Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

In April, Dr. Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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University Business

MARCH 20, 2024

Higher ed leaders have been warned about the deep learning setbacks K12 students experienced during the pandemic, which trickled down all the way to the elementary level. As a result, less-resourced K12 districts may have a more challenging time training the next generation of U.S. adults than they did before the pandemic.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

While some educators rightfully voice concerns over the ethical aspects of such a tool, this article will draw on my own experiences using ChatGPT 4.0 Large language models 1 Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are complex algorithms developed through a type of machine learning called deep learning.

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QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

JUNE 6, 2022

She spoke at the QS EduData Summit on the theme of Education and the Pursuit of Curiosity, alongside expert speakers from QS, Google, UNESCO and MIT. I think there will be many more exciting applications for HCAI in education, improving the way we learn, communicate, and innovate! Find out more about QS EduData 2022.

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WCET Frontiers

JANUARY 5, 2023

In 2023, WCET will look at Artificial Intelligence (AI) and provide support and resources to help you break through the rhetoric and understand both the promises and perils of AI in higher education. What Does All of This Mean for Higher Education? Definitions. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As soon as the material is assessed, it is no longer significant, and what has been learned quickly drops out of memory (Zull, 2002). We must seek deep learning in students, and deep learning will only take place if the students themselves consider the material to have significance. Implicit curriculum.

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Coursera blog

JULY 6, 2023

The National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes on training and preparing professionals in cutting-edge areas that are fast gaining prominence, such as machine learning, AI, big data analysis, etc., NEP 2020 further highlights the importance of increasing the Gross Enrollment Ratio in higher education.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

While being mindful of the concerns of plagiarism, equity, and access, some have argued educators must not only accept AI in the classroom but must help their students use it effectively as part of their digital literacy (Bender 2024, 9). As educators, we believe in the importance of fostering innovation and enhancing learning experiences.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Campus leaders had to rethink the digital learning resources available, and faculty had to rapidly adapt to changes in delivery methods while keeping students engaged. Research in healthcare (Kobayashi et al., 2018; Zhao et al.,

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The performance of deep learning models is generally driven by increasing model complexity and amount of training data. GPT-4 was trained on about 500 billion words – essentially all good-quality, publicly available text.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 27, 2024

Engagement – it’s another one of those words that’s regularly bandied about in higher education. We know that engagement is an essential part of learning. It’s wanting to understand something and being willing to go beyond what’s required in order to accomplish learning goals. Communication Education, 65 (1), 83-104.

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Coursera blog

JUNE 20, 2023

With its rapid growth, the region has struggled to keep pace with access to education: less than 20% of the young and adult population have completed higher education. This completely online program from Colombia’s top-ranked university delivers Uniandes’ renowned education with added flexibility for working professionals.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 27, 2024

Engagement – it’s another one of those words that’s regularly bandied about in higher education. We know that engagement is an essential part of learning. It’s wanting to understand something and being willing to go beyond what’s required in order to accomplish learning goals. Communication Education, 65 (1), 83-104.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Campus leaders had to rethink the digital learning resources available, and faculty had to rapidly adapt to changes in delivery methods while keeping students engaged. Research in healthcare (Kobayashi et al., 2018; Zhao et al.,

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Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

While being mindful of the concerns of plagiarism, equity, and access, some have argued educators must not only accept AI in the classroom but must help their students use it effectively as part of their digital literacy (Bender 2024, 9). As educators, we believe in the importance of fostering innovation and enhancing learning experiences.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Even though higher education has its own hazing rituals and rites of passage, it doesn’t impose tests of character. I raise these examples to prompt a bigger issue: Are there things that higher education should do but can’t or won’t? We can dismiss flawed graduates as a handful of bad apples.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

One of the most foundational books I’ve read as an online educator of nontraditional adult learners is Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Valuable video-based learning strategies Another way to empower autonomous learning and growth mindsets in adult learners is to provide audiovisual tutorials, overviews, and mini lessons.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Ultimately, higher education is going to have to come to grips with AI text generation. It’s just completely obvious that within five years, deep learning is going to do better than radiologists.” This isn’t “writing” in the same way that line drills aren’t basketball.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

One of the most foundational books I’ve read as an online educator of nontraditional adult learners is Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Valuable video-based learning strategies Another way to empower autonomous learning and growth mindsets in adult learners is to provide audiovisual tutorials, overviews, and mini lessons.

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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. “Do we have to choose?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 14, 2023

As a researcher in the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning, I wanted to make sure the new MSCS degree program had a strong framework of courses in machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing and other core AI topics, along with course offerings in application and theory. Klivans: Yes.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That isn’t possible in higher education. Help faculty members grow as educators. Campuses need to do more to encourage faculty members to take initiatives that might advance engagement, learning, and retention. Empower faculty to create learning communities organized around a theme or a career path.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 4, 2023

Here’s assertion number one: The fundamental purpose of an education is to learn stuff, but our system of education doesn’t necessarily support that goal. Where I think I may differ is how much control students have when it comes to resisting this system in order to focus on their learning.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Lower student-faculty ratios increase individualized learning opportunities. Tutorials (office hours included), guided independent work, and out-of-class interactions with faculty are hallmarks of deep learning experiences. Don’t assume that a school that is higher ranked provides a better educational experience.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

These are positive developments from the perspective of groups such as the Association of American Universities and the American Association of Colleges and Universities, which promote high-impact practices that increase student engagement and deep learning. Yet the growth of active learning spaces remains incremental.

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EAB

DECEMBER 4, 2023

What Every Cabinet Leader Needs to Know about AI How will AI transform higher education? In this blog, we will explore the potential opportunities and pitfalls of using AI in annual giving and offer insights into the future of advancement with this transformative technology.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 2, 2023

Two books that appeared in 2020 – which were mainly written pre-pandemic -- speak to an issue that campuses need to take more seriously: The centrality of interpersonal relationships to students’ learning, retention, and psychological well-being. In Relationship-Rich Education by Peter Felten and Leo M.

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Coursera blog

JUNE 14, 2023

Today, I’m pleased to introduce our fifth annual Global Skills Report , which draws on data from millions of learners on Coursera to help leaders in business, government, and higher education understand the rapidly changing skills landscape and the availability of skilled talent worldwide. STEM course demand has increased to 23.6

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EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Our EAB research team spoke with dozens of higher education leaders—ranging from presidents, provosts, and CIOs–about the emergence of AI tools on campus. To help inform ongoing conversation, this article explores six innovative ways higher education can embrace AI with examples from across sectors.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 2, 2024

What happens to higher education if Trump wins November’s election? We’ve been exploring this question over the past year, including months of reading, analysis, reflection, and conversation about Project 2025 might mean for higher education. [Editor's Note: This article first appeared at BryanAlexander.org.]

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