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From Likes to Learning: Enhancing Classroom Culture through Social Media Engagement   

Faculty Focus

Particularly interesting is the notable increase in social media interaction among everyone, including undergraduate students, during the COVID-19 pandemic, as documented in a March 2021 Vox article. Motivate learners to post relevant articles, resources, and personal insights, enriching the collective learning experience.

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Free speech principles aren't just for students (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

senator Heidi Heitkamp: Spotted @HeidiHeitkamp in the Capitol, asked her if she regretted her vote against the Manchin-Toomey background checks bill in 2013. This procession of public officials into academia is no doubt alluring to both the former public officials and the universities. ” *elevator doors close*.

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From Likes to Learning: Enhancing Classroom Culture through Social Media Engagement   

Faculty Focus

Particularly interesting is the notable increase in social media interaction among everyone, including undergraduate students, during the COVID-19 pandemic, as documented in a March 2021 Vox article. Motivate learners to post relevant articles, resources, and personal insights, enriching the collective learning experience.

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OEE Scholar Interview Series: David S. Byers, MSW, Ph.D.

ACPA

His 2021 Journal of Diversity in Higher Education article titled, “ Staying in their own lane: Ethical reasoning among college students witnessing cyberbullying ,” explores how college students feel about witnessing bias-based cyberbullying and whether to engage in bystander intervention. Interested in learning more about Dr. Byers?

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The December 2022 issue of Jacobin , which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics and culture,” contains a provocative article entitled “I Love Higher Education. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D.

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Technology Partnerships and Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

An article by Steve Wolfram breaks down what exactly is happening, but fundamentally, ChatGPT is just remembering what it's been fed and predicting the next word in a sequence. the research paper on which generative pre-training transformer (GPT) technology is based • Article by Steve Wolfram ("What Is ChatGPT Doing.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

In academia, I've always been enamored with folks who can work the art of leadership in a really clear way, all kinds of models, all kinds of people who've inspired me to think, 'If I could just steal a little of that, a little of that.' He was inducted into the United States Distance Learning Association’s Hall of Fame in 2013.