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• Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools - Patricia Baia, Faculty Focus
  IDs can bring transformative benefits to professional schools (programs offering terminal degrees for a specific profession) and support faculty in their endeavors to innovate and engage students. Professional schools, such as pharmacy, medical, dental, law, etc., should consider incorporating instructional designers into their academic teams to boost the quality of education and to help reshape […]
• December Brings Late Round of Job, Program Cuts - Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed
  As 2024 drew to a close, some institutions announced job and academic program cuts, structural deficits, and other changes, with one even declaring financial exigency last month. Many of the colleges listed below cited the usual factors such as rising costs and declining enrollment. While many institutions facing budget issues have modest or minimal assets, […]
• Watch "Sam Altman's STUNNING New Statement "EVERYTHING is About to Change" - Wes Roth, YouTube
  Sam Altman shared a six-word story on Twitter: "Near the singularity, unclear which side." This statement encapsulates the uncertainty and excitement surrounding the rapid advancement of AI. It also alludes to the simulation hypothesis, suggesting that we may be approaching a point where we can determine if our reality is simulated. In a blog post […]
• How to be a better leader in 2025 - Arne Gast, McKinsey
  If you want to step into 2025 as the leader you aspire to be, start by taking an honest look at your current approach. Are you prioritizing strategically? Are you maximizing your time and energy? Are you cultivating a resilient team? As McKinsey's Arne Gast writes, "Leaders who continually upgrade their personal operating model report […]
• The AI skills you’ll need for 2025: IBM SkillsBuild education forecast - IBM
  This trend is common across industries. A new report from IBM reveals that 87% of executives expect jobs to be augmented rather than replaced by generative AI. As for the human element, the challenge today is that about half (47%) of executives say their people lack the knowledge and skills to effectively implement and scale […]
• Biden drops plan to ban flexible online learning for trade programs - Matt Lamb, the College Fix
  President Joe Biden’s administration will no longer try to ban asynchronous learning for trade programs and career certificates. The Biden administration is wrapping up remaining regulations in the final several weeks before President Donald Trump returns to the White House.  It recently announced that while the Department of Education will collect more information on distance […]
• UTSA Gives Details on College of AI, Cyber and Computing - Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News
  Set to launch this fall, a new college at the University of Texas at San Antonio is expected to enroll more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students in programs driving workforce and economic development. The university recently released details of its new College of AI, Cyber and Computing. The new college is part of its […]
• 25 experts predict how AI will change business and life in 2025 - Mark Sullivan, Fast Company
  Expect to see the rise of AI agents and multimodal models, along with an end to “AI theater.”  Expectations are high that AI will move beyond just generating text and images and morph into agents that can complete complex tasks on behalf of users. Here’s what 25 of them said. (The quotes have been edited […]
• Why more colleges are embracing AI offerings - Lilah Burke, Higher Ed Dive
  Ever since the public release of ChatGPT in November 2022, artificial intelligence has dominated conversations related to higher education and the future of work in the U.S. Now, some colleges are investing significantly in AI-related programs, from specific degrees to integrating AI literacy into other disciplines.  They are doing so for several reasons. Those include […]
• Your Facebook & Instagram feeds may soon be filled with AI bots in the future - Rafly Gilang, MS Power User
  The bots will have their own bios and profile pictures and will be able to create and share AI-generated content—just like real-life users—making sure it’s labeled “AI” of course, as Meta is on the C2PA Steering Committee. Meta first started talking about this in August, and although they haven’t given a timeframe for a full […]
• How could Project 2025 change education? - Jackie Mader, et al; Hechinger Report
  The document calls for prosecuting “all state and local governments, institutions of higher education, corporations, and any other private employers” that maintain affirmative action or DEI policies. That position matches the views expressed by Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, about the use of race in college admissions and beyond. […]
• What might happen if the Education Department were closed? - Jill Barshay, et al; Hechinger Report
  The mere specter of shuttering an agency that commands more than $200 billion has led parents, students, teachers, policy experts and politicians to wonder about (and in some cases plan for) the possible effects on their children and communities. Collectively, state and local governments spend far more on education than the federal government does. With […]
• Impact of Synchronous Online Learning on the Theoretical Training of New Pediatric Nurses: A Prospective Randomized Trial - Shaodan Qi, et al; Cureus
  Forty-five newly graduated pediatric nurses participated with 23 allocated to the control cohort and 22 allocated to the experimental cohort. The baseline characteristics revealed no statistically significant disparities between the two groups. The post-session 10-minute assessment (T2) revealed a slight, yet not statistically significant, advantage for the experimental group over the control group. However, in […]
• The end of in-person learning? Setting higher ed’s online goals for 2025 - Joe Ferraro, University Business
  Higher education is undergoing a profound transformation, with online learning shifting from a temporary solution during the pandemic to a core component of many institutions’ long-term strategies. Students today read less than 15% of their assigned materials—a concerning trend that demands a new approach to how learning content is delivered and consumed. This shift raises […]
• The case for human-centered AI - James Landay, Mckinsey Digital
  Maximizing generative AI’s promise while minimizing its misuse requires an inclusive approach that puts humans first. Over the past two years, generative AI (gen AI) has been a rapidly evolving trend that has touched the lives of many around the globe. Which is why the design of these formidable systems must include experts from diverse […]
• Why more colleges are embracing AI offerings - Lilah Burke, Inside Higher Ed
  Now, some colleges are investing significantly in AI-related programs, from specific degrees to integrating AI literacy into other disciplines.   They are doing so for several reasons. Those include responding to predictions that the American workforce will rely on AI much more in the future. For students who would like to work with the development and […]
• Our predictions for AI in 2025 – Eric Hal Schwartz Tech Radar
  AI assistants are pretty good already at answering questions, but 2025 will likely see a lot more proactive action and anticipation of your needs. Imagine ChatGPT reorganizing your day based on traffic updates and weather, rescheduling a missed doctor’s appointment without you needing to ask, and even drafting a birthday card for your friend (complete with suggestions […]
• Workforce Pell Grants will create high-paying jobs for more Americans - Linda McMahon, the Hill
  America’s skilled workforce is unparalleled worldwide in technology, health care, trades and manufacturing. Our productivity per hour is consistently among the highest on Earth. That’s why the best path to a booming economy is to swell the ranks of our skilled workforce through education and training for more Americans. Congress should recognize the effort and […]
• A Few Recent Developments That Shine a Light on the Path of AI in Higher Ed - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
  As I write this at the dawn of 2025, I believe a scan of a few of the most recent developments in generative AI in higher education helps to illuminate the path this technology will take in the coming year. I publish a number of daily news update blogs for UPCEA, the Online and Professional […]
• AICTE Declares 2025 as “Year of Artificial Intelligence” - ADDA247
  Any country who wants to progress quickly in today’s time, it needs to have a robust workforce that is well-versed with AI technologies. To bolster the AI growth in India, the AICTE Declares 2025 as “Year of Artificial Intelligence”. This move will be beneficial for the India’s AI leap in the coming years. Announcing 2025 […]