Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2023

Anxieties abound regarding crediting the AI, holding students accountable, and measuring learning that has occurred purely as a result of one student’s actions. Anxieties abound regarding crediting the AI, holding students accountable, and measuring learning that has occurred purely as a result of one student’s actions.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Students who are in their late teens or early twenties have spent their educational experiences navigating misinformation, fake news, and alternative facts. Students who are in their late teens or early twenties have spent their educational experiences navigating misinformation, fake news, and alternative facts. motivated reasoning).

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 12, 2023

” Faculty members and administrators are now reckoning in real time with how—not if—ChatGPT will impact teaching and learning. Nancy Gleason, associate professor of practice of political science and director of the Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning, New York University, Abu Dhabi. Be Deliberate.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2023

Image: Accommodating online or self-paced learning requires thinking outside the box. College of Information Technology leaders at Western Governors University created digital support communities for students to receive real-time assistance from peers and faculty while engaging in self-paced learning.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 30, 2023

For example, students who have nearly earned enough credits for a degree cite never getting past gateway courses in mathematics and science as a crucial factor in leaving school. Many students worry about succeeding in gateway college-level mathematics courses needed to enter most community college degree and certificate programs.

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Coursera blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Typically, exploring entry-level roles can make sense if you are looking for your first job , are early in your career, or you’re considering a career change. At the end of this issue, we’ll offer more resources for finding entry-level roles in specific industries.) Tips for finding an entry-level job Keep your larger goals in mind.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

I recently went to a car dealership because I could hear a roaring sound when I pressed on my brakes. I went to the same dealership where I had purchased my car some time back because when I bought the car, I also bought a warranty that I assumed would cover major repairs. famously said and getting the repairs done was no longer an option.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Students who are in their late teens or early twenties have spent their educational experiences navigating misinformation, fake news, and alternative facts. Students who are in their late teens or early twenties have spent their educational experiences navigating misinformation, fake news, and alternative facts. motivated reasoning).

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

However, despite district leaders investing significant time and resources on teaching reading, they often see few lasting results. Poor reading outcomes are costly for students, with unaddressed issues causing future learning and personal problems. Low reading proficiency costs districts, as well.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Students learn to apply machine learning, text analytics, and artificial intelligence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence in the world of higher education has continued with the report that Harvard University has plans to use an AI chatbot as part of its introductory computer science course. Some believe that it’s a first step toward a reimagining of the role of human instructors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Multiple academic studies have demonstrated that encouraging children to pursue a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) career gives them a distinct business advantage later in life. According to STEMEducationGuide.com, a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, as of 2020, over 10.2 of American jobs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 18, 2023

As hubs for the development of cutting-edge technology and the molding of critical thinkers who drive progressive change, institutions of higher learning are indispensable. In such times, axing avenues in mathematics—a field instrumental to data sciences and analytics—risks thwarting students' potential for upward economic mobility.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Some institutions scrambled to update their digital communication tools for remote learning. Even better-prepared institutions had to ditch the training wheels to continue pursuing student learning objectives in the face of unprecedented times. . But that doesn’t mean it’s always easy or fair.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

6, despite employee leaks that the tool was not ready. Early users quickly found that the eerily human-sounding bot produced unhinged , manipulative , rude , threatening and false responses, which prompted the company to implement changes—and AI ethicists to express reservations.

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Deans for Impact

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Growing up in Hawai’i, Valerie Sakimura and many of her peers spoke Hawaiian Pidgin, a local dialect often used at home and heard in everyday conversation – but never at school. In academic and formal settings, “it was looked down on as an uneducated way to speak and write,” she explains. That’s the power of an educator,” she says. “To

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In December 2022, my colleagues and I took over 40 presidents to Los Angeles to experience virtual reality live and in-person (ironically) with Dreamscape Learn , a new venture spearheaded by esteemed Hollywood producer Walter Parkes. Click on the image to open larger in a new window.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Data b ias and i nconsistencies: The reliance on educational databases and resources for chatbot training data introduces the risk of bias and outdated information. College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Though the 28 laureates in attendance this year gave and listened to each other’s talks with optimistic titles such as “Computing for Social Good,” Inside Higher Ed took the opportunity to ask them questions about computer science’s challenges in higher education. Missing Seats at Important Tables.

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Today's Learner

APRIL 21, 2023

And since energy resources are finite and can hurt the planet (even renewables can be hard to recycle and are often made unsustainably), we must conserve them whenever we can. Allowing simple file formats In the early days of personal computing, many files were in plain text formats, like TXT or CSV (spreadsheet) files.

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IHEP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By: Mamie Voight As the year draws to a close, we at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) are taking a moment to reflect on the strides we’ve made and the work left to do to advance our mission – building a more equitable and just society through higher education.

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Today's Learner

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the decision sciences, for example, most college graduates would have learned business analytics using traditional math and statistics methods but aren’t always taught how to use spreadsheets or programming languages like Python. Where is the gap?

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Today's Learner

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the decision sciences, for example, most college graduates would have learned business analytics using traditional math and statistics methods but aren’t always taught how to use spreadsheets or programming languages like Python. Where is the gap?

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The gap between exam scores among different racial groups has grown since 2003, highlighting a lack of resources and support for some student populations. The gap between exam scores among different racial groups has grown since 2003, highlighting a lack of resources and support for some student populations. principles." principles."

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Data b ias and i nconsistencies: The reliance on educational databases and resources for chatbot training data introduces the risk of bias and outdated information. College settings foster collaborative learning environments, where students engage in dynamic discussions and group activities.

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EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

Remote Work and Hybrid Workplace Resource Center. Access EAB’s Remote Work and Hybrid Workplace Resource Center for guidance ranging from how to craft a clear and equitable remote work policy to effectively onboard and manage a remote workplace. 4 key takeaways from an analysis of the U.K. IT labour market. and other nations here.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

Image: Raul Shrivastav’s career in higher education was an accident—kind of. As a trained audiologist and speech pathologist, Shrivastav pictured himself in a clinical career, but after falling in love with research and teaching in his Ph.D. program, he took on more work in graduate-level education.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

However, it’s likely that there will be a continued trend toward online and distance learning, as well as an increasing focus on practical, hands-on learning and real world experience. For example, AI-powered learning platforms can provide personalized learning paths for each student, based on their strengths and weaknesses.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The standardized tests used to assess student learning don’t count toward students’ grades and may therefore provide inaccurate and misleading measures of student knowledge and skills. Those comments deserve a detailed response. As some of my correspondents have pointed out: 1.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 18, 2022

WCET Steering Committee member and, Assistant Dean, Digital Learning, The Pennsylvania State University, we will move from necessary conversations regarding the “why” and “what” of microcredentials, and begin to consider the aspects of “how.”. This series explores microcredential adoption, implementation, and evaluation.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 9, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Ask ChatGPT why you should read fiction and it will spout literature’s many benefits: entertainment, increased empathy, cognitive stimulation and learning about different cultures, historical events and social issues. All very general and abstract; not very profound or compelling. As New York Times film critic A.

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Continuous Learning Institute

MAY 8, 2023

My third and last child recently learned that she, too, will be transferring to UCI from IVC (she was also accepted to UCSD, UCLA, and Berkeley). It also gave them early exposure to IVC, which is where I encouraged them to attend full-time straight out of high school. I emailed the colleges with my perspective as a parent.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Image: Student interest will continue to grow when it comes to virtual courses and remote learning options for live courses, the desire for creating richer academic and on-campus experiences, and new technology options. Yet, on many campuses, technology dollars are limited, with a wide variety of initiatives competing for that funding.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The market for higher education has also become increasingly competitive, with alternative learning platforms offering specialized skills training that directly caters to industry needs. The learning experience must be tailored, not just in content but in delivery, leveraging the latest digital tools to enhance accessibility and engagement.

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