In 2025, 5 Big Trends Will Shape Education

India must bolster AI education and research to stay globally competitive, warns NITI Aayog report

A NITI Aayog report warns that India risks falling behind in the global AI talent race due to a weak academic and research ecosystem, producing fewer than 500 AI-related PhDs annually. To address this, the report recommends establishing specialized AI departments, expanding AI education, and offering incentives to retain top researchers, as nearly 44% of India's leading AI researchers are currently based abroad.

What you need to know about AI and the right to education

UNESCO's new report emphasizes the importance of equitable access to digital education, highlighting challenges such as uneven internet connectivity and the digital divide exacerbated by factors like gender and disability. The report calls for a comprehensive, rights-based approach to digital transformation in education, urging countries to integrate human rights protections into digital learning environments and ensure that emerging technologies benefit all learners.

Big Tech Is Paying Millions to Train Teachers on AI, in a Push to Bring Chatbots Into Classrooms

Enhancing faculty members’ technology-enhanced teaching practices through leadership

The study explores the factors influencing technology integration in higher education, focusing on the role of leadership in enhancing faculty members' technology-enhanced teaching practices in Chinese institutions. Findings indicate that both intrinsic factors, such as personal goals, and extrinsic factors, including access to resources and leadership support, significantly shape technology integration, with effective leadership strategies like setting clear goals and fostering a collaborative culture being critical for success.

India must boost AI education or risk falling behind, warns NITI Aayog

Sribala Vadlapatla is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India with 15 years of experience there and 30 years in journalism overall. She specializes in covering a wide range of topics including Telangana's political and economic issues, health, technology, and socio-cultural matters, with interests in policy, governance, and international affairs.

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AI’s growing impact in education, business focus of Ohio State conference

The inaugural AI Business Conference at The Ohio State University focused on "Human-in-the-Loop AI" and brought together over 200 researchers and professionals to discuss AI's impact on education and the workforce. The conference highlighted Ohio State's AI Fluency initiative, which aims to integrate AI education into the undergraduate curriculum, and featured discussions on AI's role in various sectors, including healthcare and compliance, emphasizing the importance of AI fluency paired with critical thinking for future competitiveness.

‘Urgent need’ for more AI literacy in higher education, report says

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

A study commissioned by Oxford University Press found that while 80% of UK students aged 13 to 18 regularly use AI for schoolwork, 62% believe it negatively impacts their skills and development, with concerns about it making tasks too easy and limiting creativity. Despite these concerns, some students acknowledge AI's benefits in understanding problems and generating new ideas, and many seek more guidance from teachers on its appropriate use.

Nations race to train workers for the age of artificial intelligence

A global study highlights how 50 nations are rethinking education and job training to prepare workers for an AI-driven future, with nearly half of today's jobs potentially disappearing due to automation. While some countries, particularly in Europe, have comprehensive plans for AI workforce readiness, the study reveals gaps in addressing vulnerable populations and emphasizes the importance of combining digital skills with human skills like creativity and collaboration.