of the degree as the sole competence marker, and a global reality demanding adaptable, outcome-driven learning. Universities are now continuous talent-development platforms, prioritizing skills and lifelong learning for relevance.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"For decades, universities were assessed on expansion, that is, more campuses, higher enrolments, global rankings and physical infrastructure. That era is now decisively over."

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January 6, 11:48 AM
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Pre-K teachers speak out about AI, instructional materials, training and pay in surveys

Pre-K teachers speak out about AI, instructional materials, training and pay in surveys | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Rand research indicates teachers of young students want and need more training in ed tech, curricula and supporting diverse learners.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"About 30% of preschool teachers in public schools said they used generative artificial intelligence in their job during the 2024-25 school year, according to research by Rand Corp. released in December.

That’s low compared to K-12 teachers, with high school educators incorporating AI at the highest rate at 69%."

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January 5, 1:56 PM
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1 in 3 Pre-K Teachers Uses Generative AI at School

1 in 3 Pre-K Teachers Uses Generative AI at School | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"Despite concerns about screen time, more preschool teachers are using artificial intelligence products in their classrooms, according to a new report."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[A]s AI is evolving and the entire edtech landscape is evolving, it’s making it harder for teachers to know what is high and low quality... So this is probably more important than ever.”

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