Wonkhe
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The government is consulting on cuts to community education. Jonathan Michie argues that universities need to speak up. The post Why universities should care about government proposals to cut community education appeared first on Wonkhe.
Today's Learner
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Reading Time: 6 minutes Sandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. . Our recent Faces of Faculty research has shown one of the top challenges faculty are facing now is figuring out how to present material in new ways and produce creative course content. In fact, our report shows 59% of faculty have been impacted by the need to produce creative content, lectures and topics in the past year.
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Wonkhe
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Jonathan Grant and Ross Pow explore how universities can harvest collective emotion to create an authentic community identity when designing strategy. The post Stories before spreadsheets: HE leaders who use community organising methods in developing strategy appeared first on Wonkhe.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The Gospel of John opens with one of the New Testament’s most evocative yet cryptic phrases: “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.” The passage then goes on to say, “And the Word was made flesh …” These clauses are typically interpreted to mean that a divine plan, divine precepts and injunctions, and divine law preceded and directed human history.
Campus Technology
OCTOBER 10, 2022
What can institutions do now, to use data science better and perhaps reinvent themselves in the process? Here, George Siemens talks with CT about data science in higher education.
The Guardian - Higher Education
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Central Saint Martins, part of UAL, says it ‘isn’t able to facilitate access for children and babies on a regular basis’ A woman has been told she cannot breastfeed her baby on campus at one of the world’s most prestigious arts schools. Jasmijn Toffano, a student at Central Saint Martins, was initially led to believe there would be no problem bringing her newborn daughter to classes, but said the college reversed that days before she was due to start her course, leaving her struggling to find ch
Kortext University Leaders' Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Monday 10 th October marks the day internationally recognised by the World Health Organisation as World Mental Health Day with an overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues globally and mobilising efforts in support of mental health. . This year’s theme is making mental health and wellbeing a global priority for all due to the ever-growing social and economic inequalities threatening wellbeing everywhere. .
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The Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Self-driving vehicles, security and surveillance, and robot vacuums — artificial intelligent (AI) systems are increasingly integrating themselves into our lives. Many of these modern innovations rely on AIs trained in object recognition, identifying objects like vehicles, people, or obstacles. Safety requires that a system know its limitations and realize when it doesn’t recognize something.
College Viability
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Reading between the carefully crafted statements, it is readily apparent that college leaders and pronouncers are anxious about enrollment. But that isn't even the real issue.
Coursera blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer at Coursera. Despite dramatic shifts in the economy—from soaring inflation to the growing risk of recession—voluntary resignation rates among employees remain high and 40% of workers plan to leave their jobs in the next three to six months. In short, even in uncertain economic conditions talent moves quickly.
The Higher Ed Marketer
OCTOBER 10, 2022
QR codes have made a furious comeback in business circuits over the last couple of years. The folks at spokenote saw a unique opportunity for marketers: embed QR codes with personalized videos for a targeted audience. We spoke with spokenote’s CEO, John Weschler , and CMO, Mike Harmon , about the potential for personalized QR code videos in the higher ed space.
Campus Technology
OCTOBER 10, 2022
A new grant program from Vernier Science Education will provide 10 K–12 or college educators with funds this year to promote STEM literacy. Those awarded will receive their choice of $1,000 worth of Vernier technology, an annual license for Vernier Graphical Analysis Pro, and three hours of virtual professional development.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The state of education is evolving, and although the four-year degree is not going anywhere, there has to be a focus on non-traditional pathways. Higher ed leaders need to lead through influence. In continuing education especially, there is no power, Sandeen says. Continuing ed leaders are not at the top of the hierarchy, so they need to lead with data-proven techniques, persuasive arguments and strong arguments.
Campus Technology
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The United States Department of Education (ED) has opened two grant applications for fiscal year 2022: one for mental health service providers (MHSPs), and one for postsecondary institutions to form partnerships to fund training and placement of MHSPs in high-need schools.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The value of an internship is unmistakable. It teaches marketable skills, it builds professional networks, and it helps students test-drive careers. But the benefits are not available to all: Close to half of all internships are unpaid, putting them out of reach for students who need wages to keep up with their bills, even if the work has nothing to do with their intended careers.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded today to Ben S. Bernanke of the Brookings Institution, Douglas W. Diamond of the University of Chicago and Philip H. Dybvig of Washington University in St. Louis for their research on banks and financial crises. The announcement is available here. Ad keywords: faculty Editorial Tags: Live Updates Is this diversity newsletter?
eLiterate
OCTOBER 10, 2022
I’ve always written about whatever interested me at the time. It could have been driven by the work I was doing, a hot product category, or something that bothered me. That won’t change. But what interests me now is that significant changes finally seem afoot for education. I’ve always been fascinated by the evolutionary biology concept of punctuated equilibrium.
Dr. Missy Alexander
OCTOBER 10, 2022
When you transition from faculty to administration, you tend to go to conferences focused on institutional questions – assessment, retention, general education, equity, and so on. It is not often that a dean or provost has the opportunity to attend a conference in their discipline, so it is wonderful treat when we do. This past weekend, I spent some time with friends old and new at the annual conference of the Institute of General Semantics , and thoroughly enjoyed the thinking it provoked
The Guardian - Higher Education
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Likely appointment of Republican Nebraska senator as president of the university sparks protests during his campus visit Less than a week after being revealed as the likely next president of the University of Florida (UF), the Republican senator Ben Sasse was met with protests when he appeared on campus in Gainesville on Monday. “Hey-hey, ho-ho, Ben Sasse has got to go,” protesters chanted, seeking to draw attention to the Nebraskan’s views on LGBTQ+ rights.
Higher Education Inquirer
OCTOBER 10, 2022
[Editor's note: This essay first appeared at BryanAlexander.org on September 6, 2022] I’ve been modeling potential civil unrest in the US for a while, as some of you know (in terms of polycrisis , neonationalism , recent polls , after Trump , the 2020 election , 2018-2019 , the 2016 election , egging on fears , and Sinclair Lewis ). One way of doing this futuring work is by drawing on historical examples.
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