The EdTech Daily

"The solution to AI in HE is not more software. It is ‘knowing your student’ (KYS). The idea borrows from the banking sector’s ‘Know Your Customer’ regulatory and compliance process used to combat fraud. Banks...build contextual understanding over time: patterns, histories, habits, inconsistencies and relationships"

"While schools have made progress in technology adoption — from artificial intelligence guidelines to vetting education technology — they still struggle with the lack of resources, funding and expertise"

"Ethical reasoning, cultural awareness and human judgment provide the frameworks needed to ensure AI enhances human potential rather than diminishes it."

"Responsible AI use depends on training and engagement: Teacher professional development and student-centered AI use should prioritize critical thinking, creativity, and personalized learning over cheating prevention."

"AI is being sold as a product that increases productivity and even creativity. The only way to articulate its dangers is to engage in research."

"Without intentional analysis and context, even the most robust datasets can lead to misguided actions and missed opportunities. The difference between insight and noise lies in what leaders do before acting."

"When workers become overreliant on AI, there’s a risk of significant skills collapse. Workers may fall victim to “AI gravity” — the constant pressure to outsource more thinking to AI in order to become more efficient."

"An AI credential can signal two things employers are looking for,...In the immediate term, it shows technical AI skills, and in the long term, it shows a willingness to upskill and continue learning, which...will be important as technology evolves."

"While many organizations are attempting to leverage AI to assist in areas such as security operations centers (SOCs), which can affect entry-level roles, industry insiders continue to see a need for a workforce that is knowledgeable about what these technologies can do, how they fit into the broader business strategy, and how to deploy them effectively to increase security while reducing risk.”

"American districts trying to land a shared AI structure are spending too much time on tooling and too little on the question that actually drives teacher uptake."

"The 10-point plan’s name, “Devices Down, Eyes Up, Hands-On,” may sound appealing, especially to adults exhausted by distraction, low-quality screen use, and Big Tech overreach. The problem is that it aims at the wrong target. Devices are not the enemy of active learning. Passive, drill-and-kill learning is."

"We developed the “5E” framework (engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate) to structure our online sessions around five learning stages."

"62 per cent of students felt their lecturers viewed them with automatic suspicion, and 57 per cent reported hiding their AI use even when they believed it was legitimate. This highlights a failure of mutual transparency: students declare AI use but faculty rarely do the same. The result is a classroom of silent distrust – the opposite of the open culture we claim to foster."

"AI agents are moving from experimental tools into mainstream products as Google builds Gemini deeper into Search, apps, developer tools, and wearable devices."

"AI detection is the wrong focus...Effective AI policies distinguish types of AI use, clarify disclosure and prohibited use, and hold students responsible for showing their own understanding."

"Not all devices are the same, and not all screen time is created equal. The debate that’s dominating headlines is largely about personal smartphones... But when that conversation starts bleeding into school-issued instructional technology, we have crossed into different territory."

"[A] degree from a competitive college with a high graduation rate cultivates the ultimate asset in a rapidly changing economy: the ability to think critically. This includes being able to understand AI"