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Arizona State University Partners with OpenAI to Explore Gen AI Potential in Education

Through a new partnership, Arizona State University has become the first higher education institution to work with OpenAI to explore the potential of generative AI to enhance teaching and learning.

15 Ed Tech Startups Selected for AWS Education Accelerator Program

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has selected 15 innovative ed tech startup companies to take part in its inaugural Education Accelerator program. The program will support these companies to apply data, analytics, and AI to transform teaching and learning and tackle educational challenges to improve student success.

Copyleaks Intros Grammar Checker API

As it continues to add more artificial intelligence features to improve writing tasks, AI content and plagiarism detection company Copyleaks has introduced a new tool — Grammar Checker API — as part of its platform to assist personalized learning and administrative tasks in education.

Pacific College of Health and Science Chooses Blackboard Learn Ultra

Pacific College of Health and Science (PCHS) has chosen Anthology's Blackboard Learn Ultra as its new learning management system. The decision occurred after a competitive review, the institution said.

University of California Deploys Full Canva Product Suite Across All Campuses

The University of California (UC) has partnered with Canva to provide all 10 campuses with the visual communication company's full suite of visual communication, design tools, and AI-powered products.

Free AI Teaching Assistant and AI Tutor Powered by ChatGPT

Nonprofit Contact North/Contact Nord in Ontario, Canada, has released two free AI-powered tools for instructors and students: AI Teaching Assistant Pro and AI Tutor Pro.

Pearson and Forage Team Up to Bring Job Simulations to College Students

Textbook and courseware company Pearson and job recruiting company Forage have announced a partnership to incorporate job simulations into Pearson's MyLab platform and Pearson+.

Turnitin Introduces iThenticate 2.0 and a New Similarity Report

Academic integrity solutions company Turnitin has announced its iThenticate 2.0 program, along with a redesigned and improved Similarity Report, available across its writing integrity products.

Report Finds Students Struggling with Being Prepared for Courses and Increasingly Turning to Generative AI, Social Media to Study

In its second annual 2023 "Study Trends Report," McGraw Hill found that college students were feeling unprepared for their courses, but also that they have turned to generative AI and social media to study and would like more learning resources in a similar format.

Anthology to Debut AI-Powered Assessment Tool for Blackboard Learn Ultra

Anthology plans to expand its AI Design Assistant suite of learning tools in Blackboard Learn Ultra to include an AI-powered authentic assessment generator to make it easier for educators to determine student learning mastery, the company said. The new tool will be released in December 2023.