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AI in Education: Will We Need Humans Anymore?

Campus Technology

ChatGPT is groundbreaking, but it's also merely the first in what will likely be a series of innovations built on foundational developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing that are going to change the world. We spoke with Mark Schneider, director of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, about how AI is transforming education and the evolving role of humans in an AI-powered future.

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Employers value microcredentials but don’t know how to assess their quality

Higher Ed Dive

Around two-thirds of employers responding to a survey said they want colleges to approach them about building alternative credentials for workers.

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Should we record or ban staff-student relationships?

Wonkhe

Universities will keep a register of relationships between staff and students under new plans from OfS. Sunday Blake argues the proposals fall short on student safety The post Should we record or ban staff-student relationships? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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CUNY Colleges Receive $750,000 for Anti-Bigotry Strategies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The City University of New York (CUNY) colleges and the university’s central offices will see $750,000 distributed to support efforts seeking to address religious, racial, and ethnic bigotry at CUNY. Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez “With our continued commitment to fight against bigotry, antisemitism, and hate of all kinds, our colleges are stepping up and have developed additional programming to address these incidents,” said Dr.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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UNC–Chapel Hill Board of Trustees Undermines Value of Faculty Expertise

Academe Blog

BY SHERRYL KLEINMAN When the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees chair David Boliek explained the trustees’ rationale for seeking to create a new School of Civic Life and Leadership, he cited an imaginary problem in search of a blatantly political solution.

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Interim leadership is overlooked. Here are 4 tips on doing it effectively.

Higher Ed Dive

Amy Kristof-Brown became a business school dean after first serving as an interim. A lack of resources for others in similar positions stood out to her.

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Ed Department Shakes Up OPMs and Third-Party Servicers: This Is Huge

WCET Frontiers

Did you hear that loud noise last Wednesday? For those in the middle of the country, it was the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade. For those in higher education, the U.S. Department of Education created its own rumblings by releasing new guidance with rules about any contracted services and a series of questions about companies helping institutions with online learning.

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Australia reveals courses eligible for extended work rights from July

The PIE News

Australia has announced the list of professions and courses that will be eligible for extended post-study work rights from July 1. Eligible programs range from health, technology, education and construction, and have been selected to respond to worker shortages in key sectors, the government said. The new measures – initially announced in September last year – will allow eligible international higher education graduates to access to an extra two years of post-study work rights.

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How can the Education Department build a list of low-value college programs?

Higher Ed Dive

Some prominent higher ed groups rejected the proposal altogether, while others suggested metrics they say could make it work.

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The unbearable heaviness of regulation

Wonkhe

Should universities really need to retain every piece of assessed student work for five years? Paul Greatrix asks what happens when regulation goes too far The post The unbearable heaviness of regulation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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Sharing Your Book On Social Media for Professors

The Academic Designer

Jennifer van Alstyne talks strategies for academic authors to effectively share their books on social media. You can increase visibility for your book or monograph online with social media for academics.

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Thoughts and Reflections on Summer Sessions: A Conversation on Higher Education Trends

MindMax

Believe it or not, summer 2023 will be here before we know it! MindMax recently hosted an interactive event with higher education leaders to discuss higher education trends regarding summer sessions : past, present, and future. The panelists in attendance included: Lowell K. Davis , Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs at University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2022 President of NAASS David Lee , Assistant Vice President for Curricular Operations and Strategy at Southern Methodist University, 2

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A new Florida bill would reshape public higher ed to Ron DeSantis’ vision. What does that look like?

Higher Ed Dive

Legislation would block state colleges from funding diversity programs, abolish gender studies degrees and restrict faculty hiring.

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Mapping the potential of AI in the age of competence based higher education

Wonkhe

Mike Ewen thinks through what students need to learn to be able to do with artificial intelligence - and how it could help students develop across the range of higher education competencies The post Mapping the potential of AI in the age of competence based higher education appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Professor says he was barred from campus after Monsanto info request

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A professor who frequently testifies against Monsanto Co. in lawsuits alleging harm from toxic environmental pollutants called PCBs says that after a Monsanto lawyer filed a records request with his university, the university barred him from campus and offered him a resignation deal. “That was the very first thing that they gave me,” said the professor, David Carpenter of the University at Albany, part of the State University of New York, regarding the resignation offer.

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Hybrid Learning and Space Reimagination: Optimizing Access and Equity to Promote Student Success

Educause

Learning spaces and technology infrastructure have become increasingly important to the student experience. Higher education leaders have an obligation to reimagine hybrid learning in ways that can achieve accessible and equitable education for student success.

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Embattled for-profit ASA College closes without teach-out plan

Higher Ed Dive

Accreditor Middle States Commission on Higher Education said ASA rejected plans to have students transfer to several colleges over compliance issues.

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How AI could undermine diversity in the curriculum

Wonkhe

The biases inherent in artificial intelligence are well known – and could be coming to a classroom near you. Sam Illingworth tackles the dark side of ChatGPT The post How AI could undermine diversity in the curriculum appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Report: Colleges face disincentives to improving transfer

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A number of financial disincentives deter colleges from smoothly transferring students’ course credits from one institution to another, according to a new white paper by the Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board (PAB), a group of experts dedicated to transforming the transfer process. The paper, released Thursday, concludes that improving the transfer process has been hampered by short-term thinking by campus leaders concerned about how allowing credits to transfer into their instit

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Russian aggression against Ukraine meets the criteria for genocide

The Berkeley Blog

Co-authored with Ilona Sologoub (VoxUkraine) and James Hodson (AI for Good Foundation) Cemetary in Ukraine; source: individual diary entry on Svidok.org As early as April 2022, when atrocities in Irpin and Bucha (Kyiv region) became widely known, Western media began discussing whether Russia’s actions in Ukraine constitute a genocide. Some of them noted that the.

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Rankings provider U.S. News buys college advising service

Higher Ed Dive

The publication known for its embattled Best Colleges rankings acquired CollegeAdvisor.com, it said Tuesday.

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We don’t know what we don’t know

Wonkhe

Michelle Morgan argues that we need a better understanding of student drop-outs if we are to retain students through the cost of living crisis. The post We don’t know what we don’t know appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Concealed Carry Bill for Public College Campuses Passes in West Virginia House of Delegates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A bill allowing people to carry concealed weapons at public college campuses in West Virginia passed by a landslide in the state's House of Delegates Feb. 21, NPR reported. This move sends the bill to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who has not made any public indication of whether he will sign it into law. As it stands now, the state prohibits carrying guns on public college and university campuses.

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Assigning “Accountability Partners” to Support Student Engagement, Learning, and Growth

Faculty Focus

To whom and for what are students accountable in higher education? The language of “holding” students accountable connotes a kind of control faculty wield over students, carrying the threat of consequences if students do not answer to the demands placed on them. But what if we as faculty thought about “holding” in a different way—as holding space for students to take agency and as holding students as they took that agency?

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Florida university system slated to vote on revised post-tenure review next month

Higher Ed Dive

Critics argue the proposal damages tenure protections intended to allow faculty to pursue unpopular research without fear of reprisal.

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ChatGPT, assessment and cheating – have we tried trusting students?

Wonkhe

Do AI advancements highlight problems with assessment itself? James Bagshaw, Charles Knight, and David Kernohan assess the evidence The post ChatGPT, assessment and cheating – have we tried trusting students? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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A Student-Centered Approach to Faculty Training: Using the LMS to Foster Students’ Time Management

Educause

Using learning management systems strategically and consistently across courses can help students and faculty save time and energy.

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Benefits of staying on at university by Professor Wendy Thomson

HEPI

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Wendy Thomson CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. Starting university can be daunting. Even more so for those who face additional barriers to accessing higher education. For students who are care experienced or are estranged from their families, there’s more to consider than just getting the right grades – access to the right support, both practical and emotional, is key to making the best plans for their future.

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Expand competency-based education to support adult learners

Higher Ed Dive

Competency-based education has the potential to meet adult learners’ educational needs faster.

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Can AI support academic research?

Wonkhe

Much of the debate about AI has focused on student work and academic offences. For Xianghan and Michael O'Dea there are implications for the conduct of research too The post Can AI support academic research? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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UK education “making dreams a reality” for alumni

The PIE News

“Making dreams a reality is a common thread throughout the lives and stories of our Alumni Awards finalists,” said Elizabeth Tresnan, campaign director for Study UK , at North American awards ceremony at The British Embassy in Washington DC. The British Council’s Study UK Alumni Awards is celebrated in multiple locations throughout the world, with finalists then eligible to apply for the worldwide award in one of the four categories: Business and Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Culture a

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Plagiarism catcher Turnitin announces ‘state-of-the-art’ AI writing detector

University Business

Does artificial intelligence have a place in the classroom? That’s yet to be decided as generative AI tools, namely ChatGPT, continue to rock the higher education sphere. What we do know is that efforts to curb cheating have steadily increased since its inception. OpenAI, the chatbot’s creator, launched its own AI-writing detector several weeks ago, yet it’s not 100% accurate, according to the company.

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Alaska drops 4-year degree requirements for state jobs

Higher Ed Dive

“At present, there are not enough qualified applicants to fill all the state’s job vacancies,” the administrative order said.

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Higher education postcard: Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

Wonkhe

On the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to Kyiv The post Higher education postcard: Kyiv Polytechnic Institute appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Helping Our Students Understand and Fight Imposter Syndrome

Faculty Focus

What is imposter syndrome? You feel a change in breathing as you enter a classroom. The thought of applying for an internship makes you tense. An envelope comes from a college you have just been accepted to—are they revoking your admission? The above scenarios can be understood as the impact of imposter syndrome in a variety of settings. Imposter syndrome is a common experience among college students, particularly those students from any group marginalized on campus.