Syracuse University Wants to Be Where the Creator Economy Goes to College
In September 2025 Syracuse University unveiled the nation’s first Center for the Creator Economy, a joint effort between the Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Whitman School of Management. The center does not grant a standalone degree but offers a cross‑disciplinary minor that blends communications, business, sports and arts coursework. Its curriculum targets students who already have sizable online followings, teaching them branding, legal structures, pricing and partnership strategies rather than basic production skills. Syracuse hopes the initiative will attract creator‑focused students, generate corporate revenue and help offset the broader enrollment decline facing U.S. colleges.
6 Easy Ways to Study for Finals with Gemini
Google’s Gemini AI now offers a suite of study‑aid tools aimed at college students facing finals. The rollout introduces Gemini Notebooks, which aggregate PDFs, photos, and chat logs into a single workspace, and AI‑driven features that generate study guides, flashcards,...
Start SRE Journey Free: 3 Essential Resources
3 free resources I used to start studying SRE: 1. OverTheWire — Linux & security basics 2. Google SRE Book — free online 3. TryHackMe — hands on labs No degree required. No gatekeeping here. Save this. Share it with a sis. 🖤💻
Curated 10‑course Bioinformatics Curriculum Essentials
10 courses for my dream bioinformatics curriculum: 1. Unix Commands with Greg Wilson https://t.co/83VHvTqbMt 2. statistics and R with Rafael Irizarry https://t.co/ofYSIiChoW
QuantrolOx and RAQS Quantum Partner to Scale Automation and Workforce Development in Asia Pacific
QuantrolOx and Singapore‑based RAQS Quantum announced a partnership to bring the Quantum EDGE automation platform and Quantum EDGE Academy to the Asia Pacific region. The collaboration, unveiled at GITEX Asia 2026, aims to replace manual calibration of quantum hardware with automated workflows, targeting research labs,...
8 Free AI Courses From Anthropic’s Claude Platform with Certificates
Anthropic has launched a free, self‑paced learning portal on its Claude platform, offering eight AI courses that span fundamentals, prompt engineering, API integration, and advanced model context protocol. Each course includes quizzes, hands‑on assessments, and a certificate of completion. The...
Gallup Survey Finds 50%+ Gen Z Use AI Daily, Yet Hopefulness Drops to 18%
Gallup, the Walton Family Foundation and GSV Ventures released a survey of 1,500 U.S. Gen Zers that found more than half use generative AI regularly, while hopefulness about the technology fell sharply to 18% and nearly a third feel angry....
Lee Schuneman, Efekta
Lee Schuneman, a former Nintendo developer turned education‑tech leader, describes himself as disruptive, ambitious and empathetic. At Efekta, he champions technology that supports teachers rather than replaces them, drawing on his gaming background to embed playfulness into learning outcomes. He...
Can Universities Adopt AI and Remain in Control?
Universities confront a 92% student adoption rate of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini, raising alarms over plagiarism, hallucinations and data security. Edward Müller of Mint Group argues that institutions should move from restriction to building in‑house, governed AI...
Cloud Degrees Are Moving Online
Online cloud computing bachelor programs are proliferating across accredited U.S. institutions, giving students a low‑cost, flexible path into a high‑demand field. These degrees mirror the digital nature of cloud work, offering lab‑based simulations, remote tooling, and real‑world project exposure. By...
Rethinking Professional Development in the Age of AI with Allison Rodman – Bonus Episode with Jotform
In a bonus Jotform podcast, educator Allison Rodman explains how artificial intelligence can transform professional development (PD) from a one‑size‑fits‑all model to a personalized experience. She argues that pre‑session surveys combined with AI‑driven data analysis enable facilitators to tailor content to...
Day 50: Alert Generation Based on Log Patterns
The post outlines a production‑grade distributed alerting platform that watches log streams in real time and fires intelligent notifications. It leverages a Kafka Streams‑based rule engine capable of processing over 50,000 events per second, a smart manager that deduplicates, correlates...
MDPI Study Finds AI Chatbots Boost Creativity and Growth Mindset in Entrepreneurship Education
A peer‑reviewed study in MDPI’s Education journal reports that AI‑driven chatbots, combined with visible‑design thinking routines, significantly enhance self‑regulated learning, creativity and growth‑mindset development among entrepreneurship students. The findings highlight a scalable tool for fostering human potential in higher‑education settings.
AIHR Launches Guide to Upskill Employees and HR Teams in AI
AIHR published a comprehensive guide on building AI skills for employees and HR professionals, outlining a three‑layer training model. The guide cites McKinsey’s $4.4 trillion productivity potential and warns that only 1% of leaders feel their firms are AI‑mature, underscoring the...
Google Colab’s Learn Mode Eases Data‑science Notebook Learning
Kinda intimidated by data science and following along in a notebook? Just me? I really like that @GoogleColab added a "Learn Mode" that explains things and guides us along the way. https://t.co/dDqAAOEWsU https://t.co/s4m1PC0c0T
Keeping Up With 8 AI Tools Educators Are Actually Using
The article reviews eight AI tools that have added significant education‑focused features since November 2025, highlighting how they are becoming embedded in classroom workflows, multimodal, and curriculum‑aware. Google deepened the Gemini‑NotebookLM integration, added audio/video lessons, and introduced AI‑suggested feedback in...
TikTok Launches Education Program with International Chamber of Commerce
TikTok has partnered with the International Chamber of Commerce to launch the Digital Commerce Labs, an education program aimed at small and medium‑size businesses in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia. The initiative will teach merchants how to use TikTok’s...
Your Candidates Are Using AI to Prepare. Are You Ready for That?
AI interview‑prep platforms are enabling candidates to rehearse role‑specific questions, receive real‑time feedback, and polish their delivery, resulting in higher first‑round pass rates. This surge in candidate polish is diluting the traditional interview signal‑to‑noise ratio, making it harder for recruiters...
AI Homogenizes College Lectures, Dulling Diverse Voices
Everyone now kind of sounds the same’: How #AI is changing college classes by Asuka Koda @CNN Learn more: https://t.co/TrNDrbgpz3 #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/Yl94RQRuHm
Skill‑training Games Market Is Crowded, More than You Think
I wanted to tell someone about @trywilco, but I forgot the name. So I searched for “Israeli company building skills training as games”. I got 8 different companies in just the first few results. Man, I had no idea how many companies...
Master Claude Like a Pro
The Beerbiceps SkillHouse team launched a Claude Masterclass aimed at professionals, creators, founders and students seeking to harness Anthropic’s Claude AI. The program promises advanced prompting techniques, content‑creation workflows, and business automation that can save users 5‑15 hours per week....
Episode 322: The Great L&D Reset: How Managed Learning Services Are Redefining the Function
In this episode, Soma Bhadari, SVP of Liberate, explains how traditional in‑house L&D is being rewired into a strategic, orchestration role while execution is handed to Managed Learning Services (MLS). She highlights the key drivers of MLS adoption—speed, advanced capabilities...
Intellezy Expands Training with Spanish, French, German Audio
Intellezy announced that 40 of its professional training courses now feature audio dubbing in Spanish, French, and German. The new audio option complements its existing library with transcripts and captions in 40 languages, enhancing accessibility for global learners. Courses span...
Costa Cruises Launches ‘Costa Cruisetelling’ Training Program for Advisors
Costa Cruises has introduced “Costa Cruisetelling,” an online training platform for North American travel advisors. The program features six interactive modules, each under ten minutes, covering the brand’s heritage, onboard product, and global positioning. Advisors who complete the course and...
Gemini Turns Questions Into Interactive Visual Learning
I love the embedded interactive viz. Has helped me a ton as I’m trying to learn about some things… (Use it with “deep learning” clicked)
Choose Training Tools by Need, Not AI Hype
8 training platforms. All claiming AI. All solving different problems. TalentLMS for SMBs. 360Learning for peer-driven orgs. Cornerstone for succession planning. They are not interchangeable. The best one matches your actual problem, not the best AI story.
How 400+ Campuses Are Putting AI to Work
Google's AI for Education Accelerator has enrolled more than 400 colleges across all 50 states in under a year, offering a free AI Professional Certificate that carries ACE‑approved college credit. The program equips students, faculty, and staff with practical AI...
To Prevent AI From Taking Graduates’ Jobs, Comp-Sci Professors Try ... More AI
More than 100,000 U.S. computer‑science graduates are confronting a 7 percent unemployment rate in early 2024, outpacing the 4.4 percent average for all new graduates. To counteract AI‑driven job displacement, professors are weaving artificial‑intelligence projects into senior‑year capstone courses, hoping to turn...
Speed Up Slide Creation with the Gemini Process
🎨 Creating slides doesn't have to eat up your entire prep period. ✨ I've shared this Gemini process with oodles of educators in workshops, and it's always a hit. 🔗 Now the full step-by-step guide is on the blog. https://t.co/ItAW6EgKbZ
Kaggle + Google’s Free 5-Day Gen AI Course
Google and Kaggle launched a free five‑day generative AI course that drew over 280,000 sign‑ups, earning a Guinness World Record for the largest virtual AI conference in a single week. The program covers foundational models, embeddings, AI agents, domain‑specific LLMs,...
Public-Private Workforce Training Takes Flight in Oklahoma
Oklahoma launched the Talent Accelerator in February, a performance‑based, employer‑led training program funded with a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Industry‑Driven Skills Training Fund. The initiative targets high‑growth sectors such as aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing and AI,...
What Is Real Interactivity In eLearning? (And Why Clicks Don't Count)
The article argues that most eLearning labeled “interactive” is merely reactive—click‑to‑reveal, hotspots, and quizzes—while true interactivity requires learners to make decisions and experience consequences. It defines real interactivity as decision‑making plus meaningful feedback, emphasizing scenario‑based thinking, trade‑offs, and reflection. The...
For Busy Professionals, This $69 App Makes Learning More Manageable
Nibble, a short‑form learning app, is offering a lifetime subscription for $69, reduced from its regular $599.99 price. The platform delivers bite‑sized, 10‑minute lessons across 16 topics, using text, audio, video, games, and AI‑powered chats. It targets busy professionals seeking...
Meet Nigerian Innovator Building STEM Platform to Support Less-Priviliged African Kids
Nsisong Okon, a Nigerian‑born software engineer now based in Portugal, co‑founded Fancybox and its education arm STEM4Kiddo. The platform delivers interactive STEM lessons to primary‑school children across emerging markets, offering a paid subscription that’s free for beneficiaries of his NGO....
What South African Parents Look for in an Online School
South Africa’s online schooling market has surged, tripling since 2020 as traditional schools lose credibility. Parents now vet providers rigorously, comparing accreditations, reviews, and university acceptance rates within days of research. CambriLearn distinguishes itself with dual South African registrations, Cognia...
The Fix’s Take on Media Education: Inside the Simulation Game
The Fix has launched a simulation game that teaches media leadership through a gamified experience. The platform is embedded in its FixEd newsletter, delivering weekly challenges that mirror real‑world European media scenarios. Participants—journalists, editors and managers—navigate issues such as paywall...
Free EdTech Tools Teach Kids Money Skills This April
🤑 National Financial Literacy Month is an ideal time to delve into financial literacy in the classroom. 🎯 This April, help kids learn to earn, save, spend, & donate with free EdTech resources from #ChaChing #MoneySmartKids https://t.co/boTCJsQArA
Learn From Losses, Don't Skip the Lesson
The loss wasn’t the problem. Skipping the lesson was. @TraderSync helps you document, break down, and actually learn from your worst days — so you don’t repeat them on your best ones. Save up to 55% off 👉 https://t.co/qI2Om9MnjV
Will AI Dis-Intermediate Traditional Learning Management Systems Providers? Not if Skillsoft CEO Ronald Hovsepian Has Anything to Do with It...
Skillsoft CEO Ronald Hovsepian says the company is reshaping itself from a traditional LMS into an AI‑native skills platform. Over the past 18 months the firm has aligned its three core assets—content, platform, and data—to deliver integrated, AI‑enabled learning solutions....
Honeywell Secures $0 Deal to Digitally Upgrade Dangote Refinery, Doubling Capacity to 1.4M Bpd
Honeywell announced a partnership with Dangote Petroleum Refinery to install its Performance+ Services, digital twins and operator‑training simulators across core units. The deal targets a capacity jump from 650,000 to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2029, while upskilling more than...
Massachusetts School Districts Lag on AI Deepfake Policies as Student Harassment Cases Rise
A handful of Massachusetts school districts have policies covering AI‑generated nude deepfakes, with just nine of 113 mentioning the issue. Recent incidents at Hingham Middle School and Mountain View Middle School have left parents and experts demanding clearer rules and...
Quarterly Reflective Check-In: January to March 2026
Dr. Sam Illingworth released a quarterly reflective check‑in for the Slow AI Curriculum covering January‑March 2026. The post reviews three live sessions that examined AI bias, empathy, and security, noting that participants’ discoveries often exceeded the curriculum’s original assumptions. Illingworth...
Why CCA Is the Top Virtual School for Students in Rural Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA) is a free, publicly funded cyber charter school that has emerged as the leading virtual option for rural Pennsylvania families. It tackles broadband gaps by offering technology subsidies, free devices, and high‑speed internet credits. The school’s...
IODM Partners with TransferMate for 283 US University Rollout, Boosts Convera Revenue Share
IODM Ltd announced a partnership with TransferMate to roll out its IODM Connect platform across 283 U.S. universities, using a one‑to‑many implementation model. The company projects onboarding at least five campuses per month in FY 2027 and secured a AUD 1 million, six‑month bridge...
Nitte University Rolls Out Industry‑Integrated MBA Programs Across Karnataka Campuses
Nitte University announced the launch of two‑year, industry‑integrated MBA programs at its Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management and Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology. Admissions are open for the upcoming intake, targeting graduates of any discipline who seek hands‑on...
Older Workers Flood AI Training Programs, Seeking $180‑per‑Hour Gigs
A wave of workers over 50 is signing up for AI‑focused retraining, drawn by data‑annotation contracts that can pay as much as $180 an hour. The trend reflects both a desperate need for income and a growing market for AI...
Adobe Launches Free AI‑Powered Student Spaces in Acrobat to Streamline Study Workflows
Adobe has rolled out Student Spaces, a free AI‑enabled feature in Acrobat that helps students organize notes, generate study guides, and collaborate on projects. The tool, launched today, targets K‑12 and higher‑education users seeking smarter ways to manage coursework, marking...
Lorain, Ohio, High School to Launch Online Job Directory
Lorain High School in Ohio is rolling out a free digital Job & Employer Directory in partnership with OhioMeansJobs Lorain County. The online catalog will list local companies, open positions, and application details, with employer submissions due by April 16 and...
Too Easy AI Undermines Learning; Embrace Helpful Friction
Difficulty makes us learn better, so when AI agents make tasks too easy, it hurts the learning process. Is it worth creating AI agents that take more effort to use? https://spectrum.ieee.org/frictionless-ai-psychology
AI Amplifies or Diminishes Learning Based on Use
🎥 Just shared on YouTube 👉 AI is a diminisher or an amplifier depending on how a learner uses it! Vibe Coding, Agentic AI, and What Schools Must Teach Now https://t.co/mmHO6FgTzZ https://t.co/Kuvh29Wrj8