Welcome to the TTC AI News Blog (for TTC Faculty/Staff)!
Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
Explore and use AI information and detection strategies from the resources listed below. Many of the experts mention that unreliable detection tools are being utilized and provide tips on how to possibly detect AI usage.
These are just a few of the many resources available:
Pace University – “Faculty Guide to Generative AI”
Texas Tech University – “Artificial Intelligence Tools for Detection, Research and Writing”
Montclair State University – “AI Writing Detection: Red Flags”
Because there is merit in knowing how students are trying to beat the detection… here is an article about that topic.
How to Make AI Text Undetectable in 2025?
Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
(Picture & summary created in Gemini.ai)
Goblin Tools is a collection of small, simple, AI-powered tools designed to help people manage tasks that feel overwhelming or complicated.
Its main tools include:
- Magic ToDo: Breaks down complex to-do items into smaller, manageable steps.
- Formalizer: Transforms text to adjust its tone or formality.
- Judge: Analyzes a piece of text to identify its emotional tone.
- Professor: Explains a concept or topic in simple terms.
- Estimator: Guesses the approximate time needed to complete an activity.
- Compiler: Turns a "braindump" of thoughts into a structured list of actions.
Chef: Generates a recipe based on ingredients you provide.
Checkout this online tool:
Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
(from Techcrunch.com)
“OpenAI announced Tuesday the launch of its AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas, a major step in the company’s quest to unseat Google as the main way people find information online.
The company says Atlas will first roll out on macOS, with support for Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon. OpenAI says the product will be available to all free users at launch.
Browsers have quickly become the AI industry’s next battleground. While Google Chrome has long dominated the space, there’s a sense that AI chatbots and agents are fundamentally changing how people get work done online. A handful of startups have tried to capture this by launching AI-powered browsers of their own, such as Perplexity’s Comet and The Browser Company’s Dia. Google and Microsoft have also tried to update Chrome and Edge, respectively, with AI-powered features to make their legacy products stand out.”
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Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
(from Microsoft.com)
“Discover ways to craft effective and contextual prompts for Microsoft 365 Copilot that create, simplify, transform, and compile content across Microsoft 365 applications. Learn the importance of providing a clear goal, context, source, and expectation in your prompt for the best results. This course covers real world scenarios and examples using Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, OneNote, and Chat.”
Take the Free Course:
Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
(image generated using Gemini.ai)
(Two NPR Articles)
“More college students are using AI chatbots to help them with their studies. But data recently released by an AI company shows they're aren't the only ones using the technology.”
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More college students are using AI for class. Their professors aren't far behind
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"When Georgia State University professor G. Sue Kasun taught a new course this summer, she used generative artificial intelligence to help her brainstorm.
Kasun, a professor of language, culture and education, teaches current and future language educators. And she used Gemini — Google's generative AI chatbot — to come up with ideas for readings and activities for a course on integrating identity and culture in language education."
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Research, curriculum and grading: new data sheds light on how professors are using AI
Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
[Article from Tom's Guide]
"Nano Banana, also known as Gemini 2.5 Flash, is making waves with viral trends. But it’s useful for so much more than turning kids’ art into lifelike creatures or putting yourself on the cover of your favorite magazine. Obviously, I’m obsessed and have been testing it ever since it launched.
As someone who is terrible at Photoshop, I’ve been using this multimodal AI from Google’s DeepMind to enhance new and old photos alike. I've found it surprisingly useful, and I've learned a few tricks to help it work for you."
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Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
[Article from Imaginepro.ai]
“Have you ever wondered how college students are using ChatGPT to navigate their academic and personal lives? OpenAI has provided a fascinating glimpse by releasing a curated list of 100 AI prompts created and voted on by students themselves.”
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[See original post: https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-prompts-college-students-openai-2025-9?utm_source=imaginepro.ai]
Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
(Article from The Chronicle of Higher Education - September 22, 2025)
"But even for those students committed to doing their own work, AI poses a threat that is quieter and harder to measure: that they will go off to college and find the experience of learning far more solitary, far lonelier, than ever before. That is the threat that AI increasingly poses to higher education today: not that it will steal our words, but that it will steal our ability to think and work together.”
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https://www.chronicle.com/article/ai-is-making-the-college-experience-lonelier
[If trouble accessing using the above link, go to TTC library's databases and click on “Chronicle of Higher Education”]
Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
(Article from “Noema” by James O'Sullivan, 9/2/25)
“In recent years, Facebook and other platforms that facilitate billions of daily interactions have slowly morphed into the internet’s largest repositories of AI‑generated spam. Research has found what users plainly see: tens of thousands of machine‑written posts now flood public groups — pushing scams, chasing clicks — with clickbait headlines, half‑coherent listicles and hazy lifestyle images stitched together in AI tools like Midjourney.”
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Jessica Cerny, MLS, MBA
Teaching with AI
Strategies for embracing ChatGPT and other large language models to boost student learning and help you teach more effectively. You can find guides, advice, and free webinars about integrating AI into your teaching. You can choose from complimentary library of previous recordings for insights and advice from top leaders in education.
See more:
Teaching with AI | Harvard Business Publishing Education
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Next Webinar:
Using Generative AI to Create Engaging, Customized Learning Experiences
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET, September 16, 2025
If you are interested, please register as we will provide all registrants with access to the webinar recording.
Imagine bringing your classroom to life with role plays, vignettes, games, and activities designed precisely for your students—without spending hours creating them from scratch. Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) makes this possible.
In this dynamic, hands-on webinar, you’ll learn how to use gen AI to design interactive, tailored learning experiences that keep students engaged and help them master your course concepts. With the right prompts, you can create materials that fit your teaching style, meet your learning objectives, and transform your students’ classroom experience.
Join Professor Michael Roberto as he shares practical, proven strategies for harnessing AI to develop high-impact teaching materials you can start using right away.
You’ll walk away knowing how to:
- Identify opportunities to integrate powerful experiential exercises into your courses
- Use gen AI to create activities that directly support your learning goals
- Ensure your materials reinforce the key concepts and frameworks you’re teaching
- Build prompt sequences that let you quickly customize content for your needs
Registration Page: Harvard Business Impact Webinars