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Why It’s Imperative that Africa Study Abroad Opportunities Thrive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dynamic innovation and leadership is happening all over the continent, in public health, climate and sustainability, history and culture and urban development; there’s much for American students to learn. Through a service-learning summer program in Ghana, I gained knowledge about West African history, culture and sustainable design.

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How to Combat the High Schoolization of the University

Inside Higher Ed

If a moral education strikes most faculty as inappropriate at liberal, secular institutions, are there pedagogies that we might use but don’t, to test student knowledge at a deep level or prompt their intellectual, social and moral growth? Deep learning is inherently a difficult and demanding process.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

Faculty Focus

Rossum’s Universal Robots) , where artificial beings, created to serve, ultimately undo their creators (apek, 1920/2004). A century later, AI is no longer fiction but a dynamic force in community college education, reshaping how faculty teach, and students learn. Rossums Universal Robots) (C. Stanford University.

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(Re)imagining AI for Educators: How to Improve Learner-Centered Classrooms with Futuristic Possibilities 

Faculty Focus

From designing custom art images to creating “Soundful: AI Music Generator” songs and videos to interacting with historical figures through “Hello History” fun chats, AI has the capability to boost education and deep learning. Students want to explore subject areas and find meaning. We must move forward with prudence.

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The F Word

Inside Higher Ed

Therefore, colleges and universities need to be more enterprising. Faculty members must recognize that it’s not enough to create opportunities for students to learn – though we must certainly do that. Certainly, we can’t make students invest the time, attention, and focus that deep learning requires.

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Your prior learning on Coursera may help you complete your bachelor’s degree at UNT

Coursera blog

If you have at least 30 credit hours from an accredited institution, you can complete your bachelor’s degree with the University of North Texas (UNT). Seamlessly transfer up to 84 credit hours —including prior learning on Coursera— to complete your degree faster The B.A.A.S. or other universities. Your hard work counts.

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Curiosity, Belonging, Call to Action: Reflections from Semester at Sea

The PIE News

Semester at Sea has a storied history that began with its maiden voyage in 1963. This unique community is composed of university students from across the globe who receive college credit from SAS/ISE academic partner Colorado State University.