Know What's Happening in EdTech
Know What's Happening in EdTech
German language professor Grit Matthias Phelps at Cornell University has ordered an entire class to complete an assignment on manual typewriters, a move designed to stop students from submitting AI‑generated work. The “analog” exercise, now a semester‑long fixture, forces students to write without screens, spellcheckers or delete keys, reviving a 1950s classroom experience.
Time & control are two of the most powerful enforcers of the status quo in education. AI has the potential to give teachers both back so they can spend less time designing & more time doing what matters most: working...
Duolingo co‑founder Luis von Ahn told Wired he will discontinue the company’s blockchain‑based credentialing project, opting instead to double down on generative AI. The move affects the platform’s 130 million users and signals a broader industry pivot away from blockchain toward...
#AI is already making an impact on enterprise systems, including #LMS platforms. But what does it mean for the future of corporate training? @LearningCartLMS Co-Founder Troy Gorostiza looks ahead on our blog➡️https://t.co/kWjLaTItSK #elearning #futureofwork #onlinelearning https://t.co/FjGRTW0TqI
Chris Tucker hosted a webinar with Karl Kapp and Mike Todd to explore how generative AI can streamline the design of branching scenarios. The session covered the full spectrum of AI assistance, from light content augmentation to fully AI‑drafted scenarios...
AI voice agents are emerging as core components of modern EdTech platforms, delivering real‑time, conversational tutoring that mimics human interaction. By converting text to speech and interpreting spoken queries, these agents enable students to ask questions, receive explanations, and practice...
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The Dave School of Digital Arts at Northbridge University has been named an Unreal Engine Academic Partner by Epic Games, recognizing its robust real‑time 3D curriculum and experienced faculty. The partnership grants the school enterprise‑grade Unreal Engine licenses, Marketplace credits,...
ELVTR, a spin‑out of the LABA Group, runs a live, instructor‑led platform that bridges traditional online courses and on‑the‑job training. It now offers more than 100 short, intensive programs across AI, product, design, data and creative fields, and has taught...
The Southwest is emerging as a hotbed for education technology, driven by Texas' massive and growing student population—projected at 5.9 million elementary and secondary students in 2026—and a wave of public‑private partnerships. Texas recently approved $8.5 billion in new education funding plus...
Usha Vance, the U.S. second lady, debuted her podcast “Storytime with the Second Lady” on March 30, releasing three 10‑15‑minute episodes featuring guests like Danica Patrick and Brent Poppen. The series is positioned as a low‑cost effort to counter falling literacy rates among...
Wellspoken, founded by 23‑year‑old Cornell graduate Liam Du, has attracted thousands of users and doubled its revenue twice in the past two months with its AI‑powered speaking coach. The startup’s rapid growth highlights a rising demand for tech‑driven personal communication...
Google UK announced the AI Works for Britain programme, a nationwide upskilling effort backed by roughly $2.5 million in Google.org grant funding. The initiative targets the 76% of Britons who feel stuck in their careers by teaching practical AI skills through...
Collette has launched Collette University 201, an expanded self‑paced training platform for travel advisors. The curriculum is split into two tracks—one for advisors with five or more years of experience and another for newcomers. New modules covering brand storytelling, product...
Webminal, the browser‑based Linux learning platform, has remained operational on a single 8 GB CentOS server for 15 years, serving half a million users. The site survived a datacenter fire, power outages and traffic spikes without adopting Kubernetes, micro‑services or auto‑scaling,...
The Talent Weekly highlights four pivotal signals shaping enterprise talent strategy. CFOs in a Grant Thornton survey report 68% will raise IT and AI spending while only 28% plan cost cuts, reshaping L&D funding. Meta is reorganizing roughly 1,000 Reality...
Final call — the AI Coding Bootcamp closes enrollment tomorrow. We've been talking about this program for the past two weeks. Tomorrow — March 31 — is the last day to apply. 50 seats. First cohort. Once enrollment closes, it...
Chinese education authorities are rolling out the country's first nationwide spring break for primary and secondary students, creating 6‑8 day mini‑holidays and free entry to 136 tourist sites. The move, backed by the latest government work report, is expected to...
Kansai University's Faculty of Business Data Science and digital‑services firm transcosmos signed a partnership agreement on March 2, 2026. The collaboration will roll out project‑based learning and a DX Talent Development Program to fast‑track data‑science and digital‑transformation talent for Japanese...
DataCamp has teamed up with LangChain to introduce an AI Engineering learning track aimed at software developers and data practitioners. The curriculum, delivered through DataCamp’s AI‑native platform, covers building, evaluating, and deploying large‑language‑model applications using LangChain, LangSmith, and LangGraph. Real‑time...
Alpha School, a private network with campuses in Austin, Miami, San Francisco and New York, has launched a data‑centric curriculum where students spend two hours a day with AI tutors for $65,000 a year. The company says the model accelerates...
A randomized trial at Brazil's Federal University of Rio de Janeiro found that undergraduate business students who used ChatGPT to study AI concepts retained significantly less information after 45 days than peers who relied on traditional resources. The AI‑assisted group...
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"How much should I use AI? What should I use it for?" This research project with students at UC Berkeley revealed some great insights: Use as a tutor (not a shortcut), build guardrails to protect learning, know when to turn...
The article outlines five emerging system‑design patterns—edge‑native AI placement, WebAssembly as a universal runtime, eBPF‑driven observability, AI‑native service meshes, and sustainability‑aware scheduling—that together redefine distributed architecture. These patterns replace traditional CDN caching, container‑based services, manual instrumentation, rule‑based routing, and carbon‑agnostic...
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Chamco Digital, a Microsoft AI and Cloud Technology Partner, announced a globally accessible training program that aligns with Microsoft’s role‑based certification framework. The first cohort begins on April 14, 2026 and targets high‑school students, college attendees, career transitioners, and professionals...
Smart creators in the future will just ship courses with skills, commands and agents built in.
Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts hosted a CME conference for healthcare professionals, featuring a suite of digital education tools. While attendance figures were not disclosed, the event underscored how technology is reshaping continuing medical education.
Kentucky State University President Dr. John Doe publicly endorsed Senate Bill 185, which would re‑designate the university as a polytechnic school focused on technical and workforce training. The move reflects a broader push to align higher education with industry skill...
Consumer365 has named KiwiCo's Panda Crate the top learning toy for toddlers, underscoring rising demand for evidence‑based, subscription‑based play kits. The accolade reflects a broader surge in early‑childhood EdTech as parents seek structured, milestone‑aligned products for the first three years...
The Chicago Board of Education is set to vote Monday to confirm Macquline King as the permanent chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, offering her a three‑year contract that starts at $380,000 a year. King, a former teacher, principal...
A wave of AI talent and a €2.5 bn (≈$2.7 bn) government pledge are energising London’s tech‑sector outlook on the LSE. Synthesia, now serving more than 70% of FTSE 100 companies, exemplifies how AI firms are reshaping corporate training and driving investor optimism.
RIP traditional data scientists The role is splitting: 1. ML modelers ($65k/yr) 2. AI/DS System Builders ($200k/yr) Want to learn how to build + ship AI and Data Science projects (that businesses actually want)? On April 1st, I am hosting a free workshop to help...
The article proposes "precision learning," a data‑driven approach that mirrors precision medicine, using AI and analytics to diagnose individual student gaps and prescribe evidence‑based interventions. It argues that current personalized learning often reduces education to self‑paced software, lacking rigorous standards...
Mindfluential Trading has launched a completely free foundational trading education platform, consolidating the core concepts previously taught in paid live batches. The initial release includes a seven‑video price‑action path covering candlesticks, volume, support‑resistance, breakouts, gaps and trend analysis, and has...
RIP MIT. Top AI and ML repositories that replace a $250,000 college education. (bookmark this for later)
I hope schools are teaching kids to just sit down with codex / claude code and make stuff.
The piece spotlights three digital tools—Padlet, Kahoot, and Craft—that help teachers, meeting leaders, and teams spark participation and streamline content. Padlet acts as a visual bulletin board for real‑time brainstorming, Kahoot turns quizzes into gamified experiences with a new AI...
Can AI create a comprehensive degree program proposal in the time it takes to grab a coffee? https://t.co/JlmwZl2a2t
Trust In The #Digital Classroom: Why #Data Governance Must Guide #AI In Education by @geoffreyalef1 @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/BKbfmT1JPq #EduTech #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/gLBIx5UmYg
The post spotlights ten free, ad‑free websites that deliver deep, educational content, ranging from classic literature to university‑level courses. It argues that mindless scrolling erodes critical thinking, and swapping even ten minutes of scrolling for focused reading can transform cognition...
It turns out (same author in both papers) that when AI tutors are even moderately well designed they help people learn. Old paper (2 years) using old model and seriously flawed. https://t.co/ePL2UOWJ4P
The research team (including @hamsabastani who is on X) found that letting students just use AI resulted in them using it to accidentally shortcut learning But both that study and a separate RCT found that AIs prompted to act as a...
A high‑profile AI‑assisted app build that grew to a 100,000‑line codebase has sparked concerns among CTOs that AI is quietly deskilling engineers. Leaders are now revisiting talent strategies to balance productivity gains with skill retention.
Consumer365 has named KiwiCo's Panda Crate the premier learning toy for toddlers, highlighting a surge in demand for subscription‑based, development‑focused EdTech products for children under three. The accolade reflects broader market validation for evidence‑based play kits that blend motor and...
The Chicago Board of Education is set to approve Macquline King as the permanent chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, offering her a three‑year contract starting July 1, 2026 with a $380,000 annual salary. The appointment follows a 10‑month...
Qweebi, a Singapore‑based EdTech startup, secured $500,000 seed funding led by Inflection Point Ventures, with participation from industry veterans. The browser‑based platform now serves over 5,200 U.S. schools—about 4% of the market—and more than 100,000 K‑12 students, delivering hands‑on STEM...
