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• 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 […]
• How to Craft a Generative AI Use Policy in Higher Education - Tom Mangan, Ed Tech
  There’s no point in waiting any longer: If your college or university doesn’t have a generative AI use policy, it’s time to build one before the fall semester gets here. There’s plenty of guidance from schools that already have policies on generative artificial intelligence, including dozens of examples from across the higher education landscape. There’s […]
• ChatGPT Forces Universities To Adapt Or Retreat - Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes
  Some institutions are taking action to mitigate the perceived threat. The University of Glasgow is transitioning from open-book online exams back to in-person exams that are invigilated, for third and fourth-year Life Science students. The university's aim is to assure students, accreditation bodies and future employers that the grades awarded are a true reflection of […]
• Co-Intelligence: How to Live and Work with AI - Ethan Mollick and Stefano Puntoni, Knowledge at Wharton
   “The best way to work with it is to treat it like a person, so you’re in this interesting trap,” said Mollick, co-director of the Generative AI Lab at Wharton. “Treat it like a person and you’re 90% of the way there. At the same time, you have to remember you are dealing with a […]
• AI fast-tracks software tasks - McKinsey
  Generative AI (gen AI) tools can significantly increase the productivity of software product managers, especially for content-heavy tasks. Research by senior partner Chandra Gnanasambandam and coauthors finds that when using gen AI programs, product managers can complete certain tasks, such as writing press releases and creating product backlogs, in 40 percent less time than they […]
• Supreme Court Decision Weakens Education Department - Katherine Knott, Inside Higher Ed
   Over the last 16 years, presidential administrations of both parties have wielded the power of the Education Department not to just carry out congressional legislative directives but also to make their own policies—reshaping the federal government’s role in higher education. But future administrations likely won’t be rewriting regulations in the same way after the Supreme […]
• AI and Higher Education III – AI and Research - University World News
  Research that uses generative AI is expanding rapidly across fields, and is accelerating and transforming scientific knowledge. For three months University World News has published a weekly series of articles on ‘AI and Research’, exploring the multiplying ways in which AI is involved in higher education research, and culminating in this Special Report. The growing […]