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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

Though the 28 laureates in attendance this year gave and listened to each other’s talks with optimistic titles such as “Computing for Social Good,” Inside Higher Ed took the opportunity to ask them questions about computer science’s challenges in higher education.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Inside Higher Ed

Success requires leaders to learn how to say no. Anyone who cares deeply about American higher education needs to come to grips with a series of hard and unpleasant truths: That this country’s system of postsecondary education relegates the students with the greatest needs to the most underresourced institutions.

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3 Questions on UT Austin’s New $10K Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

Inside Higher Ed

When I heard about the MSAI degree, offered in partnership with edX (a 2U company), I knew I needed to learn more. UT Austin’s Adam Klivans , professor of computer science, and Art Markman , vice provost of academic affairs, graciously agreed to chat. When did conversations about developing this course begin? Klivans: Yes.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

Video-based learning is a powerful tool for many reasons; one study even notes that “well selected online educational video lectures advance students’ communication on the discourse level, critical thinking, deep learning, and future employability” (Elgeddawy, 2018, 726). Education Sciences 12, no.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

Video-based learning is a powerful tool for many reasons; one study even notes that “well selected online educational video lectures advance students’ communication on the discourse level, critical thinking, deep learning, and future employability” (Elgeddawy, 2018, 726). Education Sciences 12, no.

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How AI can benefit education and educators

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

She spoke at the QS EduData Summit on the theme of Education and the Pursuit of Curiosity, alongside expert speakers from QS, Google, UNESCO and MIT. Today, we see the emergence of dedicated interdisciplinary teams who are working to identify and solve these problems from multiple angles: Ethics, psychology, computer science, law, and more.

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Generative AI in Higher Education: A 360-Degree Approach

Helix Education

The following reflects these conversations, and I seek to align them with my thoughts envisioning how Gen AI, machine learning, and deep learning can tackle these hurdles. Imagine how powerful the addition of Gen AI into the search experience will be with SGE when trying to find the best “MS Computer Science program.”