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Tipoffs: Teachers/Teaching Newsletter for 2026-01-22 ( 16 items )  
Alphabet Inc.: New ChromeOS tools to support classroom collaboration (10)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Jan. 22 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following news: * * * New ChromeOS tools to support classroom collaboration By April Zhou, Software Engineer, ChromeOS Education Editor's note: At this year's British Educational Training and Technology (BETT) conference, we announced new AI solutions designed to help every learner and educator. Here's a closer look at what's new. ChromeOS provides hardware and software tailored for eve more PR

Bennett College Scholar Selected for UNCF AI + Pedagogy Faculty Fellows Program (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- Bennett College issued the following news: * * * Bennett College Scholar Selected for UNCF AI + Pedagogy Faculty Fellows Program Bennett College announced that Dr. Gwendolyn M. Bookman, Associate Professor of Political Science, has been selected to represent the College as a member of the UNCF Teaching + Learning Center's AI + Pedagogy Faculty Fellows Program, a national initiative designed to help faculty integrate artificial intelligence into undergrad more PR

Christendom Professor Cuddeback Hosts New Episodes of Popular Aquinas 101 Series (10)
FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Christendom College posted the following news: * * * Christendom Professor Cuddeback Hosts New Episodes of Popular Aquinas 101 Series * Christendom College's Dr. John Cuddeback is featured in a new set of episodes of the popular Aquinas 101 series, created by the Thomistic Institute. In the videos, Cuddeback tackles the crucial topic of marriage, sharing his wisdom and insights from decades of studying and teaching on the works of St. Thomas Aquinas. The f more PR

CSUN Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement (10)
NORTHRIDGE, California, Jan. 22 -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * CSUN Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement California State University, Northridge has earned the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that highlights an institution's commitment to community eng more PR

Education leadership cohorts turn Idaho teachers into Idaho administrators (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 20 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * Education leadership cohorts turn Idaho teachers into Idaho administrators * Savannah Fritz '06, '25, an English teacher at Meridian High School, wanted to make a change. A 20-year veteran of the West Ada School District, she wanted to position herself to enter education administration while staying in, or near, the high school she not only teaches in, but attended. As a member of the Vandal Family more PR

Elon/AAC&U National Survey: 95% of College Faculty Fear Student Overreliance on AI (10)
ELON, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Elon/AAC&U national survey: 95% of college faculty fear student overreliance on AI By Eric Townsend This non-scientific survey was conducted between October 29 and November 26, 2025, using a list of college and university faculty members developed by AAC&U and Elon University. A new survey of college and university faculty nationwide finds widespread concern and skepticism about how generative artifici more PR

First training courses of 2026 for PDI and PTGAS published (10)
BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 20 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * First training courses of 2026 for PDI and PTGAS published * The UAB publishes the first training courses offered in the 2026 year, addressed to both teaching and research staff (PDI) and to all technical, management, and administrative and service staff (PTGAS). The training programmes will take place until 5 May 2026. Deadline for applications is 28 January. The training courses have been more PR

Google.org Funds Teacher and Faculty Training in AI Literacy (10)
FULLERTON, California, Jan. 21 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * Google.org Funds Teacher and Faculty Training in AI Literacy * Cal State Fullerton has been awarded $500,000 in funding from Google.org to support AI literacy training for educators in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade, future teachers and university faculty. "When teachers understand how AI systems work, including how to build, evaluate and use them thoughtfully and r more PR

HPU Expands Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning to Assist Students (10)
HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Expands Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning to Assist Students * HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 21, 2026 - As High Point University continues to grow, the university is also expanding its Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) to provide its faculty with even more strategies to help students learn and continue to be successful after graduation. Heidi Echols started last Jun more PR

KnowledgeWorks: Imagining the Future of Education in Southwestern Pennsylvania (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 22 -- KnowledgeWorks issued the following article on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Imagining the Future of Education in Southwestern Pennsylvania By Jason Swanson and Jeremiah-Anthony Righteous-Rogers KEY TAKEAWAYS: * KnowledgeWorks partnered with Remake Learning to produce an original 10-year forecast exploring what learning across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region could look like by 2036 * The forecast is designed as a practical foresight tool for educators, school and s more PR

National Survey: 95% of College Faculty Fear Student Overreliance on AI and Diminished Critical Thinking Among Learners Who Use Generative AI Tools (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSrep) -- The American Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: * * * National Survey: 95% of College Faculty Fear Student Overreliance on AI and Diminished Critical Thinking Among Learners Who Use Generative AI Tools A new survey of college and university faculty nationwide finds widespread concern and skepticism about how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is affecting their teaching and student performance across academic dis more PR

NMSU renews designation as Carnegie Community Engaged University (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Jan. 21 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU renews designation as Carnegie Community Engaged University * New Mexico State University has once again earned the Carnegie Community Engagement Designation, an elective designation awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that highlights an institution's commitment to community engagement. NMSU was first awarded the d more PR

Samford's School of Education New Trinity Forum to Focus on Addressing Generational Differences in Teaching and Learning (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 20 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford's School of Education New Trinity Forum to Focus on Addressing Generational Differences in Teaching and Learning * Samford University's Orlean Beeson School of Education and the Office of Community Enrichment will host a new event, The Trinity Forum, on Feb. 17, 2026, 5:30-8 p.m., in the Regions Community Resource Room, Cooney Hall 400. The Trinity Forum aims to foster dialogue and collabora more PR

Space Foundation Announces International Teacher Liaisons for 2026 (10)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 22 -- Space Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Space Foundation Announces International Teacher Liaisons for 2026 * Program globally promotes space-related STEM education in schools * 'Flight 26' includes six international teachers from six nations outside the U.S. * Selectees will take part in the Space Symposium in April * Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, t more PR

UNC Charlotte's Community Engagement Recognized Again by Carnegie (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * UNC Charlotte's community engagement recognized again by Carnegie UNC Charlotte recently received reaffirmation of its community engagement classification from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. UNC Charlotte earned its original classification in 2008, with reaffirmations in 2015 and 2025. A total of 277 i more PR

William Peace University: Classroom Digs Give Peace Students Real Field Experience (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- William Peace University issued the following news: * * * Classroom Digs Give Peace Students Real Field Experience Students in Associate Professor of Anthropology Vincent Melomo's class get their hands dirty -- literally. Melomo creates excavation units for students in the course "Archaeology, People, and the Past" to simulate an archaeological dig. At some point, Melomo realized that much of what he was teaching centered on what other people were doing i more PR