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The Luddite Chronicles: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Robots 

Faculty Focus

Science fiction plots involving robots fall tidily into one of two scenarios: androids are here to assist and ease human labor, and its doomsday opposite that robots will be our ruin and lead to the destruction of human civilization as we know it. Will Asimov’s rules of robotics apply with regard to their potential sentience?

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The Luddite Chronicles: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Robots 

Faculty Focus

Science fiction plots involving robots fall tidily into one of two scenarios: androids are here to assist and ease human labor, and its doomsday opposite that robots will be our ruin and lead to the destruction of human civilization as we know it. Will Asimov’s rules of robotics apply with regard to their potential sentience?

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Similarities Between Industry and Academia. So by the time I got into this perspective of being in academia, that piece was part of how I operated. My favorite term is 'a thousand flowers blooming,' because what you can do in academia which works out really well is that you can literally start a lot of things going.

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AI-generated essays are nothing to worry about (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

September 2022 was apparently the month artificial intelligence essay angst boiled over in academia, as various media outlets published opinion pieces lamenting the rise of AI writing systems that will ruin student writing and pave the way toward unprecedented levels of academic misconduct. Then, on Sept.

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Support for Educators Is All Around

Today's Learner

While faculty are in academia because we love making a positive difference in students’ future growth and development, we are only human. Download our eBook “How to Combat Burnout: A Guide for Instructors” to learn about why burnout happens and how you can avoid it. But what about us? Burnout is a major risk for instructors.

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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.' Other Ways to Enjoy this Post View the Transcript Download on Spotify Follow us to Join LIVE: UIA

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Technology Partnerships and Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

via Stephen Wolfram Writings, 2/124/23) Bios of Guest and Co-Hosts Guest: Drew Magliozzi , CEO, Mainstay Andrew Magliozzi is a social entrepreneur, educator, and web developer, aspiring to help people learn and live better lives with the help of technology and human instruction.