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Humane Ingenuity 37: Data and the Humanities

Dan Cohen

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about the many datasets we’ve wrestled with this year, it’s that all the data — every single point — is the result of human decision-making. As majors have sharply declined over the last decade, a thousand verbose defenses of the humanities have been published.

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Humane Ingenuity 41: Zen and the Art of Winemaking

Dan Cohen

Multimedia essays from the Plant Humanities Lab were recently posted and are worth a look. If you really want to nerd out, you can download gigantic spreadsheets that allow you to tweak those properties through extensive calculations. Subscribe to the Humane Ingenuity newsletter : Enter your email.

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Technology Partnerships and Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Technology Partnerships and Higher Education A Conversation With Drew Magliozzi, CEO of Mainstay Alan Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:00 Chatbots Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight In our mission to promote equity in higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) highlights the strategies of our member institutions.

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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. Only if we listen with equal parts openness and alarm.

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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. Only if we listen with equal parts openness and alarm.

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(Podcast) #22-How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education? Part I- With Hanna Lee

ACPA

How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education (Part I)?- We are talking about how technology influences our work at higher education and student affairs, particularly in international education. We will also talk about what we can do to stand out as student affairs professionals in the age of technology. #22-How

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Announcing the Fastest-Growing Job Skills of 2023

Coursera blog

I’m excited to introduce The Job Skills of 2023 report , which explores the fastest-growing digital and human skills on Coursera entering 2023. The ongoing evolution of technology means employers are regularly seeking new digital competencies from potential hires while also reskilling existing workers.