AI in Higher Education

Friday, 25 September 2026

What crossed the desk today, gathered from 58 sources.

Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education – The Book Project

Stephen Downes — OLDaily

Hazel Farrell , Ken McCarthy , PressBooks , Sept 25, 2026 This is the book-length version of the much briefer manifesto ( 64 page PDF ) released last year. It's available in Pressbooks format or 197 page PDF . It is composed of 30 essays from various authors organized around the three major themes: rethinking teaching…

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Building AI companions that prioritise learning over performance

Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence

Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, Volume 11

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Agentivism: a learning theory for the age of artificial intelligence

Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence

Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, Volume 11

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Unpacking student interactions in GenAI‐assisted social annotation: An epistemic network analysis of cognitive and social presence

British Journal of Educational Technology

British Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.

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Students' Perceptions of University Preparation and Perceived Industry Relevance of AI Skills: A Study in UAE Higher Education

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, Volume 42, Issue 6, December 2026.

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Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram

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On Aug. 26, a Semafor investigation using Pangram to determine whether recent guest columns in major newspapers were written using artificial intelligence identified a column by Schnell as “100% AI-written.” Schnell’s column in The Washington Post — titled “Universities are fighting AI cheating. But there’s a deeper…

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