AI in Higher Education
Thursday, 8 October 2026
What crossed the desk today, gathered from 58 sources.
Podcast: Academic integrity and AI, Conservative conference
Wonkhe
This week on the podcast we examine how universities are rethinking academic integrity in the age of AI.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 Offers Model-Switching Cybersecurity Safeguards
Campus Technology — All Articles
Anthropic's latest Claude release, Sonnet 5.5, brings cybersecurity safeguards that can change which model handles a request during a Claude conversation. Higher-risk tasks can fall back to Sonnet 5.
What happens to the Gemini Gems you assigned in Google Classroom
Stephen Downes — OLDaily
Sohan Choudhury , Flint , Oct 08, 2026 Google's Gems are "customized versions of Gemini that help you tackle repetitive tasks or get deep expertise in new areas." They were used by teachers in Google Classroom. But now, as this article reports, Google is retiring Gems and replacing them with skills. But skills won't…
Learning analytics dashboards in Internet-enabled higher education: A meta-analysis of effects on student outcomes, self-regulated learning, and engagement
The Internet and Higher Education
The Internet and Higher Education