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• Penn State offering stackable credentials through online learning - Penn State
  Penn 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 Ed
  Despite 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, Brookings
  Regulatory 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 Statesman
  The 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 Ed
  Nearly 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 Notes
  In 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, Axios
  Morehouse 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 Report
  Following 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 Education
  When 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 Dive
  Nearly 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 Times
  Millions 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 Ed
  Experts 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 Company
  To 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 […]
• Will UBI Solve AI Job Disruption? - Julia McCoy, Youtube.com
  In an age of total automation, what if money was considered a basic right to life - a stewardship we all took part in? Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a social welfare concept that’s never been implemented successfully on a wide scale. Could UBI be necessary in an economy not driven by human production, but […]
• AI at Work Is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part - Microsoft and LinkedIn 2024 Trend Index Annual Report
  The data is in: 2024 is the year AI at work gets real. Use of generative AI has nearly doubled in the last six months,1 with 75% of global knowledge workers using it. And employees, struggling under the pace and volume of work, are bringing their own AI to work. While leaders agree AI is a business imperative, many […]
• The rise of flexible online MBA programs - Maclean's
  Thinking about an MBA but worried it won’t fit into your busy schedule? The rise of online programs means you can get a quality education without sacrificing flexibility. The recent rise in hybrid and remote workspaces has affirmed that communicating online can be just as productive as in-person interactions. This shift in perception has helped […]
• Nord Anglia Education sees record levels of online learning amongst students and teachers - Nord Anglia
  Leading international schools organisation Nord Anglia Education released its latest edtech analysis today showing record-breaking engagement in the first six months of 2024 on its online learning platforms for students and teachers. Online learning surges by 79% amongst students. January to June 2024 has seen more Nord Anglia students than ever use Global Campus—its online […]
• Internships, online courses define summer session - Anne Krapfl, Iowa State University
  Iowa State enrolled 7,375 students in summer session opportunities this year, about 60% of them at the undergraduate level. Just under half (48%) of all summer students are enrolled in online classes only. According to enrollment data collected by the university registrar's office, the summer student body features 4,666 undergraduates, 2,555 graduate students and the […]
• Four new ways university classrooms are using virtual reality - Collin Wood, EdScoop
  Virtual reality is still finding its footing in higher education, but with the cost of headsets declining and a growing number of software, as well as tools for users to create their own content, more classrooms are adopting VR. Catawba College, a small, private liberal-arts school in North Carolina, is planning this fall to bring some […]