Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

For me, ChatGPT is just another in a long line of technology-assisted tools that I accept may become a routine part of my professional/personal life. Early approaches in the field of generative AI are situated within 1950s-60s computer science and AI research and “aimed to mimic human expertise to generate outputs” (ChatGPT, 2023).

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2024

Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JUNE 8, 2023

ChatGPT could be a useful tool to prepare students for the real world where critical thinking is more important than rote memorization. The use of ChatGPT by students to deal with course assignments raises ethical questions, many of which were addressed in a blog I wrote last week. Some schools are blocking the technology altogether.

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University Business

JULY 21, 2023

While the advent of AI chatbots is forcing faculty and staff to scramble and prepare new ways to enforce academic integrity, a larger issue looms: Students are beginning to question how its broader use affects their preparation for the workforce—and they’re holding institutions accountable for their readiness.

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Campus Technology

JULY 17, 2023

Microsoft has announced Visual Studio Code for Education, a new computer science instruction platform designed to teach students tools used by professional developers. Microsoft is inviting educators to join the pilot program, try it out in their classrooms in the 2023–24 school year, and provide feedback.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

In January 2022, Wiline Pangle, PhD, a faculty member in the Department of Biology at Central Michigan University (CMU), collaborated with 14 of her colleagues to create an innovative new program aimed at equipping students with often overlooked yet essential skills needed in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Chatbots are increasingly common in customer service, healthcare, and education; however, in education, chatbots have been used to generate false or misleading information called “hallucinations” and create fake students. Community college chatbots need to understand a wide range of academic subjects, courses, and student queries.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2023

To improve learning outcomes for all learners, the development of several learning style assessments and neurodiversity instructional methods over the past 25 years have supported the idea that students learn in diverse ways (Dimitrov & Deardorff, 2023). As such, one approach to teaching does not work for all students.

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Coursera blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Universities such as Anáhuac University Network (Red de Universidad Anáhuac) , Ball State University , Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) , London Business School , and S.P. The curriculum will include industry partner content to provide students with real-world experience.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Australia, the UK and New Zealand are leading study destination preference among prospective international students, a survey of more than 14,000 individuals across 147 countries has suggested. It also found that students were hoping to switch study areas. However, the 22.4% and travel and hospitality up 8.5%. In 2021, 41.5%

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

That feeling motivated Olawepo, a senior at Alabama A&M University majoring in computer science and software development, to create career networking software that helps connect students and alumni from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This article was published in our April 2023 issue.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 14, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation I’m totally psyched about the newly announced master of science in artificial intelligence (MSAI) degree from the University of Texas at Austin. I’ll give you 10,000 reasons: the degree will cost students $10,000! Let me say that slowly. A $10K master’s degree from a top global university.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2023

To improve learning outcomes for all learners, the development of several learning style assessments and neurodiversity instructional methods over the past 25 years have supported the idea that students learn in diverse ways (Dimitrov & Deardorff, 2023). As such, one approach to teaching does not work for all students.

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The PIE News

JUNE 12, 2023

Students from Pakistan and Bangladesh are driving interest in education across continental Europe – a region that is maintaining a “strong appeal” for international students – but government policy, among other factors, may be impacting students’ choices, according to new research. rise in masters.

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Today's Learner

APRIL 21, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes Seth Patterson is a Certified Customer Technical Support Representative at Cengage whose interests lie at the intersection of accessible technology, free software and resilience. Whenever you use a computer or the internet, you use energy. larger on January 1, 2023 than November 15, 2010.

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Coursera blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Today, I am delighted to announce a Master of Science in Software Engineering from West Virginia University (WVU). This affordable degree is $20,940* and ranks in the top 30 online master’s in computer information technology programs in the U.S. Applications are now open for the first cohort, beginning in the summer of 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2023

After large pandemic-related declines the past several years, community college enrollment grew this spring by 0.5%, or 22,000 students, compared to spring 2022. That’s the topline finding from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Spring 2023 Current Term Enrollment Estimate report. at public schools and 0.2%

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2023

There is debate recently on student use of ChatGPT, a chatbot using a large language model (LLM) which uses machine-learning algorithms to understand natural language and generate responses (Radford et al., The main debate has been in its use of plagiarism among students. In essence, it is a text calculator.

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ACPA

MARCH 6, 2023

Tiera Tanksley , Assistant Professor of Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education at CU Boulder and a Critical Race Technology Fellow at UCLA. After encountering multiple viral videos of Black people being killed by police, I started to wonder how such graphic content was impacting students, particularly young Black women and girls.

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Coursera blog

APRIL 13, 2023

By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera Our annual Coursera Conference brings together leaders from across global higher education, industry, and governments to discuss critical trends, ecosystem collaborations, and technological advancements shaping the future of learning and work.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2023

There is debate recently on student use of ChatGPT, a chatbot using a large language model (LLM) which uses machine-learning algorithms to understand natural language and generate responses (Radford et al., The main debate has been in its use of plagiarism among students. In essence, it is a text calculator.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 2, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation The biggest higher education story of 2023 might just be the Education Department’s review of the rules that allow schools and companies to enter into tuition revenue–sharing agreements. based institutions in job-relevant fields like computer science, business management, public health and engineering.

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University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. However, there is one subset of this group that stands out in popularity and workforce prowess: computer and data science.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 19, 2023

Even before the pandemic, students were demanding greater flexibility in how and where they learn. We relied on the partnership of outside providers like 2U for a range of services, including upfront investment in marketing, technology, and student support, as well as the ability to launch accredited programs quickly.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

On this last day of 2023, I am reflecting on my 11 years at WCSU. For COVID-19, my colleagues and I worked hard to address the needs of our students. We continuously evolved as we learned about online instruction, gaps in technology access, and the financial and emotional strain on everyone.

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Coursera blog

JULY 11, 2023

Professors Sundaresan Raman and Jagat Sesh Challa of BITS Pilani received the 2023 Coursera Innovation Outstanding Achievement Award for their Introduction to Programming course. The course stacks into the BSc Computer Science program, allowing for continuous learning opportunities.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Students, instructors, and researchers depend on these resources–losing them can be quite traumatic, and people become understandably angry about these losses. computer sciences, business administration, education). The complexity of this process is difficult to relate. 2013, section 3.4] 2013, section 3.4]

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 4, 2023

It is exceedingly difficult, for example, to learn much about disparities based on race, ethnicity, gender, class, the experience of transfer students or employment outcomes, let alone the quality of the education that the institution offers. Issue 3: Student learning and employment outcomes.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Community culture Community culture within a classroom comprises the shared norms, values, and structures that influence how students and educators establish connections and build relationships. Furthermore, introducing students to small group dynamics for the first time mirrors the first day of class.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Community culture Community culture within a classroom comprises the shared norms, values, and structures that influence how students and educators establish connections and build relationships. Furthermore, introducing students to small group dynamics for the first time mirrors the first day of class.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 2, 2024

At school, a computer science exam meant labelling the parts of the machine on a diagram as there were no actual computers. million to help students attend institutions including the University of Oxford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and London Business School.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. The National Girls Collaborative Project’s 2023 “State of Girls and Women in STEM” report revealed much of the same. Women make up only 29.4%

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

Without delay, the colleges set to work performing restorative activities on their respective computer networks, according to Meg Casper Sunstrom, deputy commissioner for strategic communications at the Louisiana Board of Regents. ” “Faculty members were having to get in touch with students over Facebook.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

Working together, educational institutions can create more accessible and effective pathways for students to enter high-demand career fields. In May of 2022, the Missouri State Legislature invested in the workforce initiative by appropriating $30 million of its FY 2023 budget.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 23, 2023

Here we look at features of the CUNY computer systems that have helped make one part of A2B, the Articulation of Credit Transfer Project ( ACT) successful, and then consider some of the challenges we face as we work to extend ACT to systems beyond CUNY. But data nirvana isn’t limited to what is essentially transcript information.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework. Advances in technology are inevitable. Meaningful, productive dialogue can help.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework. Advances in technology are inevitable. Meaningful, productive dialogue can help.

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