Know What's Happening in EdTech
Know What's Happening in EdTech
The Technological University of Shannon (TUS) has launched ReSHAPE, an AI‑powered digital platform aimed at upskilling professionals and aiding employers in Ireland’s midlands. Developed in partnership with Munster Technological University and the University of Limerick, the service provides skills audits, transferable‑skill identification and access to funded training pathways. Employers can use the platform to pinpoint workforce skill gaps and design development strategies, targeting thousands of regional learners. The launch coincides with a €432 million Novo Nordisk investment in Athlone, underscoring the midlands’ growing economic momentum.
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Zephyr Drone Simulator (ZDS) has incorporated a NIST‑validated payload‑delivery and retrieval test method into its platform, offering public‑safety drone pilots a standardized training and evaluation tool. The methodology, co‑developed by DRONERESPONDERS, NIST, OMADA Group, and CERRA, provides data‑driven performance benchmarks...
Tech & Learning’s 2026 EdTech to Watch webinar series showcased a curated set of K‑12 solutions, spanning primary literacy, AI tutoring, Google ecosystem management, hydroponic STEM labs, and campus security. Products highlighted included Reading Eggs’ four‑program literacy suite, Lincoln AI’s...
At the HR Vendors of the Year Awards 2025 in Malaysia, the Best Digital Learning Providers category highlighted leading employee‑development platforms. Think Codex captured Gold, SOCO earned Silver, and EQWIP took Bronze, each judged on technology, content quality and customization....
Australian hospitals have seen assaults surge—48% in Queensland, 44% in New South Wales, and 60% in Victoria—while 79% of surveyed nurses reported recent violence. A new study from Edith Cowan University shows a single 20‑minute virtual‑reality session, I‑VADE, significantly boosts confidence...
California’s Cradle‑to‑Career (C2C) data system will now integrate with the CalKIDS savings program and community‑college records to flag students eligible for scholarship funds. The partnership identified roughly 40,000 community‑college enrollees with about $20 million in unclaimed CalKIDS awards. Authorized college staff...
Chad Tetreault, Zscaler’s Public Sector CTO for AI Strategy and Governance, outlined how federal agencies can modernize their AI workforce training. He argued that conventional classroom models lag behind AI’s rapid evolution, recommending "prompt‑athons" to democratize skill acquisition. Hands‑on, mission‑driven...
Most schools do not have a data problem. They have a synthesis problem of putting it all together in one location to then do something with it. This is where NotebookLM can be utilized to solve this problem and act...
The LMS helped colleges adapt to the internet. The question now is whether it can adapt to AI. In the latest episode of @FutureUPodcast, @JSelingo and I welcomed Matthew Pittinsky, who founded @Blackboard and has long been a pioneer in the...
Gaurav Batra, CEO of Infinite Group, founded the company to close the disconnect between students, recruitment partners, and education providers. He launched IUnite.AI, a unified platform that streamlines collaboration across the international education ecosystem. The firm positions itself as purpose‑driven,...
SchoolStatus announced a new Literacy solution aimed at helping K‑12 districts engage families around reading progress, launching during National Reading Month. Recent state assessment data show reading gaps have widened since the pandemic, with only 11 % of students in districts...
🚨 A single GitHub repo just replaced every paid LLM course on the internet. It's called LLM Course by Maxime Labonne and it takes you from zero to fine-tuning, merging, quantizing, and deploying your own models completely free. The structure is ruthlessly...
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Instructional protocols—structured routines like Critical Friends Groups—have become core tools for collaborative learning and professional development in K‑12 classrooms. Originating in the 1980s and popularized by organizations such as NSRF, EduProtocols, and EL Education, they standardize discussion, reduce teacher planning...
Flipping the script: How to think about using AI to make content that makes kids smarter, not just more slop to get people watching more.
🤖 Curious what teachers need to consider before using AI tools? 🎙️ Chelsea Sterrett offers guidance based on her hands-on experience. 💡 You’ll get practical ideas for thoughtful AI integration. https://t.co/PoqTD2Iigo https://t.co/Qb4iXIFJSl
Schools generate vast amounts of under‑utilized "dark data"—LMS click paths, revision histories, help‑desk tickets, and device logs. Instructional coaches and technology facilitators can translate these silent signals into concrete instructional insights. By starting with focused coaching questions, prioritizing high‑impact data...
Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich and VP Scott Hanselman propose a software preceptorship model that pairs junior developers with senior mentors to work alongside AI coding assistants. Borrowing from nursing, the approach treats mentorship as a year‑long, equal partnership where...
Seekho, the Bengaluru‑based short‑learning video platform, posted FY25 revenue of Rs 141.5 crore, a 12.3‑fold increase from the prior year. The surge was driven by subscription fees, but the company spent Rs 134 crore on marketing—75% of total expenses—pushing its loss to Rs 38.8 crore and...
Canadian startup Mocko.ai is reshaping language exam preparation by delivering AI‑driven, instant feedback on writing, speaking, and grammar. The platform mimics the format of high‑stakes tests such as TEF Canada and TCF Canada, allowing learners to take full‑length mock exams...
The author has released the complete student component of the "Thinking With AI" workshop series, delivering five detailed lesson plans and accompanying interactive artifacts for classroom use. Each session introduces a specific AI‑engagement role—Critic, Verifier, Interlocutor, Editor, and Architect—to help...
On 23 February, start‑up Companion released Einstein, an AI bot that could access learning platforms, watch lectures, complete quizzes and submit assignments on behalf of students. The tool sparked immediate outrage from educators who labeled it a cheating device, prompting...
A new K12 survey of over 1,000 parents and teachers finds that YouTube, TikTok and similar creator‑driven platforms have become a major supplemental learning ecosystem, with 73% of respondents saying their children use these videos to review school topics. Students...
YouTube is committing $20 million to a global digital literacy program for teens, announced at the Growing Up in the Digital Age Summit in Dublin. The funds will support a multilingual open‑source resource center and curriculum, informed by an Ipsos study...
Count me as a strong cosigner of @RbnLake idea of precision learning (not personalized learning - a phrase I've never loved). Optimized learning might be another but precision of course has parallels to health care and the work that Clay...
A Washington school district has issued a request for proposals to provide summer learning programs, aiming to keep students engaged during the break. Meanwhile, a Tennessee school system is preparing to purchase a comprehensive online K‑12 curriculum to support blended...
Still working on this, but I think the premise is, we need to think of AI not replacing human skills, but rather, helping along each of these Bloom's domains.
Lingua Latina is a great Latin-learning resource and maybe the best language-learning tool I’ve ever seen. Just open it up and boom, first page you’re reading and understanding Latin, soon thinking in Latin. https://t.co/wo1hEFkyBp
Softlink Global has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) to embed practical logistics technology into technical curricula across India. The deal introduces Softlink’s LogiLEARN, LogiSKILL and LogiXPERT platforms, giving students and faculty hands‑on...
📚 In this episode, we talk about making professional development more engaging and easier to access. 🧩 Naomi Church shares strategies for using on demand tools to support ongoing learning. 🤝 I’m excited to partner with @jotform to share this bonus episode....
Elsevier has launched Osmosis AI, a study companion that integrates its 140‑year medical content with the Osmosis video library and conversational AI. The platform delivers AI‑generated answers that are fully cited and paired with relevant videos, supporting USMLE Step 1 and...
Forrester released its Q1 2026 Wave evaluating cybersecurity skills and training platforms, noting a rapid market shift since the 2023 edition. AI now shapes both attacker tactics and defensive simulations, forcing platforms to deliver AI‑generated labs and continuous content updates. The...
Quizlet has launched as a native app inside OpenAI’s ChatGPT, allowing users to generate flashcards and study sets directly from AI conversations. The integration taps into the platform’s library of hundreds of millions of study sets, merging generative AI with...
In January 2023 LAUSD leaders met with AllHere CEO and consultant Debra Kerr, a close associate of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, months before the district approved a $6.2 million AI‑chatbot contract. The deal later became the focus of FBI raids, an investigation...
An interactive AI literacy lesson where students learn to spot misinformation, bias, and manipulation in AI responses. From Shana Ramin. https://t.co/0LCTQZzKIS
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Zambia’s Ministry of Technology and Science and local tech firm Obrizum Group have signed an MoU to pilot AI‑powered learning, initially in secondary schools and later in TEVET institutions. The project, launching next month, aims to personalize instruction, boost learning...
HowNow has been named a Core Challenger on the 2026 Fosway 9‑Grid™ for Learning Systems, marking its third straight year in this tier. The analyst firm rates the vendor’s trajectory as “Excelling,” reflecting heightened innovation and market performance. HowNow also...
Knoword is a web‑based, gamified vocabulary platform that lets educators create or use community‑made word packs across subjects. The tool offers multiple play modes, AI‑driven clue generation, and detailed analytics, while students can join without individual accounts. It operates on...
AI grading tools have moved beyond simple multiple‑choice checks to sophisticated language‑model systems that many K‑12 teachers now rely on daily. A Gallup‑Walton survey shows 60% of U.S. public‑school teachers use AI grading, saving roughly six hours per week, while...
Academia.edu has begun converting scholarly papers into AI‑generated podcasts through a partnership with Spotify, offering the content to premium listeners while using authors' work without explicit consent. A September 2025 terms update gave the platform broad rights to create derivative...
The Welsh Government’s Tech Valleys programme is injecting £740,000 into the National Digital Exploitation Centre (NDEC), a partnership between the University of South Wales and Thales. The funding will enable NDEC to reach an additional 10,000 primary‑school pupils in southeast...
📖 Helping students engage with text takes time and planning. ⚙️ This post offers seven AI-powered strategies to support readers more efficiently. 🧠 The focus stays on comprehension, vocabulary, and purposeful practice. https://t.co/wbBHRu0pke
A joint Instructure‑InnovateEDU analysis of 150 frequently used classroom technology tools found that most lack federally recognized evidence of impact. Only 40% of ed‑tech tools have any alignment with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) standards, and a mere 2%...
Continuing education (CE) credits are mandatory for mental‑health clinicians to keep their licenses active, and they also serve as a vehicle for staying current with evidence‑based practices. The article outlines how CE requirements vary by state but typically demand 20‑40...
🎙️ Curious how AI can boost student reading and writing skills? 📚 I’m excited to partner with @beacon_college to share real-world examples of setting tech boundaries. 👉 Catch the episode: https://t.co/ZbOq7sKoAU https://t.co/AcCyjzUtwC
Anonyme Labs has teamed with Utah Valley University to launch a pilot digital wallet that stores student IDs and other academic credentials as verifiable credentials. The solution leverages Open Badges 3.0, OpenID4VC and DIDComm protocols, allowing cryptographically secure sharing from smartphones....
Pika Aero and DGM France were honoured with the IATA Competency‑Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) Center Best Innovation Award for their AI‑driven dangerous‑goods training solutions. Pika Aero’s platform uses immersive AI to adjust operational scenarios in real time as learners...
Instructional designers without a subject‑matter expert can now leverage large language models as stand‑in SMEs to create portfolio samples. The guide provides concrete prompts for brainstorming project ideas, generating fictional organizations, and conducting simulated SME interviews, while stressing the need...
📣 Dive into a Write Your Story Day strategy... With just a few clicks, writing prompt generators help students build confidence, find their voice, and keep writing moving without extra prep time. 👇 See how it works: https://t.co/tq46nLA2Dj #EdTech #K12
