Blackboard will hold its free virtual Digital Teaching Symposium on November 19, with sessions covering AI, assessment, accessibility and digital teaching.
Turnitin has expanded its AI writing detection system to submissions in Dutch, German and Turkish. The feature now supports seven languages and is available through Turnitin Originality and iThenticate 2.0.
Thirteen organizations and experts are asking the 150 largest US school districts to disable YouTube and Gemini on school issued devices and review student internet access.
AISpeech introduced a ceiling microphone for classrooms and a tracking box that uses audio and visual sensing to follow active speakers.
American Digital Education is offering grants from $10,000 to $200,000 to help eligible California public schools implement its instructional platform.
Gauth has added a continuous digital whiteboard to AI Course, allowing students and its AI Tutor to work through lessons in the same visual space.
A Harvard education report says efforts to detect AI cheating are damaging trust between students and teachers, with some students deliberately underperforming to avoid accusations.
Greenville Technical College plans a 59,315 square foot facility with 18 specialized labs for AI and cybersecurity education at its Barton Campus.
Promethean has added an AI Companion to Explain Everything that creates lesson plans, quizzes, translations, audio narrations and other teaching materials directly on compatible Apple devices.
Ellucian will include AI capabilities in Ellucian Student subscriptions without separate token purchases, credits or usage based billing.
Nuventive introduces Executive Summary, an AI feature that summarizes institutional data about strategic initiatives for higher education leaders.
TUPLS and transcosmos are adapting trans-AI Tutor for pharmacy education, with a pilot planned for fourth year students in November 2026.
Lewis University will use Ellucian Student to connect student administration, human capital management and finance through Project Tailwind.
Ohio State University and Google are creating an AI research hub that will give researchers access to Google models, computing systems and scientific tools.
D2L has released a beta of Lumi Assistant, a conversational AI tool for handling administrative and instructional workflows in Brightspace.
Instructure found that no dedicated AI tool ranked among the 100 most used tools in its analysis of Canvas activity across US higher education. Google Gemini led dedicated AI products with nearly 88,000 users at 211 institutions.
Eligible US school districts can provide students and educators with free AI courses through the Skillsoft Percipio platform until May 29, 2027.
A survey of US teachers found that 73% use AI tools, while only half have received formal AI training and 40% report successful integration at their schools.
Pearson and Namibox signed a cooperation memorandum to develop adaptive AI learning products, with initial releases planned for Greater China.
A University of Phoenix study examines how AI generated imagery, virtual landscapes and character narratives can help adult learners understand environmental science.
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