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Sunday, October 4
7 Tips for Increasing Student Engagement in Online Learning
Most educators will agree that student engagement is paramount for a high quality learning experience. Not everyone agrees on what is meant by student engagement or how to achieve it.... The post 7 Tips for Increasing Student Engagement in Online Learning appeared first on D2L.
d2l.comTMS vs LMS: How to Understand the Difference and Select the Right Platform
Use this guide to gain a clear understanding of the differences between a training management system (TMS) and a learning management system (LMS). We cover how each platform works, real-world... The post TMS vs LMS: How to Understand the Difference and Select the Right Platform appeared first on D2L.
d2l.comStudent, Teacher and Parental Roles in Learning Communities
No one is an island. It takes a village. Many hands make light work. It’s likely you’ve heard some of these clichés before. While perhaps overused, each one underscores the... The post Student, Teacher and Parental Roles in Learning Communities appeared first on D2L.
d2l.comLearning and Development Strategy: Key Elements for Success
Discover how to build a learning and development strategy that drives skills growth, employee retention and measurable business impact. The post Learning and Development Strategy: Key Elements for Success appeared first on D2L.
d2l.comEnabling and building resilience for Michigan K12 schools through MiCloud and AWS
In less than 2 years, MiCloud, a statewide initiative with strategic support from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Michigan is building a resilient foundation for education technology that protects learning continuity for more than 568,000 students statewide, representing 42 percent of the state's 1.4-million student K12…
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Friday, October 2
Driving a CX first mindset
Learn the CX First mindset: start with the end customer, not your tech stack. Discover a post-persona vision, simpler tech, and journey-based operating models.
zoom.comA model guide for the GPT-6 family
Learn how startups can choose GPT-6 models, tune reasoning effort, improve prompts and skills, coordinate tools, and prepare workflows for production.
openai.comWhy the Future of Digital Accessibility in Higher Education is Proactive
Accessibility in higher education has traditionally been a process of finding and fixing. Scan documents, identify issues, and remediate them either manually or with technology. Then the process starts over with the next document, course,... The post Why the Future of Digital Accessibility in Higher Education is…
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Thursday, October 1
Moodle Official Hosting vs. Self-hosting: what’s the difference?
The post Moodle Official Hosting vs. Self-hosting: what’s the difference? appeared first on Moodle.
moodle.comRethinking Assessment in the Age of AI
Make learning visible. AI and Assessment MIT’s new AI report calls on higher education to rethink grading and assessment. Explore why making student thinking visible may matter more than […] The post Rethinking Assessment in the Age of AI appeared first on Hypothesis.
web.hypothes.isUser Progress - view exact interactions with quiz attempt
Can you determine whether a student has viewed a specific quiz attempt? I can see login timestamps, but they aren't granular enough to show what the student interacted with during that time. I have a faculty member trying to determine whether a student has viewed missed questions before deciding to offer a remediation…
community.d2l.com1,400 educators joined our Badge-a-thon: Day of AI Learning.
1,400 educators earned 4,000+ digital badges at the Google Badge-a-thon. Watch the on-demand sessions on YouTube and claim your first badge today.
blog.googleYuJa Lumina v26.7.0 Release – Automation That Does the Heavy Lifting for Relinking and Video Editing
Over the next few weeks, YuJa Lumina will be adding exciting new features, including automatic LMS relink improvements, AI-powered silence removal, enhancements to the video editing management workflow, and much more. Create a smooth... The post YuJa Lumina v26.7.0 Release – Automation That Does the Heavy Lifting for…
yuja.comEnvelope Icon (File read indicator)
Dear Brightspace community, The envelope icon depicted in the image above shows students whether or not a lecturer has viewed/opened a submitted file. This has caused discussions between our students and their lecturers about their grades based on what files have/have not been opened. We would like to remove/disable…
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Wednesday, September 30
Supporting AI readiness in higher education
At the EDUCAUSE annual conference, Google.org announced its support of three higher education initiatives to scale ethical AI readiness, modernize institutional planning…
blog.googleDisrupting a coordinated model-distillation campaign
Learn how OpenAI disrupted a campaign to extract protected model reasoning and is strengthening defenses against adversarial distillation.
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Tuesday, September 29
Why executive sponsorship is a top driver of AWS transformation success
In this post, we share what we've learned at Amazon Web Services (AWS) working with public sector and higher-education organizations through cloud migrations, contact center modernizations, and AI adoption initiatives, and why we think getting executive sponsorship right is your first priority, not your last.
aws.amazon.comScaling expertise, one avatar at a time
The post Scaling expertise, one avatar at a time appeared first on Kaltura.
corp.kaltura.comHigher education’s AI advantage is the intelligence institutions already hold
The institutions that lead the next phase of AI will connect the intelligence they hold to AI in ways that are secure, governed, and actionable. The post Higher education’s AI advantage is the intelligence institutions already hold appeared first on Microsoft Education Blog.
microsoft.comWhy work with a Moodle Certified Partner?
The post Why work with a Moodle Certified Partner? appeared first on Moodle.
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Monday, September 28
Presenting Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2026, and our new AI-Human Skills Synergy Index—the first of its kind in the world
By Anthony Salcito, SVP & President, Enterprise, Coursera The rate of AI deployment is outpacing the rate at which people are gaining the skills needed to use it effectively. According to Deloitte, 43% of leaders say their organization is highly prepared when it comes to their technology infrastructure, yet only 20%…
blog.coursera.orgIntroducing dots
Dots by OpenAI are proactive assistants that can keep working across complex projects and everyday tasks. Learn how dots help you stay in control while work moves forward.
openai.comHow UMiami and Quantiphi optimized radiology coding with Amazon Bedrock
The University of Miami Health System (UHealth) set out to close that gap in both downstream and upstream directions. Working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partner Quantiphi, the UHealth Department of Radiology built a generative AI coding solution on Amazon Bedrock that pairs AI with a radiologist…
aws.amazon.comEduGears AI is now a Moodle Certified Integration
The post EduGears AI is now a Moodle Certified Integration appeared first on Moodle.
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Thursday, September 24
YuJa EqualGround v26.7.0 Release – Automate Your Website Remediation Workflows at Scale with New AI-Powered Features
Over the next few weeks, YuJa EqualGround will be adding several new features to refine existing remediation workflows, enhance user-friendliness with plain language configurations, and more. S Automatically apply accessibility fixes in real time as... The post YuJa EqualGround v26.7.0 Release – Automate Your Website…
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Wednesday, September 23
Brian’s essential AI reading and listening list for higher ed leaders
Most conversations about AI in higher education tend to bounce between extreme techno-optimism and apocalyptic panic. As Senior Vice President […] The post Brian’s essential AI reading and listening list for higher ed leaders appeared first on Watermark Insights.
watermarkinsights.comTwo years of OpenAI Academy
Marking two years of OpenAI Academy and bringing AI skills to even more communities.
openai.comPut Excel to Work in Your Online Exams
When using LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor with online exams, instructors control what students can access during an assessment. While students use Excel, their screens are recorded, with webcam recording optional. This means Excel can be used for exams in the classroom and remote environments. The post Put…
web.respondus.comMoodle welcomes oncampus as a Certified Partner in Germany
The post Moodle welcomes oncampus as a Certified Partner in Germany appeared first on Moodle.
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Tuesday, September 22
Airbnb widens access to GPT-6 Astra and OpenAI frontier models
Learn how Airbnb is expanding access to GPT-6 Astra and OpenAI frontier models to help engineering teams solve bugs, design systems, and ship faster.
openai.comBetter prompt caching for GPT-6
Learn how GPT-6 improves prompt caching with higher cache hit rates, new diagnostics, explicit breakpoints, and controls that reduce latency and costs.
openai.comMoodle Premium Certified Partner Eummena expands into four new Middle East markets
The post Moodle Premium Certified Partner Eummena expands into four new Middle East markets appeared first on Moodle.
moodle.comStart date time announcement differs from current time
Hi, a question related to announcements. When a new announcement is created in our Brigthspace production environment the start date time differs from the actual time. In our test environment the start date time corresponds with the actual time. I noticed that there's a difference in the Region - ServerTimezone…
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Monday, September 21
Microsoft’s commitment for AI in education: Protecting students, strengthening learning
Education is built on a meaningful partnership among educators, students and families that helps unlock human potential and shape brighter futures. The post Microsoft’s commitment for AI in education: Protecting students, strengthening learning appeared first on Microsoft Education Blog.
blogs.microsoft.comExpanding free AI training for educators
At the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Google.org is committing $4 million to Digital Promise to help equip teachers and faculty with free, practical A…
blog.googleWelcoming Tom Savage as Coursera’s New Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
I’m excited to announce that Tom Savage has joined Coursera as our new Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, effective September 21, 2026. The post Welcoming Tom Savage as Coursera’s New Chief Legal Officer and Secretary appeared first on Coursera Blog.
blog.coursera.orgExpanding OpenAI Academy with new learning paths
Explore new OpenAI Academy learning paths for employees, developers, leaders, educators, and students to build and demonstrate practical AI skills.
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Friday, September 18
Welcoming Karthik Chakkarapani as Coursera’s new Chief Information Officer
I’m excited to welcome Karthik Chakkarapani to Coursera as our new SVP & Chief Information Officer. The post Welcoming Karthik Chakkarapani as Coursera’s new Chief Information Officer appeared first on Coursera Blog.
blog.coursera.orgEarn continuing education and college credits for AI educator training.
Earn college or continuing education credits by taking the Google AI Educator Series courses.
blog.googleHow modern faculty review processes support retention, compliance, and promotion outcomes
Faculty review processes have long helped institutions document performance and meet compliance requirements. Today, colleges and universities expect them to […] The post How modern faculty review processes support retention, compliance, and promotion outcomes appeared first on Watermark Insights.
watermarkinsights.comYuJa Panorama v26.7.0 Release – Dozens of New Accessibility Capabilities to Improve LMS Course Accessibility
YuJa Panorama v26.7.0 Release Over the next few weeks, YuJa Panorama will be adding several new features to make remediation faster and easier for administrators, including the ability to exclude files from being scanned, helpful... The post YuJa Panorama v26.7.0 Release – Dozens of New Accessibility Capabilities to…
yuja.comYuJa Panorama AutoPilot v26.7.0 Release – New AI Assistant Identify and Remediate Accessibility Issues For You
YuJa Panorama AutoPilot v26.7.0 Release Over the next few weeks, YuJa AutoPilot is adding an AI assistant for automated course accessibility remediation and an AI assistant to help students better understand course materials. Summarize reports,... The post YuJa Panorama AutoPilot v26.7.0 Release – New AI Assistant…
yuja.comYuJa Structural Remediation v26.7.0 Release – Powerful PDF Accessibility Capabilities to Create Custom Selection Boxes, Tag Table of Content, and More
YuJa Structural Remediation v26.7.0 Release Over the next few weeks, YuJa Structural Remediation is adding custom selection boxes and automatic table of contents detection to make tagging PDFs more convenient for users. Create custom selection... The post YuJa Structural Remediation v26.7.0 Release – Powerful PDF…
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Thursday, September 17
Meet the AI Panic With Pedagogy, Not Policing and Why AI Detection Won’t Fix Academic Integrity
The post Meet the AI Panic With Pedagogy, Not Policing and Why AI Detection Won’t Fix Academic Integrity appeared first on Packback.
packback.coTechnical debt: The costs that compile when your LMS technology can’t keep up
The post Technical debt: The costs that compile when your LMS technology can’t keep up appeared first on Moodle.
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Wednesday, September 16
From skills to degrees: New ACE data shows how job-relevant learning can help reduce the cost of college
Since launching our first Professional Certificates, one of Coursera’s goals has been to make high-quality education more accessible by helping learners build job-ready skills while creating flexible pathways to a degree. Today I’m excited to share new insights from our partnership with the American Council on…
blog.coursera.orgHow to connect AI usage to business value
Learn how ChatGPT Work and Codex analytics help teams understand AI usage and spend, identify training needs, and connect adoption to business outcomes.
openai.com“I see what you mean”: how screen-aware avatars transform digital journeys
The post “I see what you mean”: how screen-aware avatars transform digital journeys appeared first on Kaltura.
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Monday, September 14
Awareness, access, action: designing learning for career agency
The post Awareness, access, action: designing learning for career agency appeared first on Moodle.
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Sunday, September 13
Beyond AI Detection: Designing Courses That Make Student Thinking Visible
AI in Higher Ed The Brown University AI cheating case highlights the limits of AI detection. Learn why better course design, active reading, and social annotation offer a more sustainable […] The post Beyond AI Detection: Designing Courses That Make Student Thinking Visible appeared first on Hypothesis.
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