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Shoumik Saha / Soheil Feizi LINK: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.15666 AbstractThe growing use of large language mod-els (LLMs) for text generation has led towidespread concerns about AI-generated con-tent detection. However, an overlooked chal-lenge is AI-polished text, where human-writtencontent undergoes subtle refinements using AItools. This raises a critical question: shouldminimally polished text be classified as AI-generated? Such classification can […]
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We’re continuing to share our work openly, this time the Core Values for AI Literacy for our projects with the Responsible Innovation Centre for Public Media Futures, hosted by the BBC. These will help us organise our gap analysis, framework, and recommendations.Core Values for AI Literacy: Embedding Ethics for Audiences aged 14–19 https://blog.weareopen.coop/core-values-for-ai-literacy-0dfb0ce5145f TL;DR: given the context […]
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Jarek Janio Ph.D. Psychology Today [Excerpt] I recently received an email from a community college professor in California. They’d heard I advocate for behaviorism as the foundation for teaching and learning. Their question was simple and sharp: “If we define learning as behavior, what’s the point? Once you identify the expected behavior, ChatGPT is going […]
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LINK: https://wac.colostate.edu/repository/collections/continuing-experiments/cfp-continuing-experiments/ In August 2023, WAC Clearinghouse published our co-edited collection TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies (Eds. Vee, Laquintano, Schnitzler),a collection of early experiments in pedagogy with generative text technology, including but not limited to AI. The fully open access and peer-reviewed collection features 34 undergraduate-level assignments to support students’ AI literacy, rhetorical and ethical engagements, creative exploration, […]
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Kathryn Locke Associate Researcher in Digital Disability, Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University Tama Leaver Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University The Conversation: AI is now used for audio description. But it should be accurate and actually useful for people with low vision Excerpt: Since the recent explosion of widely available generative artificial intelligence (AI), […]
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NYT LINK: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/technology/chatgpt-college-professors.html “Students call it hypocritical. A senior at Northeastern University demanded her tuition back. But instructors say generative A.I. tools make them better at their jobs.” And a response by Marc Watkins: The Stories (and Students) Forgotten in the AI Panic
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This study evaluates the impact of a program leveraging large language models for virtual tutoring in secondary education in Nigeria. Using a randomized controlled trial, the program deployed Microsoft Copilot (powered by GPT-4) to support first-year senior secondary students in English language learning over six weeks. The intervention demonstrated a significant improvement of 0.31 standard […]
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LINK HERE Speaker(s): Kate Glazko, University of Washington; Jun Cha, Universitiy of Wisconsin; and Sev Huffman, Gallaudet University & University of WashingtonDate: Jun 23, 2025Grant: AiiCE Researchers present findings on the the benefits, trades offs and impacts of using Generative AI for accessibility by members of the Deaf/HoH communities and Neurodivergent individuals. In the first, […]
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Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda New blog post: https://medium.com/@vpineda_34508/ai-is-the-new-curb-cut-why-treating-artificial-intelligence-as-assistive-technology-unleashes-3a54f1020046 Excerpt: Generative models, computer vision, and voice agents are often framed as sci‑fi perks for the privileged. But look closer and you’ll see a very different story: AI is quickly becoming the next generation of wheelchairs, screen readers, and captioners — tools that extend human capability rather […]
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EDUCAUSE Annual Conference The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference connects the best thinkers in higher education technology. This is THE event where professionals and technology providers from around the world gather to network, share ideas, grow professionally, and discover solutions to today’s challenges. It’s the largest gathering of your peers…people you can relate to, learn from, and […]
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LINK: https://link.springer.com/collections/hchbjiaife This special issue will explore the philosophical dimensions of AI’s impact on education and learning, broadly understood. We welcome inquiries into how AI alters traditional conceptions of epistemic agency, the conditions of knowledge, and the distribution of cognitive labor. We also invite reflection on the interplay between epistemology and cognition: how shifts in […]
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Virtual Forum / University of South Florida Thursday, June 5 | 2 p.m. ET LINK: https://www.chronicle.com/events/virtual/new-academic-programs-for-an-ai-driven-work-force?sra=true Artificial intelligence is reshaping the world as we know it. In recent years, AI tools have become more accessible and have changed the way we complete tasks like writing and designing content, managing projects, and even learning. However, many […]
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Join me for the last Tuesday Talk of the semester! I’ll be hosting ITC’s first Ask Me Anything session and we are chatting about AI. Link here.
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LINK: https://www.ncme.org/event/special-conferences/aime-conference Call for Proposals for the upcoming National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)-supported Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con), which will take place October 27–29, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Conference Theme: Innovation and Evidence: Shaping the Future of AI in Educational Measurement Key Details: Please submit your proposals! Authors have the […]
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Dear Colleagues, You’re warmly invited to this year’s Faculty Institute at the University of Maine at Augusta (with virtual Zoom access). No cost. The AI in Education community has greatly enriched our professional growth, and now we’re eager to give back. Here is the event website: https://uma.edu/fi2025 Event Details: Why Attend? The 2025 UMA Faculty […]
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Teacher Jen Roberts shares tips for approaching conversations about AI use: https://www.edutopia.org/article/responding-student-ai-use
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The Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence Series Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) have collaborated to create a two-publication series to guide students as they learn about and use AI. The first Student Guide to AI was published in August 2024 and the second guide […]
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Tiffany Petricini Sarah Zipf Chuhao Wu LINK: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1544430/full Abstract: Integrating generative AI (GenAI) in higher education presents both opportunities and challenges, particularly in maintaining academic integrity. This study explores faculty communication strategies when addressing suspected GenAI misuse, analyzing responses through Gallant’s rule-based and integrity-focused frameworks. Data from a survey reveal a dominant reliance on punitive, […]
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CALL FOR RESEARCH STUDY PARTICIPANTS We are researchers at the University of Toronto in the OISE Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning. We’re looking for participants in a study that investigates why and how educators in higher education invest in implementing GenAI in teaching and assessing academic writing. We are seeking participants who are willing […]
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InsideHigherEd AI in the Classroom: What Enhances Student Learning and What Doesn’t Tuesday, May 13 | 2 p.m. E.T. https://access.ihenow.com/ai-in-the-classroom-what-enhances-student-learning-and-what-doesnt/?mc_cid=828c3e0f24&mc_eid=498bfe5e01 Topic AI in the Classroom: What Enhances Student Learning and What Doesn’t Description This discussion seeks to cut through the noise on artificial intelligence and higher education, to examine what’s known about how today’s students […]
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