Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? Writing intensive disciplines still matter, and maybe some of our more technologically advanced colleagues can learn a few new tricks—like teaching “deep” thinking and voice in a project-based learning style—from us old dogs.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

She sat down with The PIE to discuss challenges around diversification, the institution’s overall international agenda and why hearing a string quartet play The Beatles at EAIE 2016 in Liverpool left a mark. In the UCD strategy, we are seeking diversification in terms of nationalities, student population and in faculty and staff.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When ChatGPT, the large language model (LLM) AI that can generate long, detailed answers to complicated questions, was first made accessible to the public in November 2022, it changed the landscape of education forever. “As But this method led to its own problems, including students’ work being falsely flagged as AI-generated.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The cost of a four-year education has increased to an average of $26,000 per year, which has put strain on students. Furthermore, more than 50% of recent high school graduates reported not pursuing a traditional four-year college pathway, and 64% stated they had changed their major since their initial selection.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While there is much to learn and critique from the themes of her story, the part that is most striking to our author team is the intentional focus on space and fit. We write today centering the needs and experiences of fat students who sometimes struggle to find fit and space within academia. Wagner, Erin R. Breeden, Joan N.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Despite being somewhat prepped for a “period of risk” , many stakeholders in international education and supporters of the Graduate Route are speaking out against the latest move from government, which follows on from a ban on international master’s students bringing dependants to the UK.

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Today's Learner

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

How much collective trauma has the world experienced? Many of the college students of today, and particularly those who transitioned from childhood to adulthood during COVID-19, are struggling with the impacts of surviving a global pandemic. More than 200,000 children lost a parent or guardian during the pandemic.

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Today's Learner

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

How much collective trauma has the world experienced? Many of the college students of today, and particularly those who transitioned from childhood to adulthood during COVID-19, are struggling with the impacts of surviving a global pandemic. More than 200,000 children lost a parent or guardian during the pandemic.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Student frustration over the high cost—and lack of transparency—of earning a degree has clashed with the ever-increasing costs of operating an academic enterprise. Yet, change has happened in pockets, and slowly. Nationwide, approximately 44 percent of people between the ages of 16-24—around 16.7

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The purpose of the age-old course syllabus remains the same — a crucial document that sets the foundation for a course by providing students with essential information, outlining expectations, and serving as a reference point throughout the semester. Dr. tavis d. Dr. tavis d. How do we do this?

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HEPI

JANUARY 13, 2024

I am referring to the long-awaited report that Universities UK (UUK) commissioned from PwC on the financial sustainability of higher education institutions. I am referring to the long-awaited report that Universities UK (UUK) commissioned from PwC on the financial sustainability of higher education institutions.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

‘Director of future students’ – it’s one of the newer job titles in higher education to pop up, noticeably so across the UK and Australia. Universities require someone to take control of understanding the needs, priorities and expectations of students, no matter where they come from, says Lawrence.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

The reasons are many as discussed below but lax standards by professors and indifference towards cheating can motivate students to cheat. In other words, many students say, “I cheat because I can.” Cheating has always been around, but it is now easier and more accessible with the use of technology and online learning.

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The PIE News

APRIL 4, 2024

Such a European degree would allow higher education institutions from different countries to cooperate seamlessly across borders and set up joint programs that will be recognised across the EU as a European degree. Our universities are beacons of the European way of life. After Schengen, Erasmus and the Euro, a leap towards people’s Europe.

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University Business

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Question: Can you still move forward with change management in higher ed when you have varying levels of cooperation from within your institution? Horn, chairman of the Clayton Christensen Institute, writes in a new analysis on leading change management. ” Change management checklist. Leadership tools. ” 2.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 3, 2023

In an effort to boost the country’s declining population, Japan’s government has announced international vocational students will be given more job options in-country upon graduation. “In July, PM Fumio Kishida said that citizens in Japan needed to think about a society where we can live together with foreigners,” he continued.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2024

Students are searching for companies that share their values and allow flexibility. And because this group’s early work experiences were impacted by the way the world navigated the pandemic, many weren’t exposed to the social interactions and in-person work norms that, prior to 2020, represented a staple of workplace engagement.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

In her winning entry to the LSE Higher Education Blog’s Essays in Education Blog Challenge , Teresa Piacentini argues that the classroom is always political and, despite student calls for ‘less bias’, should never be free of discomfort. In short, our politics shapes our work as researchers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

Similarly, talented students of color have seen MIT reinstate standardized test requirements in the same year that affirmative action was prohibited and said, “See? Similarly, talented students of color have seen MIT reinstate standardized test requirements in the same year that affirmative action was prohibited and said, “See?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Malo André Hutson believes that harmony and collaboration between entities — be they on the local, state, national, or even global level — are needed if we are to tackle the broader issues of our time. Dr. Malo André Hutson Hutson says he views this discordance among parties as a stumbling block for progress. So, let’s take the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

More importantly, the available evidence suggests that outside perspectives are viewed overwhelmingly positively by students because it adds to their learning by providing insight into the real-world application of course material and/or provides real-world evaluative perspectives (Bruff, 2019; Jablon-Roberts & McCracken, 2022).

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

These tools are transforming the way students learn and the way universities and workplaces operate. HEPI / Curio Questionnaire: Contribute your views We want to ensure that your institution is at the forefront of this change. AI tools are transforming the way students learn and the way universities and workplaces operate.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The digital world is sufficiently obscured from the majority of people, sometimes deliberately, and the ‘trust train’ may have now hit to buffers, reminiscent of the end of the dot-com boom. The fact that you may feel like you cannot keep up with the news is understandable. So what of the metaverse?

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The PIE News

MAY 23, 2023

Ten years ago a group of students and university staff sat in a pub in Sheffield. Around the world and here in our own country, the debate around immigration was becoming polarised and international students were being caught up in it in uninformed ways. We were worried. That this was precious. It was clear.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Lil Bremermann-Richard, CEO of Oxford International , shared her perspective on the value of international students in the UK going forward, which has been a controversial topic in UK government rhetoric and media in 2022. Oxford International CEO, Lil Bremermann-Richard, predicts digital transformation could be an issue for UK institutions.

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HEPI

JANUARY 24, 2024

T his HEPI blog was authored by Vivienne Stern, Chief Executive of Universities UK, as an adaption of a speech she gave in response to a lecture by the Hon. Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD, on the value of higher education in developed countries. Our job must be to examine the evidence. They are likely to earn more than non-graduates.

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HEPI

AUGUST 22, 2023

The renowned mathematician and codebreaker, Peter Hilton, once said: “Adaptability to change is itself a hallmark of successful education.” The pace of innovation and scale of disruption all around us is accelerating. Universities have a responsibility to nurture this among our students.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The piece argues forcefully for the need to place faculty at the forefront of the student success movement. It would be weird for me to argue with his thesis: my entire job is to engage my faculty colleagues in activities related to student success and educational equity. So where’s the problem?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This contraction is not a mere ebb and flow but a clarion call for a fundamental change in how these institutions operate. Universities are discovering that austerity measures alone can’t bridge the gap between dwindling revenues and rising expenses. covers the global shift in Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I (Ford) was reading a commentary on the top number of “issues” facing education/ educators and became even more outraged and indignant on terminology used to describe children who live in poverty, Blacks, and other minoritized students. Counseling & mental health.

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WCET Frontiers

MARCH 30, 2023

The mix of courses with digital components demanded by students and offered by institutions has changed. This new report, released today, details the results of a survey on faculty and student desires regarding digital learning offerings and faculty readiness for the digital learning shift. Is There a Shift?

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Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

How do I teach in a world where everyone has a calculator for everything? When we view any kind of knowledge as property, the emergent danger is the potential for someone to “steal” someone else’s knowledge. In this posthuman turn, the potential of theft goes beyond human students stealing from human others.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Netherlands is weighing up the benefits international students bring to the country and seeking an “optimal” mix that will profit all stakeholders, the minister of education has said. “I feel the exchanges of students and researchers actually typically bring countries closer together,” he told The PIE.

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University Business

JANUARY 5, 2024

Many educators consider HBS-style case studies the gold standard for helping students develop analytical business skills. While I used and liked the HBS cases, I can now say that I’ve found a better alternative, and over 95% of my students agree. I believe that the case method is an integral part of teaching. And guess what?

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The PIE News

AUGUST 3, 2023

Over 350 professionals from the international education sector gathered on the Gold Coast in July at the inaugural PIE Live Australia for two days of discussions, upskilling and networking. Delegates also had the opportunity to meet colleagues from around the world and let their hair down at a glamorous gala dinner.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This week, The PIE spent five minutes with Stuart Rennie from AfaraEd & founder of SJRennie Consulting. He also offers consultancy on market entry and Africa operations with clients from Canada, Australia, UK and Europe. If you had a magic wand, what would you change? What was your first job in international education?

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

More than half of international higher education students in the UK come from the Asia Pacific region with the two giants of China and India sending 24 per cent and 13 per cent of students respectively in 2020/21. As a previous HEPI report revealed, tuition fees from international students are used to subsidise our research.

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