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Why the college essay will never be the same due to AI, related technologies

University Business

This is the first full application cycle where students have the ability to use ChatGPT, and this technology is constantly changing,” Jenny Rickard, the chief executive of the Common App, said in a statement, according to The New York Times. If you think about it from a student’s perspective, what’s their incentive for telling the truth?

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Technology investments hit steep declines in 2022 due to budget and faculty shortages

University Business

Higher education institutions are in a race to replace 20-year-old administrative systems to modernize the faculty and student online experience, yet new findings show that investments across student, finance and human capital management technology systems dipped harshly following a surge in 2022.

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Guide, Don’t Hide: Maximizing Course Assignments with ChatGPT Integration

Faculty Focus

While ChatGPT seems to have sprung up overnight to dominate current headlines, legislative discussions, and professional debates—ranging from doomsday predictions to practical celebrations related to improved efficiency with menial labor tasks—the introduction of this online Artificial Intelligence (AI) program can be traced back to 2018.

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A Multipronged Approach to Harnessing Virtual Reality to Advance the HBCU Mission

Faculty Focus

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Inevitably, the quality of student learning has taken center stage, and with it is an emerging focus on changing teaching and learning pedagogy and harnessing technology to deliver new modes of learning (APLU). 2018; Zhao et al.,

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Universities: Guardians of ethical AI?

HEPI

The UK’s Data Protection Act 2018 introduced strict rules and fines for data mismanagement, forcing a shift in data processes. Bias and unfairness in the academic world have been persistent, though emerging technologies have revolutionised how students find information and write assignments, making academic dishonesty more accessible.

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A Multipronged Approach to Harnessing Virtual Reality to Advance the HBCU Mission

Faculty Focus

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Inevitably, the quality of student learning has taken center stage, and with it is an emerging focus on changing teaching and learning pedagogy and harnessing technology to deliver new modes of learning (APLU). 2018; Zhao et al.,

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My Faculty is a Real Person! Overcoming Struggles in an Asynchronous Learning Environment

Faculty Focus

Proximity of human relationships One of the greatest challenges for an online asynchronous program is the lack of proximity the faculty has with their students. Teaching in a traditional classroom arena has a clear understanding of the proximity of the faculty to the student (Dyer, Arox, & Larson, 2018). Aroz, J., & Larson, E.