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Tech-Neill-ogy #127 - 1 March 2026

Tech-Neill-ogy #127 - 1 March 2026

Your Weekly Guide to Leveraging Technology in College Counseling

Jeffrey Neill
March 02, 2026

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Welcome to Tech-Neill-ogy #127!

With all that is going on in the world, I wanted to wish you all the best and hope that you and your families are safe.

Lots of interesting items to share this week. Of particular note, be sure to check out the upcoming webinar in the Bulletin Board section on how Lakeside and UPrep are using AI in their college counseling offices! I’m excited for that one.

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Fear of Being Flagged by AI Detectors Drives Student Stress

Increased use of new technologies accompanied by rising fear of being accused of cheating, with many universities’ policies on what is acceptable still unclear, has students on edge.

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/learning-assessment/2026/02/25/fear-being-flagged-ai-detectors-drives-student

Teachers Want 'Guardrails and Guidance' on AI Use, Experts Tell Congress

Technology is evolving faster than policy can keep up, experts tell Congress.

www.edweek.org/technology/teachers-wants-guardrails-and-guidance-on-ai-use-experts-tell-congress/2026/02

AI-powered search is changing how students choose colleges

As AI search becomes more conversational and personalized, colleges must be seen as trusted sources—not just rank highly in search.

districtadministration.com/article/ai-search-is-changing-how-students-choose-colleges

DeVry Embeds AI Literacy in All Courses

A new initiative at DeVry University aims to give students the technical skills and strategic thinking needed to thrive in an AI-driven workforce.

www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/academic-life/2026/01/30/devry-embeds-ai-literacy-all-courses

When Does AI Assistance Undermine Learning?

Wharton research shows that giving learners on-demand AI assistance can erode practice, struggle, and long-term skill growth.

knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/when-does-ai-assistance-undermine-learning

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Introducing Cowork | Claude

Claude Code's agentic capabilities, now for everyone. Give Claude access to your files and let it organize, create, and edit documents while you focus on what matters.

claude.com/blog/cowork-research-preview

Rename Files by Content with Offline AI | RenameClick

Offline AI file renamer and organizer for Mac & Windows. Batch rename and sort images, PDFs, and docs by content with local AI, no uploads.

rename.click

Otio - Your personal librarian for the internet

Otio is an AI research and writing assistant that allows users to upload or collect materials (PDFs, articles, videos, links, notes) and then uses artificial intelligence to summarize, analyze, and help produce written work grounded in those sources.

app.otio.ai

Read AI

Read (app.read.ai) is an AI meeting assistant and workplace intelligence platform designed to automatically capture, analyze, and summarize conversations across meetings, emails, and messages. Its primary purpose is to turn everyday communication into structured insights, action items, and searchable knowledge.

app.read.ai

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https://www.edficacy.co/ - Tell them Jeff sent you!

This week I wanted to share this prompt, which I’ve used a couple of times when preparing presentations. It provides some very interesting outputs:

Your task is to research what questions your target audience of [Target Audience] is asking online. This will help provide insights into their interests, pain points, and information needs.

For example, when I chose “high school juniors,” it produced this output.

Please, if you have any great prompts or ideas, please share! Send me a note at [email protected].

Webinars & Live Events Page

Look here for upcoming webinars and other events (and recorded ones) by the College Essay Guy! New events are happening all the time…

www.collegeessayguy.com/webinars-live-events

https://mailchi.mp/cyndymcdonald.com/workshop

http://www.edhub.ai/

How Lakeside & UPrep Are Using AI in College Counseling (Live Demo)

March 5 | 9:00am PT - Ari Worthman (Lakeside School) and Kelly Herrington (University Prep) will share how their offices are thoughtfully piloting AI to deepen student reflection, streamline intake bottlenecks, and support counselor judgment — without increasing workload or replacing the human core of the work. Expect a candid conversation about what’s actually working, what they’ve decided not to do, and the guardrails they’ve put in place.

events.zoom.us/ev/Ao2Fz7s5r2LyXvNNuP-R2rpCKVasfZP_hR5mavdenfYvG442XRsV~AqrigYCsXS_sHP2DIHzajcnm_l8G-eslmbtGL85sWEXhXTuqfClaE2lc6A