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The arts and humanities: rejecting the zero-sum game

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Angeliki Lymberopoulou , Senior Lecturer in Art History and Employability lead for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University , and Richard Marsden, Senior Lecturer in History and formerly Director of Teaching for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University.

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How will technology change education in the future?

HEPI

There is a long history of people getting their predictions about the future of technology, including the future of technology in education, wrong. Today, my young son and all his fellow pupils are compelled by their state school to have a laptop, which is used in around half of all lessons and for all homework.

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The Intersection of Art and Technology: A Journey from the 1960s to Today

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Catherine Mason, an expert in this field, has delved into the history of this evolution, focusing on a central question: Will machines amplify or supersede the artist? Pioneers of the Computer-Art Movement Among the pioneers was Gordon Pask, known for his interactive artworks that explored the human-machine relationship.

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What Makes Popular History Popular?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma No longer can academic historians dismiss popular biographies or nonspecialist accounts of the past as low-powered history. But, of course, the purpose of many popular histories differs profoundly from those written by academics. ” None of that is true about the best nonacademic histories today.

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(Re)imagining AI for Educators: How to Improve Learner-Centered Classrooms with Futuristic Possibilities 

Faculty Focus

When I worked as a carhop in high school, we were not allowed to carry calculators, and no one fathomed that one day we would have a calculator right on our cell phone in our pocket! Only affluent universities and technology companies had access to experiment with what AI could mean in the future. So, what really happened?

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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options

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Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. We pretty much have three options as international humanities majors. It prepares you for any job, anywhere.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Colleges and universities hailing from both sides of the fence are inching ever closer to the middle, integrating lessons in the humanities with STEM-based curriculum—and vice versa. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education.