Utiva Selected Into Techstars as It Expands From Talent Training to AI-Powered Global Workforce Infrastructure
Utiva, an AI‑driven workforce platform, has been admitted to the Techstars accelerator, signaling its shift from pure talent training to providing end‑to‑end global hiring infrastructure. The company has already upskilled more than 200,000 professionals in 39 emerging‑market countries and partnered with over 500 enterprises. Its new AI‑powered operating system consolidates sourcing, assessments, compliance, payroll, and continuous learning into a single cloud solution. Techstars will supply mentorship and capital to scale the platform across the U.S., U.K., and other markets.
PhysicsWallah Faces ₹263 Crore Tax Demand, Vows Legal Challenge
PhysicsWallah Limited has been served a ₹263.34 crore income‑tax demand for FY 2023‑24 and announced it will contest the order in court. The firm, which posted a 33% rise in quarterly profit, says the notice will not materially affect its operations as...
AI Use Soars in U.S. Classrooms as Critics Warn of Critical‑Thinking Decline
A RAND Corporation survey released in December 2025 found that AI‑assisted homework use among U.S. students rose to 62% and that 67% now believe the technology erodes critical‑thinking skills. The findings come as K‑12 teachers report 85% using AI for...
From Apprehension To Empowerment: Creating A Four-Part AI Education PD Series
Mead School District’s AI Implementation Specialist Courtney Bock launched a four‑part professional development series to build AI literacy among teachers. Each 90‑minute session—covering AI fundamentals, ethics, classroom integration, and workflow automation—serves cohorts of about 25 educators and offers STEM clock...
Addressing Staff Shortages in the NHS with Online Education
The NHS is confronting a severe workforce crisis, with over 106,000 vacancies in early 2025, including 27,000 nursing posts. Traditional postgraduate training pulls clinicians away from clinical duties, worsening service gaps. Technology‑enabled, online postgraduate programmes allow health professionals to upskill...
Thinking With AI: The Teacher Workshop Series (Complete Release)
Nick Potkalitsky released the teacher‑focused complement to his AI literacy series, offering two workshop designs—a 1.5‑hour introductory session and a 3‑hour deep‑dive—for mixed‑subject faculty. The release also includes six cross‑disciplinary sample lessons spanning grades 6‑12 in ELA, social studies, science...
Paid Tutorials Now Exist for GStack on Maven
OMG someone is charging money to teach people how to use GStack on Maven https://t.co/wNQdGrSLDq
District 196 Shuts Down 30 Schools After Early‑morning Voicemail Threats
Minnesota's Rosemount‑Apple Valley‑Eagan school district (ISD 196) cancelled all classes for its 29,000 students on Tuesday after voicemail threats were discovered at 3:30 a.m. Law enforcement, now led by the FBI, is investigating the out‑of‑state calls. The district ordered staff to stay...
Qualiphi Acquires Career Club to Expand AI-Powered Career Services in MENA
Qualiphi, an Egypt‑based AI career services platform, completed a six‑figure acquisition of Career Club from iCareer in the second half of 2025. The deal expands Qualiphi’s AI‑powered ecosystem across Egypt and the GCC, adding virtual career centre tools and strengthening...
How AI Scribes Can Rescue Clinical Education From Burnout
Clinicians are overwhelmed by EHR documentation, eroding patient interaction and clinical teaching. AI‑driven scribes promise to offload clerical work, freeing preceptors to engage more directly with patients and students. The article argues that while AI is not a cure‑all, it...
Moving at Speed with the AI Multiplier: Cornerstone Launches AI-Powered Course Assistant and Adaptive Learning Agent
Cornerstone OnDemand unveiled the Spring 2026 Evolution of Cornerstone Galaxy, adding an AI‑Powered Course Assistant and Adaptive Learning Agent. The assistive and agentic tools embed contextual intelligence into learning, letting employees ask questions in‑session and receive role‑specific content recommendations without extra...
AI‑Powered Playable Worlds Transform Active Learning
🎮🌍 Genie 3 & the Rise of Playable Worlds AI is evolving—from generating content to creating interactive worlds you can explore. Not just watching… 👉 but playing, testing, and experiencing learning. 🎯 Why it matters: • Active learning > passive watching • Makes abstract concepts real •...
AI Music Generators: Teaching With These Catchy AI Tools
Google’s Gemini platform now offers Lyria 3, an AI music generator that produces 30‑second clips from short text prompts. Educators are experimenting with the tool to create catchy jingles that reinforce classroom concepts, though the output often sounds generic and lacks...
Invest in Yourself: Unlock High‑Paying DevOps Roles
You can invest on trips, vacations without hesitations and considering anything. So what’s holding you back from investing in that high paying role. Join our ongoing DevOps/Platform engineering training only for People in the Uk,US, Canada, Australia and Schengen regions....
Infrastructure Unveils IgniteAI Agent for Canvas LMS
Infrastructure launches IgniteAI Agent for Canvas, builds on @Amazon Bedrock https://t.co/0iOP4GmXpI Infrastructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system (LMS) launched the IgniteAI Agent, which orchestrates and executes workflows for…
Lumikai Leads $1.5M Seed Round to Boost NPrep’s AI‑Powered Nursing EdTech Platform in India
On March 18, 2026, Lumikai announced a $1.5 million seed investment in NPrep, an AI‑powered education platform for India’s nursing workforce. The round, also joined by All In Capital, Velo Partners, DSP Group Family Office and angel investor Viren Shetty, aims to scale NPrep’s...
Emoji Prompts Spark Safe Student Storytelling Adventures
Emoji Story Lab from Shana Ramin is a creative writing tool that generates randomized, school-safe emoji prompts to inspire students to brainstorm and write unique narrative adventures. #MACUL26 https://t.co/DPt1jpmmiF
OpenAI Education Summit Sparks AI Policy Dialogue Among Global University Leaders in San Francisco
On March 15, OpenAI hosted an invitation‑only Education Summit in San Francisco, drawing roughly 100 senior executives from universities across the United States, Europe and Asia. Attendees—including presidents, chancellors, provosts, CIOs and government officials—debated responsible AI deployment, governance frameworks, and...
Ohio State Expands AI Literacy Program to Central Ohio K‑12 Schools
On March 18, 2026, Ohio State University announced a partnership with central Ohio school districts to expand its AI literacy initiative, bringing K‑12 teachers and administrators to the Columbus campus for workshops on ethical and effective AI use. The effort,...
Luiss Guido Carli University Teams with Google to Embed AI Across Campus
Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome announced this week a partnership with Google to embed artificial‑intelligence tools across its teaching, research and administrative functions, establishing a new Teaching & Learning Innovation Hub.
Microsoft Opens AI for Good Lab in Uruguay, Partnering with Government
On March 18, 2026, Microsoft announced the launch of an AI for Good Lab in Montevideo, Uruguay, in partnership with the Uruguayan government. The lab, located at the LATU Innovation Park, is led by Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Microsoft’s Corporate...
Get More on MasterClass: Here’s What You Need to Know to Save on a Subscription
MasterClass is promoting a tiered subscription model that starts at $10 per month for single‑user access and goes up to $20 per month for a Premium plan that supports up to six users. The platform offers more than 200 on‑demand...
Lingokids Is a Great Option for Parents Looking to Foster Healthy Gaming Habits
Lingokids, a tablet‑based edutainment platform, is positioning itself as a pre‑Switch gateway for young gamers, offering Marvel‑themed activities and other licensed content. The service reaches roughly 20 million children each month, with 14‑17% encountering iconic characters for the first time within...
Discover Our Self-Guided Courses
A suite of self‑guided mindfulness courses has been added to the Community of Practice e‑learning platform, targeting a range of health concerns from dizziness and tinnitus to long COVID and chronic pain. Prices vary from free access to £98, with...
Elearning Characters, Generating AI Images: ID Links 3/17/26
The latest Elearning Links roundup curates fresh perspectives on character‑driven learning, AI‑powered image creation, and cognitive research. It highlights Teresa Moreno’s coping‑model approach for boosting learner self‑efficacy, agentic workflows that auto‑refine graphics, and the release of Midjourney’s Niji v7 for anime‑style...
Data Meets Dyslexia: What AI Could Mean for Identification in Schools
Artificial intelligence is poised to become a cornerstone of modern classrooms, and educators are exploring its role in dyslexia identification. AI‑driven analytics can sift through reading and performance data to spot patterns that traditional assessments may miss, offering a more...
How AI Tutors Improved Learning in Nigeria
A randomized controlled trial in nine public secondary schools in Edo State, Nigeria tested a six‑week after‑school program where students used GPT‑4 under teacher supervision. Participants achieved learning gains of about 0.3 standard deviations in English, equivalent to roughly 1.5...
Advanced Generative AI Course for Engineers – Interview Kickstart Launches New Program Focused on LLM Applications, Prompt Engineering, and Real-World...
Interview Kickstart has unveiled an Advanced Generative AI Course aimed at engineers, data scientists, and AI practitioners. The program dives deep into large language models, prompt engineering, retrieval‑augmented generation, and model evaluation, emphasizing hands‑on project work over theory. Instruction is...
AI‑Sequenced Chatbot Boosts Learning by 6‑9 Months
Interesting paper showing that Bjork’s desirable difficulty works. Tight integration of AI chatbot with ‘intelligent task sequencing’ delivers 'right material at exactly the right level matching the individual’s needs. In other words, AI tutors work better when they do...
Saylor Academy Achieves University Status, Expands Free Education
Saylor Academy is now Saylor University. The Florida Department of Education has granted @saylordotorg university status—marking a major milestone in our mission to provide free, world-class higher education for all. https://t.co/SbimeofUkQ
Take Teaching To The Next Level: Live From The Kira Event
Kira unveiled its AI operating system for education at a New York launch, spotlighting the Student Atlas—a longitudinal data tool that delivers real‑time skill mapping, gap identification, and automated intervention plans. The platform also includes Course Studio, which can generate...
AI Is Reshaping Enterprise Learning, Says Docebo CEO
#AI is taking the enterprise world by storm. But how is it redefining learning systems? Find out what @docebo CEO, Alessio Artuffo, says as he joins me on this Talented Learning Show▶️ https://t.co/b2jXyx57is #LMS #OnlineLearning #eLearning https://t.co/MSW5z3WKu7
AI Tools Dismantle Barriers of Outdated Teaching Methods
Lecture. Read a text. Repeat. These traditional methods for information transfer don't fail students on purpose...but they do fail some students.😬 Luckily, AI-powered tools like @NotebookLM are now helping break down these barriers. And that changes everything for learners who've always...
Microcredentials Get First-Ever Endorsement From Accreditor
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has formally endorsed four third‑party providers of microcredentials, marking the first accreditor‑backed quality seal for short‑term certificates and digital badges. With over a million microcredential offerings nationwide, the market has grown faster than regulatory oversight,...
Broadening Advanced AI Education Across Africa
Google DeepMind is expanding its free AI Research Foundations curriculum across Africa, offering advanced, hands‑on courses that let learners build and fine‑tune generative language models. Developed with University College London and localized with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, the...
AI in Education #1: Five Things I Learned From Daisy Christodoulou About AI and Assessment
The blog recaps a conversation with Daisy Christodoulou of No More Marking, tracing AI’s shift from skepticism in 2022 to practical use in education by 2025. Key insights include the pitfalls of surface‑level performance metrics, the superiority of comparative judgement...
Helping Transfer Students Complete Degrees Abroad
The Transfer Abroad Network (TAN) has launched a digital platform that lets U.S. community‑college graduates transfer directly into bachelor programs at overseas universities. By detailing required associate degrees, GPA thresholds, costs and financial‑aid options, TAN removes the opaque, ad‑hoc process...
Beyond Skills
The Coursera 2026 Job Skills Report, analyzing six million enterprise learners, shows AI becoming the primary production layer while human judgment forms the control layer. Enrollments in AI‑related topics surge, but critical‑thinking courses are rising even faster among technical cohorts....
GPT‑4o Tutor Boosts Scores Equivalent to 6‑9 Months Schooling
AI really can help education: Randomized controlled experiment on high school students found a GPT-4o powered tutor that personalized problems for students raised final test scores by .15 SD, "equivalent to as much as six to nine months of additional...
The Shadow AI University – Who Gets an AI-Enabled Education?
Universities are witnessing a parallel "shadow AI university" where digitally savvy students independently adopt generative AI tools for study, collaboration, and personal support. This informal ecosystem, flourishing on platforms like Discord and WhatsApp, amplifies learning for those with reliable devices,...
What Is A Training Module? A Guide For Instructional Designers And L&D Teams
Training modules are self‑contained learning units that focus on a single skill or competency, allowing organizations to deliver scalable, repeatable education. By structuring content around clear objectives, assessments, and interactive activities, L&D teams can create flexible programs that support onboarding,...
Education Disruption Lagged: A Decade After Disrupting Class
I recently joined Kelly Smith, founder of the microschool platform @prendalearn, on his KindlED podcast to talk about where we really are in the arc of education disruption. It’s been more than a decade since Disrupting Class laid out a vision...
Live SEO+AI Cohort: Pay $1K for Expert Training
I’m thinking about teaching everything I know about SEO + AI (building tools, prompting, etc) to 50 people. Would you pay $ 1K to join the first (live) cohort?
Microsoft Certifications: Building Skills for the Future
Microsoft certifications provide globally recognized credentials across cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics, and development, structured into Fundamentals, Associate, and Expert levels. They offer clear learning paths that help IT professionals acquire hands‑on skills and demonstrate practical competence. Certified individuals enjoy...
AI as Guide, Not Ghostwriter, Fuels Deeper Learning
AI should be the GUIDE, not the Ghostwriter AI can support learning, not replace it. Learning science recommends generative learning, desirable difficulty & scaffolding, used not to outsource thinking but critique, question and guide your effort... https://t.co/DZpsuMNcvN https://t.co/KppoGzgPNC
The Fine Print
Colonial Williamsburg, celebrating its 2026 centennial, has launched a pilot project that uses a large‑language model to create AI‑driven digital content for visitors and staff. The model is being trained on a broad corpus of 18th‑century philosophical treatises, letters, pamphlets...
ChatDOC: Teaching With The AI Summarizing Tool
ChatDOC is an AI‑powered platform that lets users upload PDFs and interact with the content via a chat interface, offering summaries, searches, and citation‑linked answers. The tool’s free tier permits up to five files and twenty queries per day, while...
Leah Brings Enterprise-Grade Agentic AI to Legal Education at Ulster University
Leah, an enterprise agentic AI platform, announced a partnership with Ulster University to embed its Leah Legal solution into the university’s Legal Innovation and Technology Law master’s program. The integration gives students practical exposure to AI‑driven contract review, document analysis,...
Supporting Digital Learning In Rural School Districts
Montana Digital Academy unveiled the Frontier Learning Lab, a statewide hub offering AI, virtual reality and augmented reality tools to K‑12 students and teachers. The Lab addresses the chronic staffing and budget constraints of rural Montana districts by providing 24/7...
CEU Hosts Mendiola Consortium’s Academic Conference on AI in Education
Centro Escolar University hosted the Mendiola Consortium’s Academic Conference on AI in education on March 11, 2026, marking the consortium’s 50th anniversary. The event gathered educators, administrators, and industry experts to explore AI’s role in learning, leadership, and service while...