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Brown University and MIT Are Asking the Same Question About AI, but They Are Not Giving Exactly the Same Answer

Brown University и MIT задават един и същ въпрос за AI, но не дават напълно еднакъв отговор Podcast Подкаст Plamen MILTENOFF Two major university reports released in 2026 reflect a new phase of the AI discussion higher education has entered. The discussion has entered...

When AI Enters the Classroom, Which Decisions Should Stay Human?

Когато AI влезе в класната стая, кои решения остават да се решат от за човека? Plamen MILTENOFF The discussion about artificial intelligence in education often begins with a simple question: Should teachers use AI?A recent Croatian study suggests a more important...

Book Review: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methodologies in Digital Social Sciences

Рецензия на книга: Количествени, качествени и смесени методологии в дигиталните социални науки Podcast Подкаст Plamen MILTENOFF Digital research has changed the way social scientists collect, analyze, and interpret evidence. Researchers now work with online surveys,...

Announcement: Google Learning & Education AI Educator Badge-a-thon

Обява: Google Learning & Education AI Educator Badge-a-thon Plamen MILTENOFF Google for Education is launching its AI Educator Series Badge-a-thon, and university educators should pay attention, even though the initiative focuses on K–12.On Saturday, September 19,...

Prompting Strategies with Generative AI: What Helps Students Learn from Multiple Sources?

Стратегии за формулиране на промптове с генеративен ИИ: Какво помага на студентите да учат от множество източници? Podcast Подкаст Plamen MILTENOFF Students increasingly complete academic work in environments where information comes from many places at once. A student...

From AI Use to AI Literacy: What Schools Need to Teach

От използване на AI към AI грамотност: Какво трябва да преподават училищата Podcast Подкаст Plamen MILTENOFF High-school students are already using generative AI for homework, writing, coding, translation, brainstorming, and exam preparation. This creates an important...

Why an AI Tool from Finland is a News for Universities (and Your Research)

Защо един финландски инструмент с ИИ е добра новина за университетите (и за вашите научни изследвания) Plamen MILTENOFF When most people think of Artificial Intelligence in higher education, they imagine students using chatbots to draft essays or professors using AI...

AI Search in Scopus Is Expanding. What Does This Mean for Researchers?

ИИ търсенето в Scopus се разширява. Какво означава това за изследователите? Plamen MILTENOFF AI Search in Scopus Is Expanding. What Does This Mean for Researchers?Scopus is changing the way researchers search for academic literature.In his recent post, “AI Search...

August on our Science & Research Blog: From Using AI to Deciding What Should Remain Human

Август в нашия НИИ блог: От използването на ИИ към решението какво трябва да остане човешко Plamen MILTENOFF August 2026 brought another intensive month of discussion on the Science & Research Blog at the University of Economics, Varna.Across the month, one change...

AI Watermarks, Provenance, and the Classroom: From Infrastructure to Pedagogy

Водни знаци на ИИ, произход на съдържанието и учебната стая: От инфраструктура към педагогика Podcast Подкаст Plamen MILTENOFF While the post of August 18th at this Science and Research blog provides an institutional, regulatory, andcorporate infrastructure...

From AI Summary to Research Judgment: Four Checks for Reading Academic Articles

От ИИ резюме към изследователска преценка: четири проверки при четене на научни статии Plamen MILTENOFF Видео Vodcast Reading peer-reviewed research has always required more than reading the abstract and accepting the authors’ conclusions. For master’s and doctoral...

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AI Watermarks Are Coming to Academia. The Bigger Question Is Provenance

Водните знаци на ИИ навлизат в академичната среда. По-големият въпрос е произходът на съдържанието. Plamen MILTENOFF Podcast Подкаст The extended version of this blog post with the technical details available here. On 2 August 2026, the transparency provisions of...

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When AI Agents Can Complete the Assignment: What Changes for Assessment?

Когато ИИ агентите могат да изпълнят заданието: Какво се променя при оценяването? Plamen MILTENOFF PodcastПодкастGenerative AI already forced universities to reconsider assessment. Agentic AI raises the pressure further.Before agentic AI, a student using ChatGPT or...

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Generative AI has reopened an old question in higher education: what does a student’s assessment result actually tell us about what the student knows and can do?

Генеративният ИИ отново постави един стар въпрос във висшето образование: какво всъщност ни казва резултатът от оценяването за това какво знае и може да прави студентът? Plamen MILTENOFF PodcastПодкастMatthew Sag, Professor of Law at Emory University, approaches this...

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Teaching and Learning with AI: The Mosaic Approach

Преподаване и учене с ИИ: Мозаечният подход Plamen MILTENOFF PodcastПодкастChris Ostro’s “Mosaic Approach to GenAI in the Classroom” starts from a practical observation: no single policy, AI detector, assessment format, or academic-integrity procedure can adequately...

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Scopus or Web of Science? The Better Question Is: What Are You Trying to Do?

Scopus или Web of Science? По-важният въпрос е: какво всъщност се опитваш да направиш? Plamen MILTENOFF VodcastВидеоIf you are a doctoral student, you have likely heard advice like this:“Publish in Scopus.”“Web of Science is better.”“You need a Q1 journal.”“Check the...

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