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- Top Companies Driving Innovation in AI-Powered Education: Carnegie Learning and More - Globe NewsWireThe artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching market is witnessing substantial growth, with projections indicating an increase from $1.71 billion in 2025 to $2.16 billion in 2026, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.8%. By 2030, the market size is expected to reach $5.55 billion, influenced by factors such as AI integration in classrooms, […]
- I start my lectures by introducing my teaching assistant: GenAI - Dan Sarofian-Butin, Times Higher EducationEighty students stare out at me on the first day of the semester, waiting for me to begin lecturing so they can disappear into their own thoughts, their laptops, their surreptitious texting with friends. It is the perfect embodiment of how large classes have fuelled the depersonalisation of higher education. That’s exactly why I, in […]
- UC Berkeley shows no signs of AI grade inflation as professors adapt - Amanda McLeod, Daily CalifornianA study released by UC Berkeley’s Center for Studies in Higher Education found a correlation between the release of ChatGPT in 2022 and an increased share of A grades for classes with take-home assignments at a selective public university in Texas. However, Berkeleytime data collected by The Daily Californian found no equivalent trends at UC […]
- What if the U.S. Government Owned Stock in AI Companies? - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher EdWho is responsible for compensating Americans for jobs lost to AI? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has floated the idea that the United States government should become a stockholder in artificial intelligence companies. Yes, actually own shares of the thriving major AI companies! Altman’s concept is that companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and other leaders […]
- Why embedding lifelong learning in university is needed - Lyndsey El Amoud, University World NewsThe European Union has positioned lifelong learning at the heart of its competitiveness agenda, while universities are routinely identified as key actors in supporting citizens to learn throughout their lives. At first glance, higher education appears to be responding. Microcredentials are expanding rapidly. Professional and executive education continues to grow. Digital delivery has accelerated. Lifelong […]
- Distance learning has never mattered more – but you wouldn’t know it - Carmen Miles, WonkheMost universities now have some form of distance learning postgraduate offer. Many entered the market opportunistically, during a period when demand was rising and the infrastructure requirements seemed manageable. What the HESA data increasingly shows is that the field is beginning to divide. Institutions with sustained strategic commitment to distance learning are growing. Those that […]
- ‘Professional degree’ list is expanded. But education still didn’t make the cut. - Anna Merod, Higher Ed DiveThe designation comes with an increased federal student loan cap of $200,000 for graduate programs. Education graduate degree programs remain excluded from the U.S. Department of Education’s “professional” designation, despite the agency recently adding to the fields considered as such. That expansion came in response to a recent court order that temporarily blocked new regulations […]
- 6 HBCUs Launch Course-Sharing Partnership - Joshua Bay, Inside Higher EdThe new initiative lets students take classes across institutions without transferring or losing progress toward a degree. In response, eHBCU, a group of six historically Black colleges and universities launched last year, announced a new course-sharing partnership last week that allows students to remain enrolled at their home institution while accessing courses offered at other […]
- College-educated job seekers are facing the music: A degree isn’t always enough - Sasha-Ann Simons, WBEZCollege used to be a reliable path to a professional career. Now, facing an increase in layoffs and a difficult job market, some workers say it’s not enough. In The Loop learns more about why this is happening and what it means for both workers and the economy. GUESTS: Noam Scheiber, New York Times reporter […]
- Digital Technology Learning Among Older Adults: Exploring the effectiveness of Peer-to-Peer and Other Learning Approaches - Curtain UniversityAs digital technologies, from smartphone to digital home assistants, increasingly become embedded in everyday life, older adults are expected to engage with online services, mobile applications, communication platforms, healthcare and support system, and digital government services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults demonstrated increased engagement in online activities, particularly for communication and entertainment purposes. Despite […]
- The effect of brief mindfulness practice on online training effectiveness: the chain mediating role of attention and motivation to learn - Fengli Mu, et al; NatureThe integration of mindfulness practice within online training programs has gained traction due to its potential to enhance learning effectiveness. This study investigates the impact of a 9-min online mindfulness exercise on mitigating distractions during online learning and their influence on training effectiveness. Two empirical studies (n study 1 = 93, n study 2 = 116) were conducted within […]
- Students who value AI ethics may regulate their learning more effectively - Emma Thompson, Ed Tech Innovatioin HubUniversity students who view artificial intelligence through the lens of ethics and social good may be more effective at planning, monitoring, and evaluating their learning with the technology, according to new research. The study found that students’ perceived autonomy and critical thinking directly predicted self-regulated learning with AI. Their beliefs about responsible AI use and […]
- The twilight of the chatbots - One Useful Thing, Ethan Mollickhe evidence points to accelerating capability gains as well (though the frontier stays jagged, and AIs remain weak in many places). This is especially obvious when we look at the ability of AIs to do real work. There are a few good assessments that try to measure how much human work AIs can do. Two […]
- The seven operating truths of AI-native companies - McKinseyThese are not isolated experiments. Over the past several months, we have met with the tech and business leaders at 15 AI-centric companies—spanning continents, industries, and stages of development, from four-person start-ups to established global platforms—to learn what it takes to make AI capabilities truly deliver. We expected to hear 15 different stories. Instead, this […]
- Why these three-year degree pilots are sparking strong pushback - Alcino Donadel, University BusinessTwo leading educators associations are speaking out against the growing wave of three-year bachelor’s degrees as two pilots gain approval in Massachusetts. On Sunday, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) lambasted accelerated programs for prioritizing speed over academic integrity. “A bachelor’s degree should both prepare students for the […]
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- Trump administration expands list of graduate degrees subject to higher borrowing limits - Annie Nova, CNBCMany graduate students will be subject to higher federal student loan caps than previously expected, after a court ruling last week. On Monday, the Education Department published the updated and longer list of over 20 professional degrees that will qualify enrolled students to borrow up to $50,000 a year instead of $20,500. Those eligible degrees […]
- Inside a University’s ‘AI Kitchen’ - Jashua Bay, Inside Higher EdEvery Friday Le helps welcome about 50 participants for nearly four-hour sessions where attendees test new AI tools and explore how they’re used across fields ranging from medicine and marketing to education and real estate. “During one session we had a staff member from [the] Anthropology [Department], and they brought in a lot of new, […]
- As international enrollment falls, U.S. students face program cuts and higher prices - Jon Marcus, Hechinger ReportHarrison Keller was starting only his second year as president of the University of North Texas last fall when he was abruptly confronted with a big problem. Enrollment was down. And the source of the crisis made it much worse: In the wake of Trump administration moves to deny and revoke visas, deport international students […]
- Virginia and Ohio join effort to design 3-year bachelor’s degrees - Ben Unglesbee, Higher Ed DiveVirginia is teaming up with Ohio to design a blueprint for three-year bachelor’s degrees that would require 90 credits for graduation. The partnership comes as more states and institutions mull shorter pathways to college. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia announced Thursday that it plans to work together with several private and public […]
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