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- Americans More Confident in Two-Year Schools - STEPHANIE MARKEN, GallupAbout half of Americans (48%) say they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in community colleges. Confidence in community colleges is higher than confidence in four-year colleges and universities, as one-third of Americans report high levels of confidence in four-year institutions. Results for this study conducted in partnership with Lumina Foundation are […]
- The college-to-corporate pipeline is facing extinction. Here’s why - Steven Schwartz, Fast CompanyA third of Gen Z is skipping college before joining the workforce—and opportunities in the internet economy are a major reason why. It’s an inflection point that decades of corporate dread have been building toward. As the first generation to be raised by the internet, Gen Z didn’t spend our childhoods outside—we spent them online. […]
- Wisconsin’s public university leaders will get a 15% bonus — if they meet retention goals - Ben Unglesbee, Higher Ed DiveMost chancellors of Wisconsin’s state universities will receive annual bonuses of up to 15% of their base salaries if their institutions meet key metrics tied to strategic goals, the state’s board of regents voted Monday. For fiscal 2025, the added compensation, which the system dubs “compensation-at-risk,” will be tied to first-to-second year retention rates for […]
- Budget 2024 must focus on job-oriented training programmes in higher education to boost employability - Sumit Shukla, Education Times (India)The current scenario paints a clear picture: the allocation for higher education dipped slightly in the interim budget, while Skill India Mission 4.0, a dedicated programme for skilling youth, deserves a higher allocation. This imbalance highlights a disconnect – we are training youth, but not necessarily aligning those skills with industry needs. The National Education […]
- Getting students workplace-ready - Times Higher EducationThe leap from higher education to employment has always been a daunting one, but in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), the post-Covid remote-working revolution and the pressing danger of climate change, the vision of the future has never been murkier. Today’s students need their universities’ guidance through the fog. Here’s how to teach them […]
- Where to next with AI in higher education? - University of QueenslandUniversity of Queensland researchers are playing a key role in the education sector’s response to the new learning environment. Associate Professor Jason Lodge from UQ’s School of Education is developing a systematic approach to guide educators on how they can adapt to generative AI. “Fundamental changes are underway in the education sector and while the […]
- 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 […]
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Rising Threat of Ransomware and Other Malware
The major threats to operations in higher education in past years were funding shortfalls, natural disasters and dropping enrollments. Now, criminal cyberactivity has risen to a top concern. This is a red-alert crisis for all of us: students, faculty, staff and institutions as a whole….
Could a quantum leap someday aid ethical AI? (Pew Research Center)
As they considered the potential evolution of ethical AI design, the people responding to this canvassing were given the opportunity to speculate as to whether quantum computing (QC), which is still in its early days of development, might somehow be employed in the future in support of …
Is the Future of Higher Education a Subscription Model? (MarketScale)
Online learning was steadily growing pre-pandemic. Then it reached a considerable acceleration, but universities are taking a new look at their model to continue gaining new students and remaining solvent. The answer could be subscription-based learning. Discussing this topic and more, Voices of eLearning host…
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