Every month, our AI blog provides a selection of literature and resources on artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Here’s the roundup for May 2025:
Excerpt: “To help folks think through what we should be considering regarding the impact on education of generative AI tools like large language models, I want to try a thought experiment.”
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Excerpt: “If writing is to remain a meaningful intellectual endeavor, I—and you—must help our students understand its deeper purpose—not as a task to complete, but as a tool for thinking, analysis and real-world influence.”
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Excerpt: “I asked if Tawnya would be willing to answer my questions about her work and her thinking about AI and higher education, and she graciously agreed.”
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Excerpt: “This week, I: Describe one AI study and what it says about the creative process; Ask how you know whether your students are learning if they use AI.”
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Excerpt: “A recent report from Ithaka S+R finds professors are increasingly engaging with generative AI but want more support navigating its application and AI policy in the classroom.”
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Excerpt: “For the last two years, AI has dominated our industry: conference agendas, whitepapers, webinars, and even these pages. It feels like AI is everywhere. And yet, organizational adoption of AI is still far from universal, with some companies still outright banning the use of AI tools.”
Excerpt: “Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of contemporary practice in higher education. This summer is an ideal time to become AI literate for the fall.”
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Excerpt: “The chat bot earned a B, slightly below the class average. It excelled in practice problems and computing exercises but was unable to justify its work or simplify systems.”
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Excerpt: “The scholarly publishing industry stands at a defining crossroads. Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming knowledge work, promising increased efficiency, scalability, and automation. Yet in our rush to explore its technical capabilities, we risk overlooking the human dimension — specifically, how AI is impacting the mental health, creative fulfillment, and cognitive engagement of the very people who create, review, and disseminate scholarly content.”
Excerpt: “Three in four chief technology officers say that artificial intelligence has proven to be a moderate or significant risk to academic integrity at their institution. Experts have ideas as to what can help.”
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Excerpt: “AI add-ons incorporating retrieval-augmented generation are everywhere in academic search. But how—and how well—do they work? Our reviewer put Primo Research Assistant, Web of Science Research Assistant, and Scopus AI to the test.”
Excerpt: “Student success is a shared institutional commitment. Increasingly diverse student populations, mounting mental health concerns, and the exponential growth of digital information call for a reimagined approach to academic support—one that is proactive, personalized, and collaborative.”
Excerpt: “By using AI for a task for which it is particularly ill-equipped—analyzing the testimony of Holocaust survivors—students deepen their own thinking.”
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Excerpt: “In recent weeks, BBC Maestro released a ‘Making Of’ blog post about their own disruptive AI project, one integrating AI, vocal, and visual technologies to recreate the presence of Agatha Christie. With the involvement of a team of more than 100 individuals and with the consent of the Christie family, the educational streaming platform announced the launch of a writing course taught by the famed author herself.”
Every month, our AI blog provides a selection of literature and resources on artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Here’s the roundup for May 2025:
Warner J. An AI thought experiment. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 May 1. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-visiting/2025/05/01/adjusting-generative-ai-education-means-getting-roots
Excerpt: “To help folks think through what we should be considering regarding the impact on education of generative AI tools like large language models, I want to try a thought experiment.”
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McMurtrie B. Is your online student a bot? Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2025 May 1. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/article/is-your-online-student-a-bot
Excerpt: “As AI gets better, online education becomes more vulnerable to fraud. Just ask instructors in California.”
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Mintz S. Teaching writing in the age of AI. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 May 2. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/2025/05/02/challenges-and-approaches-teaching-writing-age-ai
Excerpt: “If writing is to remain a meaningful intellectual endeavor, I—and you—must help our students understand its deeper purpose—not as a task to complete, but as a tool for thinking, analysis and real-world influence.”
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Watkins M. Your students need an AI-aware professor. Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2025 May 5. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/article/your-students-need-an-ai-aware-professor
Excerpt: “Here’s a sustainable plan to bring you up to speed on a technology that academe can’t afford to ignore.”
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Galef D. Q&A with an AI on its creative process. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 May 6. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/05/06/qa-ai-its-creative-process-opinionhumor
Excerpt: The author prompts an AI tool on how it writes.
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Kim J. 3 questions on AI and innovation for Tawnya Means. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 May 8. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/learning-innovation/2025/05/08/three-questions-ai-and-innovation-tawnya-means
Excerpt: “I asked if Tawnya would be willing to answer my questions about her work and her thinking about AI and higher education, and she graciously agreed.”
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McMurtrie B. Teaching: Can AI improve creative writing? A small study investigates. Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2025 May 8. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/newsletter/teaching/2025-05-08
Excerpt: “This week, I: Describe one AI study and what it says about the creative process; Ask how you know whether your students are learning if they use AI.”
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Mowreader A. Report: Instructors want more guidance on AI usage. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 May 8. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/academic-life/2025/05/08/professors-using-ai-need-more-administrative-support
Excerpt: “A recent report from Ithaka S+R finds professors are increasingly engaging with generative AI but want more support navigating its application and AI policy in the classroom.”
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Hansen SL. Guest post — Fostering AI adoption and literacy within your organization. In: Society for Scholarly Publishing. 2025 May 14. Scholarly Kitchen [Internet]. Mount Laurel, NJ: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Available from: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/14/guest-post-fostering-ai-adoption-and-literacy-within-your-organization
Excerpt: “For the last two years, AI has dominated our industry: conference agendas, whitepapers, webinars, and even these pages. It feels like AI is everywhere. And yet, organizational adoption of AI is still far from universal, with some companies still outright banning the use of AI tools.”
Schroeder R. Becoming AI literate this summer. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 May 14. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2025/05/14/becoming-ai-literate-summer
Excerpt: “Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of contemporary practice in higher education. This summer is an ideal time to become AI literate for the fall.”
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Mowreader A. Research: ChatGPT can pass an engineering class. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 May 19. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/academic-life/2025/05/19/chat-bot-passes-college-engineering-class-minimal
Excerpt: “The chat bot earned a B, slightly below the class average. It excelled in practice problems and computing exercises but was unable to justify its work or simplify systems.”
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Turcio AL. Can AI bring us closer to prospective students? Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2025 May 19. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/article/can-ai-bring-us-closer-to-prospective-students
Excerpt: “Used with intention, this tech will free up your time to do the human parts of enrollment work that matter most.”
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Ghildiyal A. Guest post — Beyond efficiency: reclaiming creativity and wellbeing in the age of AI and scholarly publishing. In: Society for Scholarly Publishing. 2025 May 20. Scholarly Kitchen [Internet]. Mount Laurel, NJ: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Available from: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/20/guest-post-beyond-efficiency-reclaiming-creativity-and-wellbeing-in-the-age-of-ai-and-scholarly-publishing
Excerpt: “The scholarly publishing industry stands at a defining crossroads. Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming knowledge work, promising increased efficiency, scalability, and automation. Yet in our rush to explore its technical capabilities, we risk overlooking the human dimension — specifically, how AI is impacting the mental health, creative fulfillment, and cognitive engagement of the very people who create, review, and disseminate scholarly content.”
Flaherty C. AI and threats to academic integrity: what to do. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 May 20. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/academics/2025/05/20/experts-weigh-everyone-cheating-college
Excerpt: “Three in four chief technology officers say that artificial intelligence has proven to be a moderate or significant risk to academic integrity at their institution. Experts have ideas as to what can help.”
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Hsien ATC. Deep dive into three AI academic search tools. Katina Magazine [Internet]. 2025 May 20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1146/katina-052025-2
Excerpt: “AI add-ons incorporating retrieval-augmented generation are everywhere in academic search. But how—and how well—do they work? Our reviewer put Primo Research Assistant, Web of Science Research Assistant, and Scopus AI to the test.”
Khushalani B. Empowering student success through AI-driven collaboration. EDUCAUSE Review [Internet]. 2025 May 22. Available from: https://er.educause.edu/articles/2025/5/empowering-student-success-through-ai-driven-collaboration
Excerpt: “Student success is a shared institutional commitment. Increasingly diverse student populations, mounting mental health concerns, and the exponential growth of digital information call for a reimagined approach to academic support—one that is proactive, personalized, and collaborative.”
McMurtrie B. The reading struggle meets AI. Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2025 May 22. Available from: https://www-chronicle-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/article/the-reading-struggle-meets-ai
Excerpt: “The crisis has worsened, many professors say. Is it time to think differently?”
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Burzlaff J. What AI can’t read: ambiguities and silences. Inside Higher Ed [Internet]. 2025 May 23. Available from: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/05/23/what-ai-cant-read-ambiguities-and-silences-opinion
Excerpt: “By using AI for a task for which it is particularly ill-equipped—analyzing the testimony of Holocaust survivors—students deepen their own thinking.”
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Lim KYT, Hilmy AH, Wei, BKZ. AI operators or creators? Two visions of agency and learning. UNESCO. 2025 May 26. Available from: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ai-operators-or-creators-two-visions-agency-and-learning
Excerpt: “When seeking to understand how the notion of agency might evolve as learners interact with AI, scenarios play a useful part.”
O’Neill J. Dispensed with a matronly air: trust and AI. In: Society for Scholarly Publishing. 2025 May 28. Scholarly Kitchen [Internet]. Mount Laurel, NJ: Society for Scholarly Publishing. Available from: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/28/dispensed-with-a-matronly-air-trust-and-ai
Excerpt: “In recent weeks, BBC Maestro released a ‘Making Of’ blog post about their own disruptive AI project, one integrating AI, vocal, and visual technologies to recreate the presence of Agatha Christie. With the involvement of a team of more than 100 individuals and with the consent of the Christie family, the educational streaming platform announced the launch of a writing course taught by the famed author herself.”