Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.” in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University, his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and his Ph.D.

Engineering 119

Engineering Leadership Provost Deans 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The assignment created a bridge between academia and business (Rohm, 2019), and emphasized active learning by requiring students to develop a style guide (“Sprout Social”, 2024) and use GenAi tools such as ChatGPT, an AI tool owned by Open AI, to generate social media content for a real business. I overestimated their GenAI knowledge base.

Students 108

Students Engineering Humanities Academia 108

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The assignment created a bridge between academia and business (Rohm, 2019), and emphasized active learning by requiring students to develop a style guide (“Sprout Social”, 2024) and use GenAi tools such as ChatGPT, an AI tool owned by Open AI, to generate social media content for a real business. I overestimated their GenAI knowledge base.

Students 102

Students Engineering Humanities Academia 102

Creatrix Campus

MARCH 17, 2022

The manual way of documenting ABET requirements may lead to missed opportunities. ABET, when elaborated, stands for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. It is an accreditation body that is based out in the USA designated to accredit engineering programs in line with the established professional quality standards.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Engineering Organization 52

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 11, 2022

First, the job market outside of academia is not shrinking for humanists. Humanities majors have skills and abilities that don’t easily translate into job titles like “nurse” or “engineer.” Their perspectives and mine oppose much of what Tavárez outlines.

Humanities 75

Humanities Model Scholarship Academia 75

eLiterate

JULY 12, 2023

The fact that Google Docs can open up a document exported from Microsoft Word doesn’t mean that the two programs are integrated in any meaningful way. The engineering skills are still necessary. Generative AI is not ready to replace high-quality engineers yet. It’s an import/export format. But probably not.

Humanities 92

Humanities Model Arts And Sciences Learning Experience 92

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We are reminded that what’s happening in Florida is not just an isolated issue but a warning sign of the potential nationwide impact of political interference in academia. And that got me really interested in issues of intellectual freedom, free speech, and, once I did get back into academia, academic freedom.

Higher Education 78

Higher Education Education Faculty Administration 78