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• OAKLAND, Calif., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Turnitin celebrates the first anniversary of its award-winning AI writing detection feature .
• Turnitin's data on the presence of AI writing in student work indicates continued use of AI in writing submissions since the feature's launch in 2023.
• The consistent presence of AI writing in Turnitin's data highlights a continued need to view the use of AI writing tools in education as a complex, ever-evolving puzzle .
• It is available within Turnitin Originality, Turnitin Feedback Studio with Originality and iThenticate 2.0 with AI writing detection.

• New After-school and Summer Camp Programs Offer STEM, Arts, and Sports Enrichment Nationwide With New Funding
  SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the launch of enrichment provider Brains & Motion Education (BAM!)
• , a tech-enabled company unlocking the potential of students year-round through after-school, structured recess, and summer camp with STEM, arts, and sports programs.
• These types of enrichment activities can and should be available to every student, regardless of their zip code."
• Epstein, an education industry veteran, was brought in to launch the company from the assets of an enrichment company.

• KITCHENER, ON, Oct. 16, 2023 /CNW/ - Amid the surge of record-breaking wildfires, storms, floods, and scorching heat waves, Canadian edtech company Forward Education is working with Let's Talk Science to accelerate the global adoption of climate change education in K-12 classrooms.
• Let's Talk Science will distribute over 1,000 Climate Action Kits, created by Forward Education, to equity-deserving youth across Canada.
• "We're on a mission to bring climate action and coding to millions of students around the world," said Jeremy Hedges, CEO of Forward Education.
• The Climate Action Kits integrate STEM-based learning, coding and robotics to teach students and teachers about a variety of climate change issues and their technological solutions.

COVID-19 radically shifted the way we work and learn. It presented an opportunity for institutions to rethink the future of higher education. Our work through the Contextualising Horizon project with the Australasian Society of Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) uncovered some powerful trends in Asia Pacific, including Indonesia, to help us prepare and plan for what awaits the higher education sector just beyond the horizon.

Seven postpandemic priorities

• The pandemic also forced universities to address long-standing issues around mental health disparities and digital accessibility, which became more widespread during the pandemic.
• In light of these changes, our project identified seven technology and practice priorities for higher education in the Asia Pacific region.
• Redefining pedagogical practices Panelists questioned long-standing practices including exams and lectures and their continued relevance in the modern educational context.
• For example, the Australia-based Transforming Exams project aims to enable authentic experiences, empowering learners by using discipline-specific computerised e-tools during campus-based exams.
• One study suggests that active learning approaches and authentic assessments lead to a more engaging student learning environment, promote employability and improve student learning.
• To accommodate this, it is likely that the role of campus spaces will evolve.
• This is important for the future as we need to ensure workload returns to pre-pandemic amounts, particularly for staff.