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Finland’s joint application sees record numbers

The PIE News

The National Agency for Education in Finland is lauding the record number of applications in its joint application procedure – with the bulk of them coming from abroad. International students made up around 53,000 of the joint applications, where students can apply for up to six study programs with one application.

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Coursera Launches Course Builder: Organizations Can Now Quickly Create and Launch Custom Courses at Scale

Coursera blog

Based on a few simple inputs from a human author, the tool auto-generates course content including outlines, descriptions, and learning objectives, dramatically reducing the time and cost of content production without sacrificing quality. “We

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ChatGPT in the Co-creation Process for Applied Research Projects 

Faculty Focus

While some educators rightfully voice concerns over the ethical aspects of such a tool, this article will draw on my own experiences using ChatGPT 4.0 Educational organizations and universities developed quality indicators to guide in the adoption of web tools. as a tool in research project supervision. on December 28, 2023.)

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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This effort is one of several seed investment programs by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).to to bolster research on campus. Since launching in 2016, the program has grown, with its list of partner schools expanding and new Virginia Tech departments taking part.

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ChatGPT in the Co-creation Process for Applied Research Projects 

Faculty Focus

While some educators rightfully voice concerns over the ethical aspects of such a tool, this article will draw on my own experiences using ChatGPT 4.0 Educational organizations and universities developed quality indicators to guide in the adoption of web tools. as a tool in research project supervision. on December 28, 2023.)

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Developing an Appreciative Mindset in Students

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Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary – Margaret Cousins As human beings, we often think of self-improvement and ask ourselves, How can I be better? Educators serve as powerful motivators in encouraging appreciative mindsets. Appreciation can make a day, even change a life.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

This 30-credit block of courses satisfies most, if not all, general education requirements and went into effect in fall 2014. Adding Layers With the foundation of a general education core in place, the Legislature turned its attention in 2017 to investing in a set of multi-institutional agreements in popular majors.