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Itential says its new AI Skills release will help teams move faster and broaden participation in network automation. It provides integrations with AI platforms along with permissions, execution controls, and visibility.
Read the original →A two-year collaborative study across North Carolina public libraries is examining how communities engage with generative artificial intelligence and how libraries can support AI literacy. The project is led by Diane Kelly, a professor and interim dean of the School of Information and Library Science. She works with María R. Estorino, vice provost for University Libraries, and Michelle Underhill, state librarian with the Library of North Carolina.
Read the original →For Global Media and Information Literacy Week, Microsoft and Cyberlite expand the AI Classroom Toolkit. The additions include hands-on lessons in verification and critical thinking.
Read the original →NTT Docomo has developed AI dialogue technology that talks with preschool children using language suited to their age in months. It is designed to support the formation of daily habits such as tooth brushing.
Read the original →Artificial intelligence is shaping the technological boom in education. It is already having an impact in classrooms nationwide.
Read the original →Fifteen teachers from Nigeria and Rwanda completed a digital education fellowship designed to strengthen their use of AI, digital tools and creative teaching methods to address classroom challenges. The inaugural Digital SPARKS Teacher Fellowship was organised by Prikkle Academy Nigeria in collaboration with Prikkle Academy Rwanda. It concluded with a virtual graduation ceremony.
Read the original →Google for Education announced that Gemini Camp 2026, a hands-on generative AI event for elementary and junior high school students, will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2026. It will take place at the Google Shibuya office.
Read the original →AI is opening new ways of learning, and teachers need to guide students to think actively, verify information and apply it.
Read the original →From the 2026-2027 school year, a 12-hour artificial intelligence program for high school students will be taught in schools, opening a new approach to technology. These early lessons may spark curiosity, but rural areas need to address infrastructure and teacher challenges promptly.
Read the original →Students in the nation's largest school district return to classrooms next week.
Read the original →WHITE held a three-day special class at Kanagawa Prefectural Kanagawa Technical High School, teaching students systematically from generative AI basics to app development with Vibe Coding. The theme was waste sorting in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, a local issue close to students.
Read the original →A 10-week blended learning course assisted by AI and generative AI was associated with higher AI literacy among Chinese nursing undergraduates. It was also associated with more favorable attitudes toward AI.
Read the original →A third installment, "Polar Peaks", has been added to the AI Quests education program, which teaches how AI works and how to use it responsibly. It was developed by Google Research and the Stanford Accelerator for Learning.
Read the original →Akita University has appointed three experts as newly created presidential advisers. They are to help apply digital transformation and generative AI to university management. One is Yasuhisa Koide, a visiting professor at Osaka Kyoiku University who specializes in education DX and is from Oga.
Read the original →Artificial intelligence is being applied ever more widely. This is creating a need for innovation in university education and for integrating technology with specialist knowledge.
Read the original →The article explains the features, difficulty and study time of leading AI certifications. It also covers schools and correspondence courses recommended for earning them.
Read the original →The series presents working adults' certification and language-study experiences in manga form, based on a survey of Mainichi News members. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's 2024 basic survey on skills development, 36.8% of people engaged in self-improvement, up from the previous year. The most common reason for not studying was difficulty balancing study with busy work and lack of time.
Read the original →Gakken Business Brains, based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, will begin offering the corporate e-learning package "AI Practical Skills Course" on October 27, 2026. The course is aimed at sales, planning and administrative work settings.
Read the original →Pasocollege, a computer school run by Mamion Ltd. in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will start a beginner course on generative AI on October 27, 2026. The course uses the company's own textbook.
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