AI in Higher Education

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

What crossed the desk today, gathered from 58 sources.

Generative AI as a team moderator in CSCL: Facilitating students' multidimensional engagement through adaptive scaffolding for socially shared regulation of learning

British Journal of Educational Technology

British Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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When Should AI Be Used in the Classroom? Learning Science Offers a Guide

THE Journal (K-12 edtech)

District and state policies run the gamut from embracing to banning AI. This raises a key question: When does AI accelerate student learning and when does it interfere?

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Are universities ready for agentic AI?

Campus Review (Australia)

A chatbot that produces a bad answer creates a review problem. An AI agent that can enter a student information system, send messages, alter records, trigger workflows, or call another tool creates an authority problem.

agentic ai AI authority budget Hugging Face incident
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Prevalence and correlates of GenerativeAI chatbot use for mental health concerns in higher education students

Computers in Human Behavior

Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 187

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