Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

An excellent and diverse faculty is vital to individual colleges and universities and to our communities, states, nation and globe. A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, and these diverse perspectives enhance teaching and advising, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and engagement with the community and world.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Inclusive Intelligent Technologies for Education (INVITE) Institute uses AI (artificial intelligence) technologies to make STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education more equitable in K-12 schools. The post Institute Uses AI to Promote Equity in STEM Education appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JUNE 8, 2023

Responses of Colleges Some educators, however, see ChatGPT as an opportunity, not a threat. Responses of Administrators In higher education, colleges and universities have been reluctant to ban the A.I. Universities are also aiming to educate students about the new A.I. That means the way people teach is changing instead. “We

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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. This is different from generic applications where chatbots may only handle customer service inquiries.

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The PIE News

APRIL 12, 2024

A total of 805 institutions have earned entries in subject and faculty areas they haven’t previously achieved a ranking in, with the US, UK and Mainland China having the most institutions doing so. Thereafter follows Australia’s 797, Germany’s 774 and Canada’s 646.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 8, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation In a recent Bloomberg column, Tyler Cowen offers his diagnosis of what ails higher education. As important discoveries in CS or engineering are likely to come from companies rather than universities, higher education may be in danger of losing its recognized role as the engine of knowledge creation.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2023

College of Information Technology leaders at Western Governors University created digital support communities for students to receive real-time assistance from peers and faculty while engaging in self-paced learning. “When our students have a question, it’s not usually followed by a simple answer,” Peterson explains.

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The PIE News

JUNE 2, 2023

University of California, Berkeley and Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology will expand educational and research exchanges in technology under a new agreement. The five-year agreement focuses on computer science, biotechnology, chemistry, mechanical engineering and basic scientific exploration partnership.

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Coursera blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Meet Professor Praveen Garimella, he serves as a Professor and Adjunct Faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, having devoted nearly two decades of his career to IIIT Hyderabad’s MSIT community. The post Making the Most of Your Tech Education: 5 Essential Tips from Prof Praveen Garimella appeared first on Coursera Blog.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

At the start of 2020, there was robust availability of online higher education, but no one anticipated that a worldwide pandemic called COVID-19 would soon usher in a new world of distance learning. “The The pandemic opened the door for many faculty to experience teaching online that hadn’t before,” said Dr. Elizabeth M.

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Coursera blog

JUNE 11, 2024

The course is taught by Dr. Jules White , Professor of Computer Science at Vanderbilt and will feature Jeff Maggioncalda , CEO of Coursera, and Andrew Ng , Chairman of Coursera, and Mayank Shrivastava , VP of Generative AI and Foundation Models at SAP, as guest experts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

Eight scientists at The Ohio State University have been elected to the 2023 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. I am pleased to see these creative thinkers receive well-deserved recognition for their research and service from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.”

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2023

Learning style instruments help students and faculty consider the depth of learning and teaching opportunities (Kolb & Kolb, 2005). Implications for practice, research, and policy toward the future of education highlight the importance of connecting academics to workforce development (Jocson, 2018). Likewise, Lambeth et al.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 31, 2022

Current tenure-track faculty members are up to 25 more times likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. The study involved combining national-level data on education, income and university rankings with a 2017–2020 survey of 7,204 U.S. Morgan, a recent computer science Ph.D. and 4 percent report both parents have Ph.D.s.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 15, 2022

Now, in a world of higher education where mergers are becoming increasingly common , Indiana and Purdue will break programs apart at IUPUI, with each institution operating independently. Indiana will also look to build out more science programs around its School of Medicine in the new structure. The Reactions.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2023

Learning style instruments help students and faculty consider the depth of learning and teaching opportunities (Kolb & Kolb, 2005). Implications for practice, research, and policy toward the future of education highlight the importance of connecting academics to workforce development (Jocson, 2018). Likewise, Lambeth et al.

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WCET Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Over the last several months, WCET has been researching and developing resources on Artificial Intelligence and the use of Generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT in higher education digital learning. CTU’s mission statement includes using technology to educate students. Enjoy the read, Lindsey Downs, WCET.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Faculty can help students by being more explicit about what imposter syndrome is, helping students understand when they are feeling it and work to eliminate it from their institution. In the original formulation, Clance and Imes completed research on high performing women in the 1970s who were faculty or students at an elite college.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

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. Without innovation no organization can thrive.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 10, 2024

Department of Education recently awarded a five-year, $3 million grant to California State University, Northridge, to increase the participation of underrepresented students and address equity gaps in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and arts fields.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 31, 2023

As faculty members ponder academe’s new ChatGPT-infused reality, may are scrambling to redesign assignments. ’” But not every faculty member is convinced that students should begin with ChatGPT’s outputs. In the meantime, faculty are innovating on their own. That’s the level we have to achieve.”

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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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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 14, 2023

UT Austin’s Adam Klivans , professor of computer science, and Art Markman , vice provost of academic affairs, graciously agreed to chat. I was (and still am) the first faculty director of the MSCS program. We think our program sets a new standard for advanced education in AI moving forward. Was that always the plan?

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Faculty can help students by being more explicit about what imposter syndrome is, helping students understand when they are feeling it and work to eliminate it from their institution. In the original formulation, Clance and Imes completed research on high performing women in the 1970s who were faculty or students at an elite college.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

Adelphi’s female faculty members in the industry serve as inspiring role models. They participate in social activities that create community, such as dining at a faculty mentor’s home, hearing guest speakers, and meeting with medical school representatives. Throughout the program, students engage with faculty in STEM departments.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Students don’t typically love exams, but exams remain a mainstay in the educational arena; however, keep in mind that online courses aren’t required to have exams. Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey. Journal Of Research On Technology In Education.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2023

As many faculty do in their tenure, I redeveloped a course. Most faculty, like myself, do not have a computer science background but need to mitigate the issues technology could present in our courses. Much like faculty, students will always be looking for an edge, just as we did when we were in their shoes.

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University Business

MAY 15, 2023

Artificial intelligence is finding evermore creative ways to interweave within our everyday lives, and it’s no different in higher education. As quickly as artificial intelligence models develop, so, too, their impact across different facets of higher education.

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The PIE News

APRIL 10, 2024

One of Africa’s largest international education groups is venturing into health education and training aimed at filling the gap created by increased demand for the health workers in South Africa. The deal included the US education and healthcare investment firm Caerus Capital LLC.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

” A faculty member immediately spoke up and stated emphatically, “Everything!” To educate for impact, a university evolves and does it within its core values. The concept of expanding the university’s offerings in computing, data science and applied science, detailed in a November 3 article , is not a new one.

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Coursera blog

APRIL 13, 2023

To help learners adapt to this new future, Coursera is announcing new degrees, Professional Certificates, and other content offerings from leading universities and industry educators. Graduates will be prepared for data science careers in business or industry. We’re also excited to welcome 16 new partners to the Coursera community.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Students don’t typically love exams, but exams remain a mainstay in the educational arena; however, keep in mind that online courses aren’t required to have exams. Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey. Journal Of Research On Technology In Education.

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Today's Learner

APRIL 17, 2024

ChatGPT could be the powerful impetus needed to shift from understanding assessment as the assurance of an educational “product” to assessment as learning. Many faculty simply rely on AI detector tools but these AI detection tools are not even close to reliable and students already know how to work around them.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2023

As many faculty do in their tenure, I redeveloped a course. Most faculty, like myself, do not have a computer science background but need to mitigate the issues technology could present in our courses. Much like faculty, students will always be looking for an edge, just as we did when we were in their shoes.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Experiential learning in its many forms is widely recognized as a high-impact educational practice, one that has been thoroughly tested and shown to be beneficial to a wide spectrum of college students. However, most faculty members–and students–think of it as something that occurs outside the classroom.

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