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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

Faculty Focus

To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students. Applied work gives them ready practice in how their education specifically connects to various aspects of potential future professional work.

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UK academics accuse their union of discrimination over gender-critical film

The Guardian - Higher Education

Documents before tribunal say UCU branch asked Edinburgh University to cancel screening of Adult Human Female Two academics behind a gender-critical film have taken legal action against their union, accusing it of discrimination and harassment after it campaigned on social media to stop the documentary being screened.

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The Power of User-Generated Content and Authentic Storytelling in Education Marketing

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

These methods allow your institution to showcase real experiences, highlight student voices, and differentiate itself from competitors in an increasingly crowded educational landscape. The Unique Advantages of User-Generated Content in Education Marketing A key user-generated content advantage is its ability to build trust.

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Human or AI? Connectives Hold the Clues 

Faculty Focus

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. This approach suggests the value of a similar comparison: to identify terminology that is uniquely human; that is, terms that are largely absent from material that are produced by AI.

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Will GenAI narrow or widen the digital divide in higher education?

SRHE

Although higher education is expected to narrow this divide and build students digital confidence, our findings revealed the opposite. Building on these findings, this blog asks a timely question: as Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) becomes embedded in higher education, will it help bridge this divide or deepen it further?

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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

Faculty Focus

To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students. Applied work gives them ready practice in how their education specifically connects to various aspects of potential future professional work.

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Q&A with Vanessa Walker, co-author of Major Problems in American History

Today's Learner

I am the Gordon Levin Associate Professor of Diplomatic History at Amherst College where I teach classes on US foreign relations, politics , social movements and the history and politics of human rights. politics, foreign relations and human rights. She received her B.A. from Whitman College and her M.A.

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