Know What's Happening in EdTech
Know What's Happening in EdTech
The article introduces "vibe learning," an AI‑driven, build‑first approach that mirrors the emerging "vibe working" model. Instead of lengthy preparation, employees start with a concrete project and let AI fill gaps, explain concepts, and provide feedback in real time. This method accelerates prototyping, deepens understanding, and creates immediate momentum for learners. Leaders must foster an environment that encourages experimentation and removes friction to embed learning into the flow of work.
AI isn’t going to fix broken school models—it’s going to expose them. Too often, schools operate as a collection of parts—curriculum, schedules, tools—without a coherent model tying it all together. In this episode of Class Disrupted, Diane Tavenner and Michael Horn sat...
From Dry SOP to Interactive Micro-Course in 10 Minutes We’ve all handed out long SOPs and hoped employees would read them. Most don’t. AI is changing that. You can now turn static documents into interactive, scenario-based microlearning in minutes. Why it matters: Employees learn...
A record 32 U.S. states have enacted or proposed legislation to prohibit smartphones in K‑12 classrooms, sparking debate over device‑based instruction, classroom management, and the future of EdTech tools. Lawmakers argue the bans protect students, while educators and tech firms...
First Lady Melania Trump inaugurated the "Fostering the Future Together" global coalition, gathering 45 governments and 28 leading technology companies to promote AI‑driven education for children. Critics argue the summit is a sales platform for Big Tech, raising questions about...
The U.S. Treasury Department has assumed responsibility for the federal student loan portfolio previously managed by the Education Department, signaling a sweeping policy change. The move, announced on March 24, 2026, could reshape financing for higher‑education and workforce‑training programs and...
Utah is rolling out a statewide First Credential Career Mapping Tool built on YouScience’s Brightpath platform to satisfy House Bill 260, which requires high‑school graduates to earn a stackable credential. The dashboard offers aptitude assessments, connects students to the Admit Utah...
Almost 20,000 people have signed up for my free AI Agent Workshop tomorrow. I did NOT expect this. That number tells me something important though. There are a LOT of people out there who keep hearing about AI agents but haven't had...
If you've led training P&L, you know how valuable a solid #learning infrastructure is in driving revenue + growth. What matters most? @EurekosLMS' Nick Eriksen shares great advice: "Running Training as a Profit Center: How an #LMS Helps"➡️ https://t.co/VASisNr2s6 #training #roi https://t.co/dKP4KgD9AN
The University of California, San Diego has launched a program that gives undergraduate students direct access to Expanse, the university’s 5‑petaflop supercomputer. Partnering the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences with the San Diego Supercomputer Center, the initiative integrates...
NINJIO, a cybersecurity awareness provider, has entered a strategic partnership with Emtrain, a leader in workplace compliance and culture training. The deal adds Emtrain’s behavioral‑science‑driven HR compliance, ethics, and inclusion courses to NINJIO’s existing platform. Together they offer video‑based modules...
Tenor, an AI‑driven leadership development platform, has been named to Fast Company’s 2026 World’s Most Innovative Companies list. The company’s solution combines voice‑AI role‑plays, personalized coaching, and real‑time feedback to help managers improve performance. Fast Company’s editors selected Tenor after...
The U.S. Labor Department unveiled a free, week‑long AI literacy program called “Make America AI Ready,” delivered entirely via text messages. Workers enroll by texting “READY” to 20202, receiving daily 10‑minute lessons that cover AI fundamentals, practical use cases, prompt...
EdNova Group has launched TranscriptDove, a digital platform that streamlines the request, issuance, and verification of university transcripts in Liberia. The system replaces weeks‑long manual processes with an online workflow that logs every step, provides QR‑code verification, and maintains a...
Cardinal Compliance Consultants announced a March 17, 2026 launch of an adult First Aid, CPR and AED certification course for employers. The digital certification, valid for two years, is positioned as a tool to lower workplace injury costs and strengthen...
Fuel50 has been named in Forrester’s Q1 2026 Skills Intelligence Solutions Landscape, a survey of 27 vendors offering AI‑driven talent insights. The report defines skills intelligence as technology that builds and analyses a graph of what employees know and can do....
Duolingo is piloting a "focus" feature that blocks selected distracting apps until users finish a set number of daily language lessons. The tool integrates with a device's screen‑time settings, letting learners choose which apps to lock and how many lessons...
Ireland’s AI education market is expanding rapidly but remains fragmented, with most professionals relying on short courses, corporate workshops, or self‑directed YouTube tutorials. Ian Dodson, founder of AICertified, warns that this piecemeal approach leaves skill levels uneven and offers little...
The UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub has unveiled the Blue Unicorn portfolio, a cohort of seven EdTech solutions aimed at closing foundational learning gaps for over 100 million children. Independent research partner ICEI will evaluate these tools in six pilot countries—Egypt,...
North Kitsap School District in Washington is piloting an AI‑driven framework that integrates real‑time academic, behavioral and attendance data to reinforce its Multi‑Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). The initiative uses AI to generate instant feedback, easing teacher workload while sharpening...
Ericsson has partnered with Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) to embed its Ericsson Educate program into depa’s Digital Skills Roadmap, offering free AI and 5G courses to all Thai learners. The initiative supports depa’s ambition to produce at least...
The Rotary Club of Antigua has supplied 32 HP laptops to the National Public Library, a step aimed at widening digital learning opportunities. While the donation’s monetary value and distribution plan were not disclosed, the move aligns with Rotary’s broader...
Edith Cowan University researchers have piloted a 20‑minute virtual reality de‑escalation program, I‑VADE, with 221 nursing students, finding a statistically significant boost in confidence for managing aggressive patients. The immersive training emphasizes communication, situational awareness, and decision‑making, and captures interaction...
Lisbon‑based linguistic coach Catarina Bento launched a new Portuguese learning platform that prioritises cultural immersion, community interaction and functional language use. The model, built on her experience with ADHD and a culinary‑industry background, targets busy professionals relocating to Portugal.
City University of Hong Kong is embedding artificial intelligence, virtual reality and digital modelling tools across a wide range of programmes, from veterinary science to engineering and entrepreneurship. The university uses generative AI to augment research, guidance and assessment, while...
The University of Houston has partnered with Google to integrate its artificial‑intelligence tools into campus. The collaboration will deploy Google for Education, Gemini for Education, and NotebookLM to support teaching, research, and productivity. University leaders stress that students must develop...
Holmen School District in Wisconsin has built a custom AI assistant using Google Gemini to support its behavior intervention team. The tool draws on the district’s social‑emotional learning (SEL) playbook, helping staff quickly brainstorm conversation starters and skill‑building steps for...
The integration of artificial intelligence, extended reality (XR) and immersive simulation is redefining how surgeons learn to operate advanced robotic systems. FundamentalXR’s CEO Richard Vincent explains that data‑driven, scalable simulations combined with precise haptic feedback can replicate real‑world procedures in...
Traliant unveiled a fully redesigned Preventing Workplace Harassment course that uses a cinematic, TV‑style narrative to teach anti‑harassment laws. The platform offers industry‑specific and international editions, automatically tailoring content to a learner’s role and location, and meets mandates across U.S....
Rootly announced the launch of Rootly Academy, an AI‑powered incident response training platform that delivers realistic, 15‑30 minute simulations for engineers. The program includes two certification tracks—Incident Handler and Incident Commander—and provides post‑drill debriefs and skill‑analytics dashboards. Rootly partnered with...
Artur Zhdan founded GPTinf after his AI‑assisted college essays were flagged by detection tools, turning a personal setback into a business. Launched in late 2022, the platform now serves 25 million users in education, marketing and professional writing. GPTinf combines AI...
Southeast Asia can leapfrog traditional screen‑centric edutech by adopting embodied cognition, which ties movement, gesture and sensory experience to learning. The region’s high mobile‑phone penetration and persistent rural internet gaps create a fertile ground for low‑cost, offline‑first solutions that blend...
Training Room Online (TTRO) has teamed with AI‑driven metaverse firm UBU to launch Red Horizon, an immersive 3‑D simulation platform for corporate leaders, university students and early‑career programs. The system combines TTRO’s simulation pedigree with UBU’s virtual environment, featuring an...
Learning in the Flow of Work: AI in Slack & Teams Traditional LMS platforms work well for onboarding. Why it matters: -Instant performance support at the moment of need -No friction of logging into separate systems -Scales access to expert knowledge across teams How it...
Pathwright is a design‑focused learning management system that lets educators build modular "learning paths" for both K‑12 and professional audiences. Since its 2010 inception, the platform has served over 2 million learners, tracking more than 80 million completed steps. It supports self‑paced...
CNCF unveiled the Certification Advancement & Recertification Experience (CARE) program at KubeCon Europe, allowing advanced Kubernetes certifications to automatically renew foundational credentials. The initiative, effective Jan. 1 2026, streamlines credential maintenance for practitioners. Simultaneously, the Kubestronaut community topped 3,500 members, with over...
Instructure’s Canvas platform has launched IgniteAI Agent, an agentic artificial‑intelligence assistant that automates routine faculty tasks such as rubric generation, content alignment and discussion‑board reviews. The tool, powered by Amazon Web Services, is offered free to U.S. Canvas customers through...
Researchers at Cornell University have launched an online, asynchronous 75‑minute module to teach critical‑thinking skills across introductory courses. Piloted in 2022, the module now reaches roughly 7,000 students and provides a shared language for evaluating information, evidence, and ambiguity—capabilities increasingly...
Everyone in tech wants to be “AI-native” now. Too often, that just means bolting a chatbot onto an existing product. At MentorCruise , we’ve taken a different approach. We do teach people how to use AI. But we also use...
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Chinese AI‑education startup Jiska announced on July 27 that it has closed a Series A round of roughly $10 million, led by Qiming Venture Partners with participation from GGV Capital and Yinghua Capital. The funding will be used to broaden the reach...
📚 Looking for a new way to help students visualize complex information? 🤖 My latest blog post shares how AI can help you create classroom infographics for everything from science to social studies. 🔗 I also included prompt ideas and tool suggestions...
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EdTech firms are rapidly launching augmented‑reality (AR) learning apps for K‑12 students, turning static lessons into interactive experiences. The shift promises deeper comprehension of complex subjects, though schools must navigate cost and device challenges.
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Anyone looking to create a course, program, membership, basically any offer with a learning experience that's either group or has self paced elements: What platforms are you interested in? I'm doing a new YouTube series on platforms and I have...
A cluster‑randomized trial in Malawi compared standard in‑person training with an enhanced digital training program for health care workers (HCWs) delivering HIV index case testing. The enhanced arm received 20 synchronous and asynchronous digital sessions featuring checklists, video vignettes, practice...
AI can help us learn hard-to-teach skills, like empathy. Preregistered study of 968 people found almost no correlation between feeling empathic & communicating empathy. But a single practice session with an AI coach made people measurably better at it https://t.co/VDtdiNpw1J...
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