Human-curated news about generative AI for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
👀 Get an Inside Look at How Students Use a Course Tutor
Social Science educators at Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) found their simple chatbot for learning statistics boosted critical thinking and active learning for some students, who strongly supported its use.
Learn More: Németh, R. and colleagues in the Hungarian Statistical Review 7(2).
🔮 The Use of AI Isn’t Enough on Its Own to Predict Student Performance
AI’s impact on learning sparks both hype and warnings, with evidence supporting both views. This balance is likely to persist through the next academic year.
Learn More: Students using AI performed better: Walcott 2024 Students prohibited from using AI performed better: Greenspan 2025
🎓 DOE’s AI Recommendations for Postsecondary Education
- Establish transparent policies
- Create/expand infrastructure to support AI
- Rigorously test and evaluate AI-driven tools, supports, and services
- Forge partnerships with industry, nonprofit, and other HE institutions
- Review and update program offerings to address the growing impact of AI on future careers
Learn More: Download the report
👀 Soon Students Can Let ChatGPT “See” Their Screen
Expect this to have a big impact on teaching and learning practices. Some of the possible ways an AI could assist a student:
- Walk through a multi-step assignment
- Tutor how to use a software application
- Provide feedback as the student sketches out an answer
- Craft an answer to an instructor’s question during a synchronous online course
Learn More: 12 Days of OpenAI: Day 6