Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Daryll Bravenboer observes that progression is baked into the apprenticeship model The post Apprenticeship progression could be a model for all of higher education appeared first on Wonkhe. Regulators expect to see students progress to graduate level employment.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

By David Jesse Robert Willett, The News & Observer Recently approved policies have given Peter Hans (center), the U. of North Carolina system’s president, substantial power in the selection of campus chancellors. In North Carolina, the system president now largely controls the selection of campus chancellors.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

Anyone versed in the use of security cameras is familiar with the DORI standard: When surveying a site, the decision about where to position a device will affect the camera’s detection, observation, recognition and identification capabilities.

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The roots of Hispanic Heritage Month trace back to 1968, when it was first observed as “Hispanic Heritage Week. During this month-long tribute, we honor the many contributions, diverse cultures, and profound histories of the American Latino community (U.S. Census Bureau).

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

The so-called Big Ring has a diameter of about 1.3bn light years, making it among the largest structures ever observed. At more than 9bn light years from Earth, it is too faint to see directly, but its diameter on the night sky would be equivalent to 15 full moons. Continue reading.

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ACRLog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Throughout summer and fall of 2023, I observed several sessions conducted by 3 different academic librarians. Observing a few librarians allowed me to learn about different teaching styles, pedagogical practices as well as active learning strategies. During the last week of October, my chair observed one of my sessions.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Davidson College has suspended its chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity due to hazing that occurred during the spring 2023 semester, The Charlotte Observer reported Thursday. Sigma Phi Epsilon’s national organization has also revoked the chapter’s charter.

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Campus Technology

MARCH 31, 2023

According to the latest Internet Security Report from data security provider WatchGuard, ransomware at the endpoint level has surged 627% — despite an observed decrease at the network level of detected malware last quarter.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2024

Her resignation is merely the latest episode in the right wing’s assault on education – a project that has increased in its virulence in recent years Any political observer who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that the resignation of Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University who was driven from her job (..)

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2024

The findings largely reinforce a trend observed in other more traditional survey-based reports: that confidence in the value of a college degree is declining. The study by Campus Sonar uses a research methodology known as social listening or social intelligence to expand the analysis of public views on the value of higher education.

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MindMax

JANUARY 31, 2024

I’m certainly no AI expert—so far, I’ve mostly been an observer assessing the technology’s potential for harm and good. A few of my most interesting observations have occurred in my personal life. On the anniversary of my mom’s passing, my daughter approached me with a compelling proposition.

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University Business

MAY 1, 2024

.” The analysis, “Progress Interrupted,” observed the changing enrollment rates of white, Black/African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino students from 2009 to 2019.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

The figures obtained by the Observer give an insight into the lucrative student recruitment industry, which has grown rapidly amid a rise in international student numbers and increasing dependence by some universities on the income they provide.

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Academe Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

It was an effort to see if we could improve our teaching techniques by observing colleagues. BY BILL BERGMAN Recently, I participated in an experiment that had several first-year seminar (FYS) instructors attend each other’s classes. My first visit was to a FYS class in physics.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 25, 2024

their assignments and course feedback), leverage observations of learners, and interview students (Snyder and Wolfe 2008). Identifying desired practices The next step is to specify the observable and measurable practices that learners would like to work on post-course. Even informal conversations can provide data for a reflection tool.

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MindMax

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

At most, data is a tool that can, along with other tools like observation and experience, guide the inferences that lead to better decisions. But the vast majority of organizations—including higher education institutions—draw from much more limited data. This is why you’ll always see me use the term “ data-informed ” over “ data-driven.”

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Those who teach such ideas seem not to be aware that the world community of scientists would soon discard any hypothesis that conflicts with observation. That is why science has made such rapid progress since Galileo ignited the scientific revolution in the 17th century.

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University Business

MARCH 18, 2024

Read more from The Raleigh News & Observer. At least four North Carolina HBCUs have seen increases in applications from prospective undergraduate students this cycle. The post More students are applying to NC’s HBCUs. What’s driving the trend? appeared first on University Business.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 11, 2023

Last week I passed along an observation from a reader about the seeming absence of business acumen among academic leaders and the consequent gaps in shared governance. Informing the voters. Karen Novick, an associate dean at Rutgers, offered the following response, which deserves to be quoted at length.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 16, 2023

Shaw University reopened its campus mosque to worshippers after closing it during the COVID-19 pandemic, The News & Observer reported. Local Muslims have been calling on the university to allow the mosque to be used again by the public.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Staff at Southmead hospital in Bristol failed to carry out all the observations needed to keep 20-year-old Maddy Lawrence safe, and failed to screen her for sepsis. Continue reading.

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Educause

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

She talks about her long career and the changes she has observed in higher education technology strategies over the years. Hosts Cynthia and Jack talk with Celeste Schwartz, vice president for information technology and chief digital officer for Montgomery County Community College.

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Deans for Impact

JANUARY 24, 2023

Whereas traditional early field experiences often involve teacher-candidate observation from the back of a classroom, this on-the-job learning experience empowers future teachers to feel in charge of the learning that results from their instruction. Kathy finds this kind of instructional experience uncommon for many future teachers.

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SRHE

JANUARY 15, 2024

Our ‘year 10[s] [aged 14-15] and upwards,’ one teaching professional observed, are ‘used to hearing from the media that they are so far behind and have missed so much. They are much quicker to give up if it is hard work’, one interviewee observed ( Raven, 2023 : 107). That is [affecting] plans for where they go’ next.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Last week an internal memo sent by a senior academic at the University of York appeared to confirm what observers have long suspected: the need for the high fees paid by overseas students is so great that entry requirements are being lowered. Pressure on them is increasing from several sides, with a number running large deficits.

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HEPI

JANUARY 4, 2024

Here, he argues that when it comes to artificial intelligence, UK universities need to pivot from cautious observers to enthusiastic adopters. UK universities, too, must pivot from cautious observers to active adopters.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 28, 2023

Yet to teach is also, as David Sudol, a now retired senior lecturer at Arizona State, observed, to entertain, and there are few better ways to enliven and lighten up a class than to tell a joke, an amusing anecdote or a funny story.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 25, 2024

their assignments and course feedback), leverage observations of learners, and interview students (Snyder and Wolfe 2008). Identifying desired practices The next step is to specify the observable and measurable practices that learners would like to work on post-course. encouraging children to use tissue paper as placemats).

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The Berkeley Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Co-authored with Ilona Sologoub at VoxUkraine Winston Churchill, a bigger-than-life statesman and prolific author, observed, “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

“Racism is about power and systems, and just because there isn’t a knee on someone’s neck doesn’t mean that no harm is being done,” according to The News & Observer. 31 press conference that the stop and search had “nothing to do with racism,” according to The News & Observer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

1, The Observer reported. Kelly Ryan will become president of Eastern Oregon University (EOU), effective Jul. Dr. Kelly Ryan Ryan is currently interim chancellor of Indiana University Southeast (IU Southeast).

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The PIE News

JUNE 7, 2023

“It has been observed with grave concern that several Pakistani institutions offering qualifications in collaboration with foreign universities under TNE Policy are violating HEC policies while granting admission to students,” the warning read. .

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University Business

DECEMBER 20, 2023

“Today, only 39% of young men who have completed high school are enrolled in college, down from 47% in 2011,” the polling research firm observed. The decline is purportedly driven by fewer and fewer young high school graduates enrolling in college, a trend that is more salient among young men than women.

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MindMax

AUGUST 9, 2023

In advance of the 2023-2024 academic year, I’m taking time to reflect on recent higher education trends I’ve observed and expect will continue in the year to come. Connect with me on LinkedIn , and let me know what you’re observing. Just like that, another summer is nearly over. Let’s dive in.

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MindMax

AUGUST 9, 2023

In advance of the 2023-2024 academic year, I’m taking time to reflect on recent higher education trends I’ve observed and expect will continue in the year to come. Connect with me on LinkedIn , and let me know what you’re observing. Just like that, another summer is nearly over. Let’s dive in.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A report from The Observer said that appointments for UK students visas – a system which is outsourced to VFS Global – were being booked up by “dodgy” agents and subsequently sold at extortionate price, despite the fact they are supposed to be free.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Scientific practice depends upon evidence, observation, experimentation, the development and testing of falsifiable hypotheses, and revision. Still, as Professor Bloom also observes, science must not be fetishized. Nor is science merely a body of knowledge. It’s a methodology. ” James C.

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