CSU Bakersfield conference highlights AI skills to prepare students for workforce
CSUB is preparing students for an AI-driven workforce through new coursework, hands-on projects and its student-built Rio AI tool.
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📚 AI literacy4
Igaku-Shoin Releases "Generative AI Literacy Textbook for Healthcare Professionals: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Learners"
Igaku-Shoin announced on the 27th that it has published the book. It is described as a new foundation for medical education on using generative AI safely.
Read the original →Using the Core Role of Teachers to Improve the Quality of AI Education
Using the core role of teachers, sharing learning materials and providing support in schools can expand AI learning opportunities for students in disadvantaged areas.
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- Education Ministry Publishes Minutes of Information Education Reform Meeting, Discussing Systematization Across Schools and Handling of AIMonthly Shijukai · 10/29 04:20 UTC
🧸 Early childhood5
Toddlers, Trust and Talking Machines: A One-Child Pilot Tests When Kids Defer to AI
A single-child feasibility pilot found that a three-year-old chose an AI-framed robot informant in three of four trials. Fatigue and order effects mean no conclusions about event boundaries can yet be drawn.
Read the original →How AI Tools Halved This District’s IEP Prep Time
Experts say using AI in special education requires thoughtful training and privacy protections.
Read the original →AI in the classroom? Research finds it’s not a great idea
School districts around the country are trying to figure out how to use artificial intelligence in the classroom. The description says some of the nation's biggest systems are still working out their approach.
Read the original →Why Are Many Parents Determined to Stop Their Children From Using AI?
Children encounter artificial intelligence (AI) through classroom activities under teacher guidance and supervision. At home, however, many parents hesitate over or resist letting their children use AI.
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- AI pilot programs in NYC face protests as education advocates raise alarmsPIX11 · 10/28 22:40 UTC
🎒 Elementary school6
Dutch MPs want to ban primary school children from using generative AI
The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, wants to ban primary school pupils from using generative AI. A motion proposed by Volt and the CDA asks the government to arrange such a ban and has the backing of a broad parliamentary majority. Volt leader Laurens Dassen will submit it on Thursday during a debate on the education budget.
Read the original →Korea Holds 1st AI Creative Contest for Children to Make Webtoons
Participants received instruction in AI ethics and in how to use tools before creating their works.
Read the original →Hand-drawn art and generative AI label design workshop for elementary to high school students, Kobe, Nov. 28
Oliver Sauce and A&I will hold a workshop on November 28, 2026, at Kobe Electronics College Kitano Hall. Elementary to high school students will combine hand-drawn illustrations with generative AI to make original labels. Participation is free, a parent or staff member must accompany participants, and applications are accepted through a form on the official website.
Read the original →Ryutsu Keizai University adds new admission type that evaluates use of AI
Ryutsu Keizai University, with campuses in Matsudo, Chiba and Ryugasaki, Ibaraki, has added a 'generative AI use type' to the 'task challenge' track of its comprehensive selection admissions from the 2027 academic year (Reiwa 9). It evaluates the process and efforts of solving tasks using generative AI.
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- MOE: AI To Be Introduced In Primary School Curriculum In 2027BusinessToday Malaysia · 10/29 09:03 UTC
- Yokose Elementary pupils plan new 'Amarin' product using generative AI and hand drawingChichibu Keizai Shimbun · 10/29 10:25 UTC
📐 Middle school4
Seifukan High School and Robodan hold AI workshop for children to discover town's appeal
Seifukan High School, a correspondence-course support school, is working with the Robodan robot programming school run by Yumemiru Inc. They will hold a 'town walk x AI collaboration workshop' for elementary and junior high students on Saturday, October 31 in Ashiya and Sunday, November 1 in Akashi.
Read the original →Education chiefs of four Shikoku prefectures exchange views on AI use in Matsuyama
A meeting of education superintendents from the four Shikoku prefectures was held in Matsuyama to discuss challenges in education policy. Participants exchanged views on topics including the use of AI in school education. The meeting is held every year around this time, rotating among the four prefectures.
Read the original →US teachers change how they instruct and assess students in the AI era
With the rise of AI, teachers in the US are assigning less homework, giving more in-person assignments, and testing students directly in class to assess critical thinking. Schools remain divided over how to respond to the technology.
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- 240 first-year junior high students try developing apps to solve everyday problems with AIInfoseek · 10/29 12:10 UTC
🏫 High school2
TV Asahi staff member gives AI talk to high school students at alma mater
A TV Asahi employee who graduated from Nagasaki Nishi High School, a prefectural school, gave a lecture on AI at the school. The speaker was Shunichiro Matsuse, 53, head of TV Asahi's AI Strategy Department. He is a graduate of the school's 44th class and joined TV Asahi after graduating from the University of Tokyo.
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- Educators seek new ways to test critical thinking in AI era | Daily SabahDaily Sabah · 10/29 08:02 UTC
🎓 University students8
New AI Platform Generates University Course Content Aligned with Learning Standards
A proof-of-concept study reports that an AI platform called iLeapTutor generated standards-aligned university course content. The content scored 0.829 on BERTScore-F1 and won approval from thirteen reviewers.
Read the original →Dec. 18 joint symposium by three women's universities: 'Where are women's universities headed in the generative AI era?'
Three women's universities will hold a joint symposium on December 18 (Friday) at Otsuma Women's University's Chiyoda Campus. The first part will feature junior and senior high school students, current university students and graduates speaking about data science initiatives at their schools.
Read the original →Eikei University students tackle logistics industry challenges with AI; 'SOBANI' wins top prize at business contest
Four students of Eikei University, a Hiroshima prefectural public university corporation, identified problems at logistics sites through an internship. Their idea aims to ease the anxiety of new drivers and the coaching burden on veteran drivers.
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- Princeton students, faculty divided over access to University ChatGPT accountsThe Daily Princetonian · 10/29 05:37 UTC
- Professors at University of Arkansas weigh AI's promise, potential dangers during Fayetteville eventNorthwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 10/29 04:30 UTC
- Princeton U. Brings ChatGPT To Campus Amid Growing AI SkepticismPatch · 10/29 14:08 UTC
- Computer science students drop sharply at US universities as AI takes programming jobsBloomberg · 10/29 18:19 UTC
- Japanese and Korean industry and academic leaders discuss talent development and universities' role in AI era at University of TokyoDigital PR Platform · 10/29 05:00 UTC
🧑💼 Adults1
JSTQB Publishes Specialist Syllabus on Testing with Generative AI (CT-GenAI) Version 1.0 J01
The syllabus covers knowledge for using generative AI in software testing, from the basics to introduction within an organization.
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