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Monday, October 5

  1. VendorsPackback· Selina Bradley

    Webinar Recap: How to Design College Assignments to Promote Critical Thinking & AI Literacy

    The post Webinar Recap: How to Design College Assignments to Promote Critical Thinking & AI Literacy appeared first on Packback.

    packback.co
  2. VendorsD2L Brightspace Community· Murtaza.J.8253

    Badge

    How do I share a badge earned by a student.

    community.d2l.com
  3. VendorsD2L Brightspace Community· DIANA.B.4560

    How to use the intra-oral camera

    How do you use the intra-oral camera?

    community.d2l.com
  4. NewsGovTech: Higher Ed

    NY Expands Free Community College to Offset Potential AI Layoffs

    Anticipating AI will have significant impacts on the workforce, effective January 2027, New York will allow CUNY and SUNY students aged 25-55 to enroll tuition-free in “high-demand” associate degree programs.

    govtech.com
  5. NewseCampus News· eCampus News Staff

    Enflux Launches Curriculum Intelligence for Health Professions Education

    [San Antonio, Texas] – October 2, 2026 – Enflux announced the launch of Enflux Curriculum Intelligence, a faculty-governed solution that ... Read more The post Enflux Launches Curriculum Intelligence for Health Professions Education appeared first on eCampus News.

    ecampusnews.com
  6. ResearcharXiv: Computing & Higher Ed· Francielle Marques

    Responsible Institutional Analytics: Interpreting Bias with AI Support

    Institutional Analytics (IA) dashboards inform decision-making in higher education, yet data limitations, constraints in analytical techniques, and missing contextual information often affect their interpretation. To support more responsible interpretation of IA, we introduce FACTRIA, a framework that organizes…

    arxiv.org
  7. Orgs & ReportsDigital Promise· lgonzales

    3 Ways to Co-Design Your EdTech Product: Reflections from an EdTech Leader

    EdLight CEO and Founder Teryn Thomas reflects on ENCORE’s impact on her The post 3 Ways to Co-Design Your EdTech Product: Reflections from an EdTech Leader appeared first on Digital Promise.

    digitalpromise.org
  8. VoicesCogDogBlog (Alan Levine)· CogDog The Blog

    The Existential Grinth for the Ninth (month of daily photos in 2026)

    Indeed with a lack of real words to rhyme with ninth, needing to keep the patterns for this year’s posts, I resorted to a chap who just cheerfully makes stuff up to define “grinth” as “the peculiar little feeling of having noticed something nobody else did.” Clever? More importantly after last month thrashing through…

    cogdogblog.com
  9. NewsEdTech Digest· Victor Rivero

    Before Higher Ed Can Scale AI, It Needs the Right Foundation—and a Reason to Build Past It

    Connected data is only the beginning. Institutions also need clear authority to turn AI insights into action. GUEST COLUMN | by Fred Creugers Four years after the consumer-facing launch of generative AI reshaped the technology landscape, higher education has moved beyond asking whether to adopt it. The challenge now…

    edtechdigest.com
  10. NewsCampus Technology

    OpenAI Discontinuing Custom GPTs and Moving to Plugin Architecture

    OpenAI has announced it is preparing to retire Custom GPTs and move the specialized workflows built around them to a new plugin architecture spanning ChatGPT and its Codex coding agent.

    campustechnology.com
  11. Vendor WatchEllucian· PR Newswire

    The Heartbeat of Innovation Returns to New Orleans: Ellucian Live 2027 Registration Now Open

  12. VendorsD2L· Dr. Cristi Ford

    Room to Experiment, Reason to Trust: Reflections from EDUCAUSE 2026

    Six thousand people came to Denver for EDUCAUSE 2026 to talk about AI in higher education, and the question that kept surfacing was not what it can do. It was... The post Room to Experiment, Reason to Trust: Reflections from EDUCAUSE 2026 appeared first on D2L.

    d2l.com
  13. VendorsCoursera· Marni Baker Stein

    10 free Anthropic AI courses launch today on Coursera, with more coming each month to help learners stay current

    Today, Anthropic, an AI safety and research company that built Claude, is launching 10 courses on Coursera that are available for free to learners around the world. The post 10 free Anthropic AI courses launch today on Coursera, with more coming each month to help learners stay current appeared first on Coursera Blog.

    blog.coursera.org
  14. Orgs & ReportsTyton Partners· Kerry Senckowski

    Listening to Learners 2026: Balancing Aspirations, Academics, and AI

    Listening to Learners 2026: You Say Study Skills, They Say Workload: Where Students and Institutions See Different Problems... The post Listening to Learners 2026: Balancing Aspirations, Academics, and AI appeared first on Tyton Partners.

    tytonpartners.com
  15. VendorsZoom

    How to transcribe a meeting: a complete guide

    Learn how to transcribe a meeting step by step — manual methods, AI tools, what to look for, and how Zoom My Notes automates the whole process.

    zoom.com
  16. VendorsAWS Public Sector· Gen-tao Chiang

    Building an environmental intelligence platform on AWS with open data

    In this blog, learn how we built a working prototype of a serverless environmental intelligence platform, where nontechnical users ask questions in plain language and receive answers drawn from open data, published models, and satellite observations. The platform is built on four pillars, as outlined in the following…

    aws.amazon.com
  17. VendorsD2L· Haley Wilson

    Strategic Learning Platforms: Building Workforce Capability for Continuous Change

    Explore how AI and shifting skills needs are reshaping employee development and why strategic learning platforms are key to workforce capability. The post Strategic Learning Platforms: Building Workforce Capability for Continuous Change appeared first on D2L.

    d2l.com
  18. Technology is helping my fellow math teachers trade weekend prep for personalized learning.

    Teachers use Gemini to build custom K-6 math worksheets and save hours of prep time. See how Google AI transforms classroom instruction.

    blog.google
  19. Gemini helps me bring hands-on learning into the classroom.

    A teacher uses Google Gemini to design interactive role-playing simulations and nutrition lessons. See how AI boosts classroom engagement.

    blog.google
  20. I replaced traditional coding tests with real conversations about how my students solve problems using AI.

    Replace coding tests with AI-driven interviews using Google Gemini in Colab. See how this professor evaluates student judgment. Read the full report.

    blog.google
  21. My eighth-grade students built our school newscast from scratch with Gemini.

    Eighth graders built The Cougar Rumble newscast using Gemini and Google Docs. See how these students streamlined their production workflow today.

    blog.google
  22. Technology helps my students balance big creative ideas with tight deadlines.

    Students use Google Drive for video assets and Sheets for production timelines to meet tight deadlines. See how these tools boost classroom output.

    blog.google
  23. Here’s how I use technology to bring science to life in my classroom.

    See how this teacher uses Gemini and Gemini Notebook to build digital literacy and refine lesson plans. Read the full story to improve your teaching.

    blog.google
  24. Gemini helps me give a voice to students who cannot write.

    Special education teachers use Google Gemini to generate visual guides and voice prompts, empowering non-writing students. Read the full story.

    blog.google
  25. I teach my students that in the AI era, critical thinking comes first.

    A California teacher uses Gemini to streamline lesson planning in Google Drive. See how she prioritizes critical thinking in the AI era.

    blog.google
  26. My students use Gemini to brainstorm creative ideas.

    Fifth graders use Google Gemini to write songs about history and create art. See how this teacher integrates AI into the classroom.

    blog.google
  27. I use technology to give students a voice and become critical digital citizens.

    Empower students using Google Sites, Gemini, and Vids to build critical thinking skills. See how these tools help kids find their voice today.

    blog.google
  28. World Teachers’ Day 2026

    To celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2026, educators share their stories about how they use tech in the classroom.

    blog.google
  29. NewsEdTech Magazine: Higher Ed· Calvin Hennick

    Inside UNLV’s Student-Powered Security Operations Center

    In the past, overburdened security professionals at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas started most semesters fielding Digital Millennium Copyright Act notices from companies complaining that students were illegally downloading music and movies. Because UNLV effectively operates as students’ internet service…

    edtechmagazine.com
  30. ResearcharXiv: Computing & Higher Ed· Alvaro Becerra

    AICoFe Demo: AI-based Collaborative Feedback System

    Peer feedback promotes active learning, critical reflection, and skill development, but its effectiveness is often limited by the quality of feedback students provide. Recent advances in LLMs offer new opportunities to support peer feedback by generating more coherent and actionable feedback while preserving human…

    arxiv.org
  31. ResearcharXiv: Computing & Higher Ed· Alvaro Becerra

    AISSA Demo: AI-based Student Slides Analysis Tool for Automated Grading and Feedback

    We present an AI-based web-oriented tool designed to support formative feedback for oral presentation slides in higher education: AISSA. It allows students to upload their slides before presentation and automatically receive rubric-based quantitative scores and qualitative feedback generated by large language models…

    arxiv.org
  32. VendorsZoom

    What is hosted PBX? A complete guide for small businesses

    Hosted PBX lets small businesses ditch expensive phone hardware. Learn how it works, what to look for, and how Zoom Phone makes switching easy.

    zoom.com
  33. VendorsOpenAI

    Our approach to EU text provenance rules

    How OpenAI is approaching text watermarking under EU rules. Learn where watermarks apply, how detection works, and why access starts with researchers.

    openai.com
  34. VoicesMichael B. Horn

    Priority 2: Revise Requirements to Recognize Learning Across Contexts

    Two weeks ago, Angela Jackson (the CEO of Future Forward Strategies), Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (the President of Craft Education, a WGU company and nonprofit data platform that enables apprenticeship degrees), Danny Curtis, and I published a series of six papers

    michaelbhorn.substack.com
  35. NewsOpen Campus· Claire Rafford

    Judge tosses Trump rule on immigration status and education

    Indiana began requiring proof of legal status for students in adult education programs after a Trump order last year. The post Judge tosses Trump rule on immigration status and education appeared first on Open Campus.

    opencampus.org
  36. Orgs & ReportsEvery Learner Everywhere· Emilie Cook

    Teaching Practices That Support Authentic Learning With AI

    As college and university faculty consider the seeming inevitability of students using AI, one of the possible responses includes fine-tuning policies that balance choice, innovation, and academic integrity. Another possible ... The post Teaching Practices That Support Authentic Learning With AI appeared first on…

    everylearnereverywhere.org
  37. NewsThe Conversation: Education· Raghupathy Sivakumar, Vice President of Commercialization and Chief Commercialization Officer, Georgia Institute of…

    Why it’s more important than ever to jump-start entrepreneurial careers from the college classroom

    By teaching entrepreneurship, colleges can better prepare students for a fast-changing job market and technological disruption. Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Recent college graduates are facing a job market that’s only getting tougher. Their unemployment rate hit 5.7%, compared to 4.1% for…

    theconversation.com
  38. ResearchAustralasian Journal of Educational Technology· Anna Bedford et al.

    Stand by me: Does promoting university clubs and societies through personalised emails and videos work?

    Students have faced substantial challenges concerning belonging following the pandemic, particularly related to isolation and loneliness. This study implemented and examined the efficacy of an intervention using personalised emails and learning management system (LMS) based promotional videos designed to enhance…

    doi.org
  39. Designing generative AI–powered reflective learning dashboards for enhancing self-regulated learning in higher education

    A reflective learning dashboard powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) was developed to enhance self-regulated learning, student engagement, academic performance and learner perceptions in higher education. Grounded in learning analytics and generative feedback pedagogy, the system integrates behavioural…

    doi.org
  40. Towards a new AI-TPACK framework: Evidence from China

    This study examines the development of teachers’ AI-integrated teaching competence, defined as AI-Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (AI-TPACK), aiming to move beyond additive assumptions toward an ethically grounded model. Based on survey data from 454 Chinese university teachers, a suppression pattern…

    doi.org
  41. ResearchEducational Technology Research and Development· J. M. Russell et al.

    Impact of learning analytics-based personalized feedback: an experimental study on student behavior in a large introductory STEM course

    Abstract This study examined the impact of learning analytics-based personalized feedback on student engagement behavior, learning outcomes, and perceptions of the feedback in a large introductory STEM course. Students were randomly assigned to either an experimental group, which received four personalized feedback…

    doi.org
  42. ResearchEducational Technology Research and Development· Esti Swatika Sari et al.

    A multimodal e-learning platform integrating artificial intelligence, game-based learning, and augmented reality to enhance reading comprehension in secondary language learning

    doi.org
  43. Seeing what students learn: assessing cognitive representations and academic outcomes via EEG image reconstruction

    Abstract Understanding how humans process visual information during learning remains a central challenge in cognitive neuroscience. Traditional approaches typically rely on behavioral observations or indirect neural measures, which limits direct insight into learners' internal cognitive representations. Recent…

    doi.org
  44. ResearchJournal of Educational Data Mining· Walid El Hefny and Detmar Meurers

    A Comparative Study of Knowledge Component Granularity in Intelligent Language Tutoring Systems

    Intelligent Language Tutoring Systems (ILTS) aim to provide adaptive language-learning experiences tailored to individual students. A major challenge is determining the appropriate granularity of Knowledge Components (KCs) for predicting student performance. Accurate prediction is essential for identifying activities…

    jedm.educationaldatamining.org
  45. ResearchStudent Success· Courtney Geritz et al.

    How do First-Year, First-Time Regional University Students Respond to Expectation-Experience Mismatches?

    First-year, first-time (FYFT) students enter university with expectations shaped by institutional recruitment communications, social media, and broader media narratives. During transition, lived experiences may diverge from these expectations, creating expectation-experience mismatch. While student expectations and…

    doi.org
  46. NewsThe Hechinger Report· Jill Barshay

    Merging school districts was supposed to save taxpayers money. It didn’t, a 20-year study in Arkansas found

    When Mike Huckabee was the Arkansas governor in 2004, he wanted government to be more efficient. He signed a law to shut down tiny school districts with fewer than 350 students. Over the next decade, 85 school districts merged with others, triggering the closure of 105 schools, most of them high schools. Families and…

    hechingerreport.org
  47. Vendor WatchTurnitin· The Boar

    Changes to Turnitin’s license agreement spark outrage amongst UK universities

  48. NewseCampus News· Vistasp M. Karbhari, University of Texas at Arlington

    Authority, responsibility, and accountability for AI in higher ed

    If governance must preserve institutional purpose and leadership must remain accountable for institutional direction, an important question must be answered: Who possesses the authority to make the decisions through which that purpose is maintained and direction is determined? The post Authority, responsibility, and…

    ecampusnews.com
  49. NewsHigher Ed Dive: Student Success· Danielle McLean

    Should elite colleges share academic cutoffs for admissions?

    None of the eight Ivy League institutions publicly share minimum academic requirements to gain admission. The same is true for Stanford University, Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Minimum course requirements, GPAs or admissions scores that students must meet to be eligible for…

    highereddive.com
  50. VendorsGoogle for Education

    Making AI training available to UK and Ireland educators

    Google's AI tools aim to help educators achieve their teaching goals and provide students with personalized learning experiences.

    blog.google

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