"Smart glasses in 2026 will transform wearable technology with advanced AR, AI, and ecosystem integration, catering to both personal and professional needs." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"AI pushes anxious minds toward safety, shrinking curiosity and original thought. Technology matters—but attention, judgment, and taste matter more." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Students learn to recognize AI’s limitations and harness its failures to reclaim creative authorship." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Surveys reveal a patchwork reality: some campuses integrate AI into curricula through pilot programs and updated assessments, while others cling to traditional methods, fearing loss of rigor." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

""Safety, Efficacy, Accountability, Transparency, and Agency. Together, these criteria provide a coherent lens through which school leaders, teachers, governors, regulators, and policymakers can evaluate AI tools, practices, and policies" #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"When evaluating AI for the classroom, you don’t need marketing gloss; you need to see the “warts and all” reality of the output." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"What matters is developing the professional judgment to evaluate new tools quickly, the pedagogical understanding to deploy them appropriately, and the critical thinking to recognise when we’re using AI to enhance learning" #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"From deepfakes in admissions to synthetic students infiltrating online portals and threatening high-value research information, AI-powered identity fraud is rising fast, and our educational institutions are alarmingly underprepared." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"As products become cheaper to build and AI spreads across nearly every workflow, teams now face a new foundational decision: how much AI should this feature contain?" #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"We need to be part of the conversation, learn how to use these tools, and influence their next iteration." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"In an era where student data is currency and misinformation spreads at viral speed, digital security has become just as critical as physical protection." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning

"Across perspectives, one theme stands out: AI should amplify human teaching, not replace it." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Slop fills our feeds, and it's up to us to discern what is real. But what if 2026 represents the dawn of a new approach, a flipping of the script where we no longer chase identifying what's artificially created and instead fingerprint the real?" #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"The leaders who thrive are the ones who adapt with purpose, aligning every experiment with strategy and using AI to elevate, not erode, human skills." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"After AI defeated grandmaster Garry Kasparov, a new form of the game emerged where human-AI teams, or "Centaurs," consistently outperformed both AI alone and humans alone. This paradigm...is the key to unlocking future professional growth." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"The problem isn't your Instructional Design. The problem is that we are treating AI adoption as a content challenge when it is actually a workflow challenge." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"For decades, universities were assessed on expansion, that is, more campuses, higher enrolments, global rankings and physical infrastructure. That era is now decisively over." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"From automating mundane tasks like note-taking to providing targeted, real-time feedback, AI is adding layers of personalization and efficiency to education like never before." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"30% of preschool teachers in public schools said they used generative artificial intelligence in their job during the 2024-25 school year...That’s low compared to...high school educators incorporating AI at the highest rate at 69%." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"The assignments looked brilliant. The understanding didn't. That's when an NYU business school professor decided to fight AI-assisted coursework with AI-powered oral exams." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"[A]s AI is evolving and the entire edtech landscape is evolving, it’s making it harder for teachers to know what is high and low quality... So this is probably more important than ever.” #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"What we build today determines who benefits tomorrow. Without trusted AI, governments, enterprises, startups, investors and everyday users can’t move from optimism to operating discipline." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"So far, state guidance has been heavy on frameworks and glossaries and light on clear, actionable policies and resources. No state guidance has emerged as a clear model to emulate." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"AI companies are rapidly making inroads into education before the dust can settle on any of these urgent questions." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"[W]hat’s the value of learning another language when AI can handle...casual conversation and city navigation? The answer... lies not in fleeting encounters but in cultivating enduring capacities: curiosity, empathy, deeper understanding of others" #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #AIEdu

“The No. 1 skill enterprises are looking for is AI oversight and governance,” #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"As Marshall McLuhan proclaimed more than 60 years ago: “The medium is the message” and it is much more pronounced in any technological field since technological tools change all the time." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"[T]he most in-demand skills for 2026 [include] AI, data analytics, digital skills, and essential soft skills like creativity and emotional intelligence." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

""AI has made two potential futures for the profession: Future 1: Instructional Designers Are Pushed Downward Into Production Oversight or... Future 2: Instructional Designers Advance Into Strategy And Experience Architecture" #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"As AI increasingly automates technical tasks across industries, students’ long-term career success will rely less on technical skills alone and more on durable skills or professional skills, often referred to as soft skills." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"AI use among students and educators has grown sharply...in just the past one to two years. Yet, training and policy have not kept pace. [D]istricts are still developing professional development, student guidance, and...usage policies to manage this shift." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #AIEdu

"The findings challenge the predominant narrative that focuses solely on AI detection and academic misconduct, advocating instead for a clear and supportive policy framework to harness AI’s educational benefits." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"AI is now omnipresent in our workflows, but it's come at a cost: a sea of sameness. Lately, products have begun to look and feel homogeneous & indistinguishable, leading to diluted brands and increasingly sterile interactions." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"We are experiencing the start of a civilization-level discontinuity. The nature of work changes fundamentally. The question is not which jobs AI will take but which jobs it won’t." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"This infographic outlines how schools can prepare for the future of work by exploring the agile skills necessary for success." Infographic #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"When we hear the term agency, we associate it with free will, but what does free will mean when algorithms and complex systems increasingly dictate our lives?" #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"[C]olleges and universities are still scrambling to react to this technological revolution at a strategic level. Three years after ChatGPT 3.0 exploded only one quarter of campuses have institutional policies about AI" #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

Video: 10 Teaching skills that will be highly needed in 2026. Which of these skills have you mastered? #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

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""[A] stable, broad and ordinary understanding of “learning” must anchor educational policy... we need to standardise our core “weights” and “measures” in a way that speaks to this ambition." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"The new “AI working competency,” includes five categories: Learning with AI, Learning about AI, Research AI, Using AI and Partnering in AI." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"The future of educational technology is likely to hinge less on invention than on governance—how tools are validated, how data are managed, and how digital systems reflect ethical and pedagogical priorities." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"State legislation related to student cellphone use is arriving quickly, and many small schools are working to translate those new requirements into everyday classroom practice." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning

"Bots are fast; they give you immediate access to information. Humans give insight into the information and help you understand the meaning of what you learned. When they work together, they create the ultimate training program in corporate training." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #AIEdu

"These ten papers do not offer easy answers. What they offer instead is perspective. Together, they show how AI is reshaping classroom culture, assessment, collaboration, and even students’ sense of self." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"As generative AI technologies evolve, educators are moving away from fears about AI-enabled cheating and are embracing the idea that AI can open new doors for teaching and learning." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Ungrading shifts the focus from traditional letter or number grades to more holistic and student-centered methods of assessment. This approach aims to emphasize learning, growth, and mastery" #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"At the three largest educational institutions in Syracuse — Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Onondaga Community College — many professors are returning to pre-technology assessments while students use AI to study in futuristic ways." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, millions of people have started using large language models to access knowledge. And it’s easy to understand their appeal: Ask a question, get a polished synthesis and move on – it feels like effortless learning." #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #AIEdu

Employers identified three key characteristics they desire from graduates that may help them earn a job in a tight market: AI, Experiential learning, and Microcredentials. #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu