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• AI Pioneer Shows The Power of AI AGENTS - "The Future Is Agentic" - Matthew Berman, Youtube
  The video introduces the concept of compound AI systems. AI agents are a type of compound AI system that uses a large language model (LLM) as the central component. Andrew Ng explains Agentic AI.  He explains the string of reasoning that can be accomplished by agents.  AI agents are able to reason through problems and […]
• Protect Your Online Zoom Classes - The Corsair, Santa Monica College
  Recently, at Santa Monica College (SMC), there have been some challenges regarding unauthorized users joining Zoom classes and disrupting the learning experiences of teachers and students. On Aug. 28, disruption began to arise in Professor Josh Kanin’s first Film 5 class of the semester, affecting the classroom dynamic. Bem Moura, a student at SMC who […]
• Lifetime Learning: Georgia Tech and WGU go big with moves to reach more working learners - Paul Fain, the Job
  Two very different university powerhouses make big bets on working learners—Georgia Tech with a new College of Lifetime Learning, and Western Governors University with apprenticeship degrees as part of a broader push on work-based learning. Also, a podcast episode on measuring AI’s impacts. https://the-job.beehiiv.com/p/lifetime-learning
• Empowering online communities with NSF grant - Cornell University
  Nori Jacoby, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded an NSF fellowship for a project to develop algorithms to more effectively harness the intelligence of crowds by improving the quality of collective evaluations. The project promises to lead to more effective crowd-sourced feedback systems, which can empower communities […]
• Shaping the Future Strategies for the Development of Key Skills in Generative Artificial Intelligence - "Generative ArtificiaI InteIIigence Learning and Innovation Hub" Observatory, Unimarconi
  The fieId of university education is ready to undergo a significant evoIutionary journey aimed at preparing students for the chaIIenges and opportunities presented by AI. In this transition, it is essentiaI to outIine minimum entry-level competencies, methods and tooIs for training, and to structure a IogicaI temporaI pathway supported by adequate university infrastructure and impact […]
• Artificial intelligence and the Futures of Learning - UNESCO
  The Artificial Intelligence and the Futures of Learning project builds on the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence adopted at the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019 and follows up on the recommendations of the UNESCO global report Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education, launched in November […]
• Humanoids Set to Add $24 Trillion to Economy: Will This Bring UBI? - Julia McCoy, YouTube
  Julia McCoy cites Ark Invest claims that humanoid robots will generate $24 trillion to the economy. The report says that if humanoid robots are able to operate at scale, they will create new jobs in both household and manufacturing sectors. The video discusses the potential impact of these robots on the workforce and the economy. […]
• 6 major academic publishers face antitrust lawsuit - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive
  A professor at the University of California, Los Angeles filed a class-action complaint against six major publishers, alleging that several of their policies violate antitrust law and impede academic research. The class-action lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal district court in New York, names Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer, Wiley, Sage Publications, Taylor & Francis, and Springer Nature […]
• Leading from the inside out: Why CEOs must make time for self-reflection - McKinsey
  You and your coauthors just released a new book, The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Can Learn to Lead from the Inside Out. Put simply, what is inside-out leadership? Ramesh Srinivasan: The world is changing rapidly. The geopolitics have become quite complex, technology is having a huge impact, and climate change is here to stay. […]
• Building Relationships and Student Engagement: What Students Really Want and Need From Professors - Terrance Hinton, Faculty Focus
  Upon learning that they had dropped the class, I went back through their assignments that they did complete. I came upon their first discussion board post, in which I typically ask each student to introduce themselves to their classmates with their name, location and future goals. I was embarrassed to learn that in reading back […]
• Enhance Your Life Certification Program - Professional Development Online Certifications and Credentials at a Discounted Rate, US Army
  Through partnerships with AUSA’s National Partners and accredited universities, we offer a pathway to personal and professional development. Participants gain access to a range of online courses aimed at obtaining certifications and credentials that not only enhance their skills within the Army but also prepare them for advancement opportunities and smooth transitions into civilian careers.https://www.ausa.org/enhance-your-life-certification-program
• Technology for online learning providers: An ultimate guide - Telstra, AU
  Many people want to keep learning new things throughout their lives. So, they’re using online courses and training providers to help them learn new skills. Our recent research supports this. In Telstra’s Ideas for unlocking goliath productivity report [PDF, 473KB] report, it found training is just as important as flexible work. It’s especially valued among […]
• How Rising Higher Ed Costs Change Student Attitudes About College - Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge
   “We have a few people that are going to trade school, we have a few people that are going to the military, a few people who wrote ‘still deciding,’” said Lisa Beckham, a staffer for the counseling center, as she helped hand out markers in May as the school year was winding down. Others, she […]
• The Intelligence Age - Sam Altman
  It won’t happen all at once, but we’ll soon be able to work with AI that helps us accomplish much more than we ever could without AI; eventually we can each have a personal AI team, full of virtual experts in different areas, working together to create almost anything we can imagine. Our children will […]
• States Where Student Loan Delinquency Is Increasing the Most - Adam McCann, WalletHub
  Over the past year, student loan payments have come due with a vengeance (or at least with interest), as students have no longer been able to benefit from the multi-year payment moratorium started during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people have struggled to keep up, and being delinquent on student loans has damaged their credit scores […]
• Addressing evolving challenges to research security in the age of AI - Times Higher Education
  As technology continues to shape research practices, safeguarding research has become increasingly complex. Universities face many emerging challenges, including data security, regulatory changes and concerns around the use of AI. However, technological solutions are also evolving, empowering institutions to address these issues proactively. Times Higher Education hosted a webinar on the topic – in partnership […]
• OpenAI Hires Former Coursera Executive to Expand AI Use in Schools - Shirin Ghaffary, Bloomberg
  OpenAI has hired former Coursera Inc. executive Leah Belsky to be its first general manager of education, leading the artificial intelligence startup’s efforts to bring its products to more schools and classrooms. Belsky, previously the chief revenue officer at the online learning platform, will be tasked with boosting OpenAI’s engagement with instructors and students across […]
• Is AI Really a Threat to Higher Education? - Daniel Graham, Psychology Today
  But it is not just future AI programmers who stand to benefit from honing their cognitive skills in higher ed. It is the whole spectrum of knowledge workers from lawyers and doctors to teachers, managers, marketers, artists, and architects that will still need to use their brains to be creative and think critically. Yes, some […]
• A Near-Future Vision of AI in Higher Ed - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
  The state of the art of generative artificial intelligence is changing at lightning speed. Advances come by the hour, not just by the day. How might this play out in higher ed? To effectively envision the near future of generative AI in higher ed, we need to at least briefly consider the context of the […]
• Everything You Need to Know about AI Agents - Peter H. Diamandis interviews Emad Mostaque
  The video talks about AI agents and the concept of AI Atlantis. AI Atlantis is a metaphor for the vast number of AI agents that are being created. These AI agents are like interns or grads who are still under development. They can be trained to do specific tasks such as translation, painting or SEO. […]