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X’s Altmetric Hegemony ‘Ending,’ With Bluesky ‘Clear Alternative’

The alternative social media platform is matching engagement of Elon Musk’s X in ways that “would have seemed unthinkable until recently,” says study.

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Google to Spend $1B on AI Training in Higher Ed

Google’s parent company announced Wednesday that it’s planning to spend $1 billion over the next three years to help colleges...
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Understanding Value of Learning Fuels ChatGPT’s Study Mode

Two teaching and learning experts experimented with ChatGPT’s new Study Mode, which promises to support “deeper learning” among college students. Google and Anthropic have also unveiled similar tools, but their effectiveness will likely depend on the student.

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How College Possible’s AI Tool Softened the Blow of Federal Cuts

College Possible, the nation’s largest college access organization, says its generative AI chat bot has helped ease the burden on its staff, taking the lead on answering students’ late-night queries.

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Faculty Latest Targets of Big Tech’s AI-ification of Higher Ed

A new partnership between OpenAI and Instructure will embed generative AI in Canvas. It may make grading easier, but faculty are skeptical it will enhance teaching and learning.

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Colleges Meet Just a Fraction of Demand for AI Training

“Huge potential” for higher education to tap into “massive pool of interested students,” report finds.

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Opinion

A Professor’s Dilemma

Knowing a student used AI is not the same as being able to prove it, Leonard Steinhorn writes.

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Opinion

We Need to Ask Smarter Questions of Ed Tech

We should be holding marketing claims to the same scrutiny we bring to assessing research results, Laura Nicole Miller writes.