Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

DECEMBER 18, 2022

During the Empower Learners for the Age of AI (ELAI) conference earlier in December 2022, it became apparent to me personally that not only does Artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to revolutionize the field of education, but that it already is. Critics would argue a classroom without a meaningful human presence is a factory.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) stand out for recognizing that every student deserves access to quality education and are also centers for research and innovation (TEConomy, 2022). Research in healthcare (Kobayashi et al.,

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Few college presidents can casually mention being good friends with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, when discussing the implication of AI in higher education. But upon closer examination of the dynamic career of businessman, author, Toastmasters award winner and High Point University (N.C.) “I believe in this work.

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totallyrewired

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A recent discussion featuring Dr. Donna Lanclos, an anthropologist, and Lawrie Phipps, an educational developer, shed light on this transformative era. The essence of academia, which thrives on critical thinking and innovative exploration, could be at risk if the human element is excessively automated.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) stand out for recognizing that every student deserves access to quality education and are also centers for research and innovation (TEConomy, 2022). Research in healthcare (Kobayashi et al.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2023

--Albert Schweitzer While growing up in the Arkansas Delta, my parents, preachers, and teachers agreed on one thing above all else: education is the engine of opportunity for individual success and the transformation of the Black community. Education is the engine of opportunity. Leadership is a process and not a position.

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The PIE News

APRIL 21, 2023

He also expressed his eagerness to move forward on research collaboration “with University of Havana faculty”. He also expressed his eagerness to move forward on research collaboration “with University of Havana faculty”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As I reflect on my journey through higher education, I find myself looking back on a career that began in the small, rural community of Calhoun in Lowndes County, Alabama. It was there that I first understood the profound impact that education could have on a person’s life.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Universities may want to evaluate their research strategies and partnerships in the sciences and steer them toward industrial needs for developments in sensors, displays, battery life, network, and computer performance. In the social sciences and humanities, the social and cultural impact of XR is severely neglected. Avoiding hype.

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HEPI

APRIL 29, 2024

Outcome metrics – of teaching, research, and financial health – the ‘presenting problem’, all cry out for urgent attention from university leadership. While the OfS has the stated intention of reducing the burden on universities, this is not how it feels to the majority of institutions.

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HEPI

APRIL 25, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Helen Laville , Provost at Kingston University , and is part of a series of HEPI / NCEE blogs on entrepreneurial leadership. In my last role as a PVC Education, I instituted a series of meetings with the departments across the university.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The quality of ministerial leadership under David Willetts and Jo Johnson was broadly supportive and engaged. Government now joined in the media and public game of university bashing. For government to attack university leadership was a risible case of the kettle calling the pot black. But darkness was descending.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Academic integrity is regarded as the foundation of higher education. It may also undermine public confidence in the value of a degree and the higher education sector. 3) Educate students Teach students how to use generative AI effectively and responsibly. What is academic integrity and why does it matter?

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University Business

AUGUST 11, 2023

has endured a record-breaking heat wave this summer, and with it, a cluster of turnovers in higher education’s top position. However, the motivation behind these presidents’ break from university leadership is markedly cooler than last month’s more dramatic falls from grace.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JULY 21, 2022

University Innovation Alliance. With a new academic year fast approaching, higher education leaders have a lot on their plates. At the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), we know just how challenging new beginnings can be under normal circumstances – and during the past two-plus years, circumstances have been far from normal. "We

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Prof Irene Tracey tells assembly free speech has been ‘centre stage’ at university during her first year in post Oxford’s vice-chancellor has said she was “deeply saddened” by the abuse and attacks aimed at the university’s transgender staff and students during her first year in the post, including the controversy which surrounded an appearance by (..)

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At one extreme, a favourite film plot for the dystopia, individuals will spend most of their time ‘plugged in’ to a virtual ‘Matrix’, experiencing less and less human contact. In search of the virtual class: Education in an information society. The post Metaverse explained for University Leaders:? Newsroom Accenture.

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WCET Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Lesley Voigt, Madison College: We brought micro-credentials to campus in 2012 as a way to help validate and verify the learning that takes place within our Continuing Education courses. These badges have played a key role in helping us build and maintain community-based organization partnerships while also providing pathways into education.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

And so we were able to establish a great partnership with them, with support from our university leadership, and we've piloted that out, and they have served over 450 unique students here at NAU alone over the past eight or nine months. DD: Absolutely. Again, really important questions. KH: Awesome. DD: Absolutely, yeah.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The AI will determine when the human instructor should coach, encourage and engage with the learner—and when to hold back. While not focusing on higher education, the book provides enough examples of the transformative powers of digital technology to enhance human flourishing that some level of academic techno-optimism may be warranted.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 24, 2023

If it wasn't for the education opportunities I had and the right people showing up at the right time, there's no chance I'd be doing the kind of work I'm doing now. I've dedicated my life to helping more and more diverse students be more successful in the world of higher education so that they have more opportunities in their lives.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Contact: Ben Doherty, 434-282-9009 Charlottesville - On Saturday, May 4th, Ben Doherty (they/them) joined hundreds of UVA co-workers, students and community-members protesting for university leadership to divest from Israel’s war-machine.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Jewish, Palestinian and Muslim students are reporting harassment and abuse on US university campuses as the Israel-Hamas war continues. Campuses have become a hotbed for tensions, with protests breaking out supporting both sides of the conflict and university leadership under fire for their positions or silence on the war.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 26, 2025

A coalition of university professors and educators has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging its efforts to reshape governance at Columbia University by threatening to withhold federal funding. The post Educators Sue Trump Over Columbia Funding Cuts appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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University Business

APRIL 23, 2024

More from UB: The 3 factors holding at-risk students back from graduating The ethical dilemma Student calls for divestment have a significant history in higher education, and some have proved successful. Three years ago, university leadership at Rutgers divested from fossil fuels following similar calls for action, North Jersey reports. .

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 5, 2023

In response to relentless anti-DEI measures, over 200 former college, university, and system heads have joined forces as the Champions of Higher Education coalition, an initiative created by PEN America , an organization that unites writers and their allies to celebrate free expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

On what has been dubbed the Day of Action , students across the country plan to hold rallies, protests, strikes and other on-campus demonstrations that will call on university leadership to take steps to protect reproductive and transgender rights.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MARCH 25, 2025

The plaintiffs, who represent members of Columbia University faculty in both the humanities and sciences, allege that this coercive tactic not only undermines academic independence, but stops vital scientific research that contributes to the health and prosperity of all Americans. We have to stand up.

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