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Research on learning has often focused on ability, motivation, self-regulation, and performance, but these approaches do not fully explain why students within the same educational system may appraise learning in markedly different ways. To address this gap, this article proposes Decent Learning Theory (DLT) to explain adolescents' perceived decent learning from a structural–psychological perspect…

This qualitative study explores faculty and staff experiences of technostress, resilience, organizational wellbeing, and cognitive recovery during a mandated migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 at a large public university in Oman. Using Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA) informed by the interpretative principles of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), semi-structured inter…

  This past week, MIT published a report titled AI and Education where they shared recommendations for how the university and instructors should think about and act on AI’s role in instruction. It’s quite short – and profound. It seems to me that most, if not all, K-12 and University leaders and teachers can benefit […]

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and multimodal interaction are attracting growing attention in mental health-related education and care. At the same time, pre-service childcare professionals are increasingly expected to observe and respond sensitively to infants’ and toddlers’ emotional signals, attachment needs, separation reactions, and interaction patterns. These contextual and ethi…

Ojasvi Vijay, Symbiosis Law School Nagpur ABSTRACT Article 281 of the Indian Constitution prohibits religious instruction in State- funded educational institutions in order to uphold secularism and safeguard individual freedom of conscience. The changing socio-cultural dynamics and growing diversity within educational environments, however, call for a reconsideration of its existing purview. The …

We are all lifelong learners. To act smart, we need to work smart. This holds for academics as well, where learning the smarter way makes a huge difference. Some people take longer than others to learn. To accelerate learning and fill the gaps, we should follow certain techniques to make our learning more effective. Learning […] The post Top 10 Secrets to Improve Your Learning Skills appeared fir…

Last week’s ETIH roundup covers OpenAI’s Hugging Face cyber incident, new evidence on AI tutoring and student learning, a $10 million national AI writing research center, federal EdTech guidance, youth digital safety, university AI strategies and NASA investment in aerospace workforce pathways ETIH’s latest weekly roundup brings together the major AI, EdTech, research, policy, higher education an…

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  Alpha School wants AI to teach a billion kids. Should it? is a recent article in Scientific American. It’s been receiving a fair amount of attention, particularly about some quotes in it from education researcher Carl Hendrick. Though I disagree with a fair number of Carl’s perspectives on education, I also think he’s done […]

QuantrolOx & QURECA partner to launch Quantum EDGE Academy, addressing the skills gap in quantum hardware.

CETQAP, PkTron & QuboTronics LMS launch QuantumHER, a fully funded, one-year diploma in quantum computing for women and girls.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02456-x Basarkod et al. synthesize evidence from 92 randomized controlled trials, finding that interventions in naturalistic education settings effectively improve students’ moral outcomes.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02540-2 Harootonian et al. find that people switch between effortful, tailored teaching and easier, simple shortcuts, favouring shortcuts even when unhelpful. Prompting participants to reflect on learners’ limitations restores effective, personalized instruction.