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- Louisiana Wants the Ten Commandments in College Classrooms, Too - Johanna Alonso, Inside Higher EdHigher education has mostly been spared from state efforts to infuse public schools with religious teachings, but Louisiana’s law includes all 32 public colleges, universities and trade schools in the state—even as most of the rhetoric surrounding the bill seems to focus on young children and how and what they should be taught about morals […]
- Project 2025 Would Radically Overhaul Higher Ed. Here’s How. - Katherine Knott, Inside Higher EdThe 44-page Education Department chapter was authored by Lindsey Burke, director of Heritage’s Center for Education Policy, and credits several former Trump officials as contributors. Its proposals are bold and sweeping: It calls for dismantling the agency and putting an end to loan forgiveness. It details plans to overhaul the accreditation system and roll back […]
- Helping boards manage geopolitical risk with Jon Huntsman Jr. - Inside the Boardroom, McKinseyIn a conversation with the board director and former diplomat, two McKinsey experts offer advice on how boards can guide their organizations through volatile times. Assisting management in navigating today’s geopolitical complexity has become one of boards’ most important and difficult tasks. In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, Ziad Haider, Celia […]
- The Synthetic Professor - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher EdThe role of the college professor has evolved over the centuries, but several core responsibilities have remained central to the position for many years. The four-part mission of tenure-track faculty at many colleges and universities continues to include teaching, advising, research and service. Emphases among these areas vary with the individual and institution. Now generative […]
- Revolutionizing online education: Chief methodology officer and data science expert shares insight on AI, neural networks, and edtech innovations - Ella Hopkins, Business Insider AfricaIlnar Shafigullin is an expert in online education and data science, a teacher with more than 10 years of experience, and the author of dozens of scientific papers. He serves as the Director of Methodology at GeekBrains, a leading EdTech company in the CIS, renowned for helping millions of students acquire IT skills. In this […]
- A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment - Nancy A. Bellucci, Faculty FocusEmpathy, in course development, refers to an educator’s ability to understand the problems, needs, and desires a group of learners faces through research and inquisition. An inclusive learning environment is one where all students feel academically and intellectually supported, feel a sense of belonging and respect, and do not feel closed off from the rest […]
- Penn State offering stackable credentials through online learning - Penn StatePenn State is offering for the first time stackable credentials that can be used to earn master’s degrees in engineering, data analytics, information science, artificial intelligence, human resources and psychology. The stackable credentials at Penn State are being offered through 27 graduate-level certificates that can be completed online, through Penn State World Campus. To earn […]
- Some Community Colleges See Level Funding Despite Lean State Budgets - Sara Weissman, Inside Higher EdDespite doom-and-gloom news about lean state budgets and dwindling federal pandemic-relief funds, some community colleges have successfully staved off cuts this budget cycle, to the great relief of campus leaders and advocates. They say these spells of good fortune show growing support for their institutions among state lawmakers. New Jersey state legislators reversed course late […]
- With AI, we need both competition and safety - Tom Wheeler and Blair Levin, BrookingsRegulatory oversight of AI must encourage collaboration on AI safety without enabling anticompetitive alliances. Regulation must close the gaps in voluntary commitments with an AI safety model that includes a supervised process to develop standards, a market that rewards firms who exceed standards, and ongoing oversight of compliance activities.https://www.brookings.edu/articles/with-ai-we-need-both-competition-and-safety/
- Illinois Central College to cut majority of course term lengths in half - Liz Lape, 25 News Peoria“[It] lets students customize to their learning style and it really helps them think through where they might need a little extra time on task,” Quirk-Bailey said. Swaim said they reviewed studies done at colleges across the country, as well as took student surveys and collected data from ICC, finding that shorter course terms increased […]
- Role and significance of artificial intelligence in diverse fields - the StatesmanThe contemporary era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), has transformed knowledge paradigm and learning trajectory so profoundly that it has become imperative for students of management, commerce, humanities, and liberal arts to garner adequate knowledge and proficiency of such emerging technologies in order to have a competitive edge in their professional pursuits. Dynamic changes in AI […]
- One in three researchers now using ChatGPT at work: survey - Chris Havergal, Times Higher EdNearly one in three researchers have started using ChatGPT for work purposes, according to a major survey. In a survey of more than 2,200 researchers globally, conducted by academic publisher Elsevier, 31 per cent say that they have used the generative artificial intelligence tool as part of their work. In the Elsevier report, 41 per […]
- My trip to the frontier of AI education - Bill Gates, Gates NotesIn May, I had the chance to visit the First Avenue Elementary School, where they’re pioneering the use of AI education in the classroom. The Newark School District is piloting Khanmigo, an AI-powered tutor and teacher support tool, and I couldn’t wait to see it for myself. I’ve written a lot about Khanmigo on this […]
- Morehouse to use AI teaching assistants this fall - Wilborn P. Nobles III, AxiosMorehouse College is planning to use AI teaching assistants to help crack the code of education. Why it matters: Morehouse professor Muhsinah Morris says every professor will have an AI assistant in three to five years. Morris says the technology has taken off in the last 24 months faster than it has in the last […]
- Humane leaders quit to form Fact-Checking Search Engine! - Martin Crowely, AI Tool ReportFollowing a disastrous launch, with scathing customer reviews, AI Pin company, Humane, has lost two of its key leaders: Strategic Partnerships Lead, Brooke Hartley Moy and Head of Product Engineering, Ken Kocienda, who have left to start their own company–called Infactory–which has nothing to do with AI hardware. Infactory is an AI-powered fact-checking search engine, […]
- Higher Education is Indeed a Business, the Business of Student Transformation - Mordecai Ian Brownlee, Diverse EducationWhen I first became a higher education professional, I remember being told that higher education was not a business. It was a public good, and as such, we don’t serve customers. Instead, we serve learners. Now more than ever, I reflect on that perspective and ask if it is relevant to society’s emerging realities and […]
- One-third of US adults have little to no confidence in higher education, poll finds - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed DiveNearly one-third of U.S. adults, 32%, said they have very little or no confidence in higher education, up from 23% of respondents who said the same last year, according to new research from Gallup and Lumina Foundation. Meanwhile, the share of adults who reported strong confidence in higher education, 36%, stayed the same compared to […]
- Student Loan Borrowers Owe $1.6 Trillion. Nearly Half Aren’t Paying. - Stacy Cowley, NY TimesMillions of people are overdue on their federal loans or still have them paused — and court rulings keep upending collection efforts. At the end of March, six months after the hiatus ended, nearly 20 million borrowers were making their payments as scheduled. But almost 19 million were not, leaving their accounts delinquent, in default […]
- How will the rise of AI in the workplace impact liberal arts education? - Danielle McLean, Inside Higher EdExperts predict that skills like critical thinking and creativity will be more coveted as artificial intelligence replaces some technical jobs. While robotics in the 1990s replaced many blue-collar jobs, AI will replace jobs that require college degrees, or even graduate degrees like attorney positions, predicted Ray Schroeder, a senior fellow at UPCEA. Schroeder estimates big […]
- These free ChatGPT apps will analyze data, copyedit text, and improve productivity - Jeremy Caplan, Fast CompanyTo use ChatGPT more creatively, you can now pick from thousands of free apps called “GPTs.” Each AI app has a special super power. GPTs can help you create images, diagrams, and videos, or get help with negotiating, designing, or presenting. Read on for my favorites and how to make the most of these Custom […]
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