10 Ways L&D Leaders Are Reducing Dependency On IT Using No-Code Tools
Learning and Development leaders are turning to no‑code platforms to eliminate bottlenecks caused by IT backlogs. By using visual workflow builders, automated actions, and drag‑and‑drop portal designers, they can launch, update, and scale learning experiences in real time. The approach also empowers subject‑matter experts to create content and lets L&D teams generate self‑service analytics without developer help. Ultimately, the shift redefines the L&D‑IT relationship, positioning L&D as a rapid solution builder rather than a passive system consumer.
AI Is Changing Nursing Education and Raising New Graduate Expectations
AI is reshaping nursing education, prompting curricula to incorporate AI documentation, simulation, and analytics tools. Hospitals face acute staffing gaps, with 25% of new nurses leaving within a year and a projected shortage of 63,700 RNs by 2030. Universities are...
WEEKEND READING: Should Universities Build or Buy Their Online Education Capability?
University of the Arts London (UAL) has chosen to build an internal online‑education startup rather than partner with an external Online Programme Management (OPM) provider, investing in new commercial, production and systems teams despite a multi‑year path to breakeven. The...
EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce Readiness and Security
EC‑Council announced its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, adding four role‑based AI certifications and an updated Certified CISO v4 program. The launch targets the estimated $5.5 trillion global AI risk exposure and a U.S. reskilling gap of 700,000 workers. It aligns with recent...
Microsoft to Train 20 Lakh Teachers in AI by 2030, Launches Initiative in Delhi
Microsoft announced its "Microsoft Elevate for Educators in India" program, aiming to train 2 million teachers across 2 lakh institutions by 2030. The rollout began in Delhi, covering 75 CM SHRI schools where educators received hands‑on training with Microsoft Copilot. Partnerships with CBSE,...
How VR and AI Improve Soft Skills Development
A recent poll shows nearly half of executives believe new graduates lack essential soft skills, prompting universities to adopt immersive technologies. At UNCG, a VR game paired with an AI mentor trains cybersecurity students to conduct audit interviews with non‑technical...
How M&A Could Reshape K-12 in 2026
The K‑12 education market is emerging from a turbulent five‑year period as funding streams and enrollment patterns begin to stabilize. Industry insiders report that education providers are now actively scouting merger and acquisition opportunities to capture growth and mitigate risk....
AI Impact Summit: Meet ‘LuSI’, the ‘Made in India’ AI-Integrated Robotic Baby Revolutionising Medical Training
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Maverick Simulation Solutions unveiled LuSI, a 2.5 kg AI‑integrated robotic newborn that replicates real‑time respiratory conditions for high‑fidelity medical training, already adopted by AIIMS, AFMC and PGI. The same event highlighted PhonePe's launch of...
Beyond the Cockpit: How Virtual Reality Is Redefining Pilot Training for the H125
Airbus Helicopters and Loft Dynamics have launched a high‑fidelity virtual‑reality (VR) flight simulator for the H125, featuring a 3‑D headset, full‑scale cockpit replica, and motion‑vibration feedback. The portable system can be installed at operator sites, expanding access beyond the Marignane...
Tech Mahindra, NVIDIA Expand Project Indus with Education-Focused LLM
Tech Mahindra and NVIDIA have upgraded Project Indus with an education‑focused large language model, expanding it from 1.2 billion to 8 billion parameters. The model is tailored for Indian classrooms, delivering physics and core‑subject tutoring in Hindi and other regional languages. Built on...
Training a Diverse Workforce: Strategies for Effective Learning
Organizations are increasingly required to train multicultural teams, prompting a shift from generic programs to learner‑centric designs. Effective strategies begin with a detailed workforce analysis that captures language, education, role, and cultural expectations. Leveraging AI‑powered multilingual voiceovers, blended learning modalities,...
AI Ethics in Action: Bending the AI Curve with Nasser Jones – Bonus Episode with Jotform
Monica Burns hosts a podcast with Nasser Jones, founder of the nonprofit Bending the AI Curve, to discuss practical AI ethics for education. The conversation highlights how bias, access disparities, and an overabundance of AI tools can widen the digital...
Onboarding in the Metaverse: Does VR Improve Retention?
Companies are replacing static video onboarding with immersive VR experiences to improve new‑hire retention. By building digital twins of offices, adding spatial audio, and gamifying compliance, firms create memorable, interactive training that accelerates cultural integration. Early adopters such as Accenture,...
AI Is Different From Other Ed Tech. Here's How (Opinion)
Larry Ferlazzo’s opinion piece highlights the stark polarization surrounding AI in education, contrasting fears of runaway artificial general intelligence with skepticism about its practical value. He urges educators to claim agency rather than passively accept tech‑driven mandates. Ferlazzo proposes four...
FETC26: Modernizing Ed Tech in the Post-Pandemic Era
At the recent Future of Education Technology Conference, SETDA executive director Julia Fallon warned that the expiration of pandemic‑era emergency relief is forcing K‑12 districts to shift from crisis‑driven spending to sustainable ed‑tech modernization. She highlighted the need to rethink...
Meta’s VR Metaverse Is Ditching VR
Meta announced Horizon Worlds will become “almost exclusively mobile,” ending its dual‑VR‑and‑mobile strategy. The shift follows a 10% cut to Reality Labs staff, closure of three VR studios, and the halt of new content for the Supernatural fitness app. By...
Digital Holistic Student Supports Initiative Aims to Improve How Colleges Use Technology to Support Students
The Gates Foundation‑backed Digital Holistic Student Supports initiative unites Achieving the Dream, DataKind, and MDRC to redesign how colleges use technology for student success. Six access‑oriented institutions receive $500,000 grants to co‑create digital roadmaps, unified data systems, and predictive analytics...
Simulations Aim to Prepare Superintendents to Handle Political Controversies
Superintendents are confronting increasingly political challenges, yet most leadership programs overlook this dimension. Harvard’s Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader, unveiled at the AASA conference, introduces case studies and upcoming interactive simulations to fill the gap. The simulations, co‑developed with...
Florida Legislature Advances 'AI Bill of Rights' For K-12
Florida Senate advanced a sweeping AI Bill of Rights, adding education provisions that require schools to notify parents before granting AI tool access and to honor opt‑out requests. The bill defines "AI instructional tools" as a separate regulatory category and...
North Carolina District Interested in Online Learning Platform; Arizona System to Buy Supplemental English Language Development Resources
A North Carolina school district has issued a request for proposals to acquire an online learning platform, while an Arizona district is seeking supplemental English language development (ELD) resources. Simultaneously, a Virginia district is soliciting a school utilization study to...
Ice Maze: A Free Game That Makes English Learning Fun
Ice Maze is a free, browser‑based puzzle game that teaches English sentence structure through colour‑coded semantics. Developed by James Abela of Garden International School, the game lets students navigate a rabbit through mazes, collecting words to form grammatically correct sentences....
Echo360 Partners with Exxat to Advance Skills-Based Learning
Echo360 announced a partnership with Exxat to extend its AI‑powered video assessment tool, GoReact, into experiential education programs worldwide. The collaboration leverages an LTI integration that lets institutions blend skill practice, observation, and feedback across healthcare and human services curricula....
MTN SA Foundation Invests in Youth With ICT Learnership Programme
MTN SA Foundation, together with Helios Towers and Datacomb Development Hub, has launched a 12‑month ICT Learnership Programme aimed at transitioning South African youth from digital training to paid employment. The initiative expands on the foundation’s Digital Skills for Digital...
OpenClaw: What Teachers Need To Know
OpenClaw is a free, open‑source AI agent that runs on a user’s computer, promising greater privacy than cloud‑based alternatives. Early adopters, especially tech‑savvy teachers, report that it outperforms rivals like Google Auto Browse in research and lesson‑plan summarization, though its...
Stratasys Introduces Multi-Material 3D Printed Anatomical Model Preset for Dental Training
Stratasys has launched a multi‑material 3D‑printed dental anatomical model preset using its PolyJet technology, enabling realistic, customizable training devices. The preset defines material ratios and distribution patterns to consistently mimic bone, teeth, nerves, and soft tissue. Models can be personalized...
UKG and Ellucian Announce Strategic Higher Education Technology Partnership
UKG and Ellucian announced a strategic partnership that links UKG’s Workforce Operating Platform with Ellucian’s ERP and student information systems. The integration enables real‑time data exchange, streamlined workforce operations, and AI‑driven insights for faculty, staff, and student employees. Mutual customers,...
VR Training Expands Access and Elevates Standards for SMART Apprenticeships
International Training Institute (ITI) partnered with Interplay Learning to deliver VR‑based apprenticeship training across SMART JATC facilities nationwide. The immersive simulations enable small training centers, some with as few as ten apprentices, to provide hands‑on experience comparable to large labs....
3 AI Fears in Higher Education
Across U.S. campuses, AI adoption is prompting unease rather than excitement, as leaders, faculty, and students grapple with rapid change. Students in computer‑science tracks fear AI will erode future job prospects, while staff worry about automation replacing knowledge‑work roles. Educators...
How Universities Can Rise to the Challenge of an Unpredictable Future Workplace
Universities UK launched the Future Universities campaign to align higher education with a rapidly changing labour market. Government forecasts predict that by 2035, 88% of new jobs will require graduate‑level skills, creating a need for more than 11 million additional graduates....
Do Teachers Have the Skills to Use AI? New Test Aims to Find Out
ETS’s Futurenav Adapt AI test, a 30‑minute assessment, gauges teachers’ ability to recognize, ethically navigate, evaluate, and apply generative AI in classrooms. The test, piloted with 75 secondary teachers, delivers individual and district‑level dashboards of strengths, gaps, and equity concerns....
Remote Learning Still a Work in Progress at Buffalo Schools
Buffalo Schools are increasingly relying on remote‑learning days to meet New York’s 180‑day requirement amid severe winter weather and a compressed academic calendar. District officials cite safety, but teachers, parents, and students uniformly express frustration with the ad‑hoc approach. Device...
Active Learning Classrooms Foster Collaboration Among Students
Universities nationwide are replacing traditional lectures with active‑learning classrooms that emphasize student interaction and technology‑enhanced collaboration. Cornell University’s Center for Teaching Innovation, which began in 2012, now reaches more than 10,000 students each year, while roughly eight in ten higher‑education...
NYC Parents Want Career Aptitude Assessments for All High Schoolers
NYC parents, through the Citywide Council on High Schools, have passed a resolution urging the Education Department to implement career aptitude assessments for all ninth‑ and eleventh‑grade students. The proposal argues that standardized, research‑based tools can help students—especially those from...
Why District Leaders Are Rethinking Education Research and Policy
District leaders are confronting tighter budgets and limited margins for error, prompting a shift toward embedding education research and development (R&D) directly into district operations. Initiatives like Digital Promise's League of Innovative Schools provide real‑time data tools and collaborative networks...
Skills-Focussed Indian Business School Set for University Status
Master’s Union, a Gurugram‑based business and technology school, has received a Letter of Intent from the Haryana government to become a state private university. The institution plans to open a 10‑acre, LEED‑certified campus in phases, with the first phase slated...
SBC White Paper Proposes New Mode for Devices in School Settings
The Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) has released a white paper proposing a “School Mode” for smartphones that automatically restricts non‑essential functions when a device enters a school geofence during class hours. The model is opt‑in, gives schools control over policy,...
How Agentic AI Helps Prospective and Existing Students at DeVry
DeVry University, serving over 32,000 adult learners, launched DeVryPro – an agentic AI built on Salesforce Agentforce – to provide 24/7 enrollment and support assistance. The AI extracts information from handbooks, catalogs and career services, automating course enrollment, payments and...
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Thinkific Vs. Kajabi: Which Online Course Creator Is Best? [2026]
Thinkific and Kajabi dominate the online course‑creation market, but they serve different priorities. Thinkific focuses on robust course building and advanced assessment tools at a lower price point, while Kajabi delivers an all‑in‑one solution with superior marketing, live streaming, and...
Too Many Initiatives, Not Enough Alignment: A Change Management Playbook for Leaders
The session led by Dr. Terra Greenwell, former Chief Academic Officer of Jefferson County Public Schools, tackles the problem of initiative overload in K‑12 districts. Attendees will learn how to evaluate every tool, program, and purchase against a clear strategic...
K-12 Lens 2026: What New Staffing Data Reveals About District Operations
Frontline Education’s 2026 K‑12 Lens survey, based on over 1,000 district leaders, shows teacher shortages easing in many regions while hard‑to‑fill roles and uneven funding persist. The data fuels a webinar where practitioners discuss managing staffing changes, vacancy tracking, administrative...
What Needs to Change to Make Evidence-Based Teaching the Norm?
The article argues that evidence‑based teaching cannot become standard without dedicated funding for discipline‑based education research (DBER) in the UK. It highlights how the pandemic, generative AI, and mounting pressures on universities expose the fragility of teaching that relies on...
Campbell County Schools Pilot AI to Inform District Policy
Campbell County Public Schools is piloting the MagicSchool AI platform with four teachers and 15 students this spring to evaluate classroom integration. The system, currently limited to teachers, does not share data with external large language models and is used...
An Overview of AI Governance in Education
Universities are rapidly formalizing AI governance, with AI‑related acceptable‑use policies climbing from 23% to 39% of institutions between 2024 and 2025. Leaders such as Palo Alto Networks’ Fadi Fadhil and EDUCAUSE’s Jenay Robert stress cross‑functional steering committees, clear data‑ownership rules,...
Kim Kardashian Says the Moon Landing Was Fake. There's a Lesson Here for Schools (Opinion)
Kim Kardashian’s viral claim that the moon landing was faked sparked a surge of conspiracy content across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. The article argues that schools cannot simply block online access; they must teach students how to evaluate and verify...
What Is Alpha, The AI-Only School Of The Future?
Alpha School, an AI‑only private K‑12 institution founded in 2014, delivers all core instruction, grading and administration through generative‑AI platforms. The model compresses reading and math into two daily hours, while the remaining time focuses on entrepreneurship and life skills,...
El Paso County, Colo., Expands Work-Based CTE Programs
El Paso County, Colorado is broadening work‑based career‑technical education (CTE) through new scholarship programs, expanded concurrent enrollment, and early‑college options. State‑backed Promise scholarships now cover tuition for low‑income students and specific tribal groups, while UCCS offers community‑college rates for concurrent...
Legal Aid Tool at UBC Helps Students Ask Better Questions, Rather than Giving Answers
University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law has created an AI‑driven legal aid tool that generates targeted questions instead of direct answers when students input case scenarios. The project, led by lecturers Jon Festinger and Nikos Harris,...
U. Arkansas at Little Rock to Launch AI Undergrad Degree
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will debut an undergraduate artificial intelligence degree in the fall of 2026, becoming the latest institution to embed AI into its core curriculum. The program features a stackable credentials model, allowing students from...
Harnessing Data, Taming Digital Sprawl, and Enabling Experiential Learning for Student Success
Higher education must shift from siloed, traditional models to connected ecosystems that blend work and learning, leverage data as strategic oxygen, and eliminate digital sprawl. Leaders can use platforms for work‑integrated learning, predictive analytics, and system consolidation to improve retention,...
DailyRounds Delivers Rs 363 Cr Profit on Rs 641 Cr Revenue in FY25
DailyRounds posted a Rs 363 crore profit on Rs 641 crore operating revenue for FY25, marking a 13% rise in both profit and revenue from FY24. The company’s flagship subscription platform Marrow contributed 88% of revenue, while non‑operating income added Rs 132 crore....