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Curated tools, courses, workshops & events for community college educators. 79 resources · 10 categories · 11 free.

Top 10 AI News This Week — July 20, 2026
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Top 10 AI News This Week — July 20, 2026

📅 Jul 21, 2026

Community colleges and state systems moved AI literacy into the mainstream this week: California launched a first-in-the-nation AI micro-credential built with its community colleges, a national NSF- and Google-backed consortium showed how two-year colleges…

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AI Tool

Digestly

Digestly is an AI study hub for students who want to learn faster from their own course material. Students can upload PDFs, class notes, YouTube lectures, readable slides, or audio recordings, then generate structured…

AI Tool

IBM Bob

Bob is IBM’s AI-powered development partner that lives inside a developer’s IDE, helping students write code in plain English, review code in real time, and learn the same AI-assisted workflows professional development…

AI Tool

Elispeak

Elispeak is an AI English speaking practice tool that helps learners build confidence through realistic conversations and instant feedback. It is useful for adult learners, job seekers, workforce-English practice…

AI Tool

Slate

Slate is an AI-powered interactive classroom for students and self-directed learners. Generate a full course from any topic or your own notes, then learn with AI classmates who ask questions, debate, and roleplay…

Article

article: Perfect homework, blank stares: Why colleges are turning to oral exams to combat AI

Students are turning in flawless essays and problem sets, yet many can’t explain their work, a troubling sign that generative AI is replacing actual learning in higher education. Facing a crisis in critical thinking skills, some are reviving oral exams, forcing students to defend their assignments to instructors in real time.

AI Tool

Slate UP

Slate UP generates personalized, interactive courses on any topic in minutes. It includes AI classmates that answer questions and support learners in real time — like having a study partner and tutor built into every…

Conference

CCCCO Future's Summit

📅 Sep 9, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026 · Santa Clara

A flagship systemwide convening that brings together educators, leaders, and innovators to explore the future of higher education, with a strong focus on AI, emerging technologies, and workforce transformation. Best…

AI Tool

BoodleBox

BoodleBox is an innovative AI-powered platform designed specifically for educators, offering a collaborative workspace where teachers can efficiently create, organize, and share lesson plans, assessments, and classroom…

AI Tool

PlayLab AI

PlaylabAI is a 501c3 nonprofit organization devoted to creating a future where educators and students around the world have the agency to not just use AI, but to shape it. On their terms. As part of a global community…

AI-Enhanced Software

Adobe

Boost classroom and career success with Adobe solutions for education. From critical thinking and creative problem-solving to communication and collaboration, Adobe’s creative apps, PDF tools, and responsibly developed…

AI Tool

Google (Gemini Pro)

A multimodal AI assistant integrated with Google Workspace, capable of summarizing Docs, analyzing Sheets, and generating or outlining Slides. Can be paired with Veo 3 for high-quality video creation within the Google…

AI-Enhanced Software

Adobe (Firefly)

A generative AI tool for creating images and stylized text effects, integrated across Adobe apps and designed with commercially safe, educator-friendly outputs. Best for: Posters, headers, icons, and creative text…

Organization

NVIDIA

A suite of educator-focused programs from NVIDIA that provide hands-on AI, data science, and accelerated computing training, along with ready-to-use teaching kits, curriculum, and access to GPU-powered labs.  Best for…

Course

IBM Skillshare

A free, self-paced learning pathway from IBM that introduces artificial intelligence concepts, tools, and real-world applications through interactive courses and digital credentials.  Best for: Building foundational AI…

Organization

NAAIC

The National Applied AI Consortium equips educators with the tools, curriculum, and industry partnerships to deliver world-class AI education.

AI-Enhanced Software

Canva Magic Studio

An AI-powered design suite for creating slides, handouts, posters, infographics, and quick visuals using ready-made templates and smart layout tools. Best for: Visual lesson materials, anchor charts, and classroom…

AI Tool

ElevenLabs

High-quality voice generation tools that convert text into natural-sounding audio, with options for consistent voice profiles and multilingual support to enhance accessibility. Best for: Voiceovers for presentations and…

AI Tool

SUNO

An AI music generation tool for creating original background tracks, intros, and custom songs for creative projects. Best for: Audio branding for class videos or podcasts, and music-driven assignments. Classroom use…

AI Tool

Midjourney

An advanced image generation tool known for producing high-quality, detailed visuals for concept art, scenes, and illustrative content. Best for: Visual explanations, scene-setting imagery, and creative prompt…

AI Tool

Microsoft CoPilot

An AI assistant integrated across Microsoft 365, supporting document summarization, email drafting, and data analysis within familiar school workflows. Best for: Quick drafts, meeting summaries, and extracting insights…

AI Tool

Veo 3 (Google)

A high-quality AI video generation tool within Google’s ecosystem, capable of producing cinematic clips from text prompts and structured inputs. Best for: Creating short videos, visual demonstrations, and storytelling…

Course

Elements of AI

A free, self-paced online course designed to introduce the fundamentals of artificial intelligence without requiring programming or advanced math. Developed by the University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn, it combines…

Organization

CCCCO AI Council

A centralized resource from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office outlining systemwide guidance, principles, and policy development efforts for the responsible use of AI across colleges. Best for…

AI-Enhanced Software

LearnWorlds

An AI-powered learning management system (LMS) that enables educators and organizations to create, market, and sell online courses with interactive content and built-in business tools.  Best for: Building full online…

Organization

AWS

AWS equips community colleges with three cornerstone programs: AWS Academy, AWS Machine Learning University (MLU), and Skills to Jobs AI Entry Pathways.

Course

CISCO

Cisco Networking Academy is a proven skills-to-jobs program offering technology education through public-private partnerships, high-quality curriculum, and inclusive workforce development programs.

Course

CompTIA

CompTIA uniquely bridges the gap between education and industry to meet the soaring tech skills demand beyond traditional degrees. CompTIA Essentials CompTIA Essentials Series is a new offering of short courses designed…

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Top 10 AI News This Week — July 20, 2026

Top 10 AI News This Week — July 20, 2026

Jul 21, 2026

Community colleges and state systems moved AI literacy into the mainstream this week: California launched a first-in-the-nation AI micro-credential built with its community colleges, a national NSF- and Google-backed…

Top 10 AI News This Week — July 14, 2026

Top 10 AI News This Week — July 14, 2026

Jul 14, 2026

Community colleges kept setting the pace on campus AI this week College of the Canyons wins $779K to launch a national AI teaching institute Southern State Community College wins Ohio state grant to build AI…

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