Coursera blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

As the fastest-growing technology in human history, it has the potential to transform every aspect of our lives. GenAI Academy for Executives helps leaders enhance their ethical and strategic decision-making For executives, GenAI strategy formulation and technology adoption are high-stakes decisions.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Today’s higher education students are increasingly digitally savvy, accustomed to technology being woven into every facet of their lives. AI empowers educators to provide students with tailored learning paths, immersive experiences, and real-time feedback—elements that boost engagement and facilitate deeper learning.

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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Two consensus reports by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) determine educational programs that integrate learning experiences in the humanities, arts and social sciences with science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine lead to improved educational and career outcomes.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

These are a few of the innovative designs developed by researchers for people with disabilities at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). In the (dis)Ability Design Studio, the concept of person-first design is prioritized — the user comes before the technology.

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HEPI

APRIL 18, 2023

This blog has been kindly written fro HEPI by Professor Marion Thain, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Culture and Technology at King’s College London. This Institute asks, how can we live well with technology? The post The Evolution of the Humanities appeared first on HEPI.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

In January 2022, Wiline Pangle, PhD, a faculty member in the Department of Biology at Central Michigan University (CMU), collaborated with 14 of her colleagues to create an innovative new program aimed at equipping students with often overlooked yet essential skills needed in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read about them here. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B.

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Coursera blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Professionals and business leaders will learn how to apply generative AI in their work and get ahead of the changes this technology will inevitably bring. Learn to use generative AI to help their day-to-day work and receive tips on effective prompt engineering.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

“Our two excellent universities [work together] in a complementary way, we bring together expertise and we are connecting in the future much more engineering science in to these topics… We combine basic research, big technology transfer in order to develop systems for a digital world.”

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Today’s higher education students are increasingly digitally savvy, accustomed to technology being woven into every facet of their lives. AI empowers educators to provide students with tailored learning paths, immersive experiences, and real-time feedback—elements that boost engagement and facilitate deeper learning.

Learning Experience 99

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Inevitably, the quality of student learning has taken center stage, and with it is an emerging focus on changing teaching and learning pedagogy and harnessing technology to deliver new modes of learning (APLU).

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Coursera blog

JULY 16, 2024

On AI Appreciation Day, we are reminded of our collective responsibility to harness the potential of GenAI, turning it into an engine of opportunity for everyone. Today, we are proud to announce several new initiatives aimed at empowering individuals and institutions at this critical time.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2023

Josiah Alexander, a computer science major with a concentration in network security at the New York Institute of Technology, serves as an exemplary example of how such pathways can be established. Additionally, his involvement in robotics during middle school further solidified his interest in technology and problem-solving.

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Computer Science Students Technology Empower 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The prevailing belief is that students should prioritize hard, technical skills essential for thriving in our rapidly evolving information economy—with areas like science, technology, engineering, and business taking precedence over subjects like English or philosophy.

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Coursera blog

JUNE 19, 2023

This entails swiftly deploying new technologies, adapting to change, and unlocking new talent and skills. The Coursera platform offers personalized, hands-on, and adaptive learning content, empowering employees to practice and master new skills in generative AI, cybersecurity, and other emerging fields.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

The intersection of strong math skills and success in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) career fields presents an opportunity not only for individuals but also for the overall economic development of our communities. Dr. Marcus Bright Moreover, pursuing a STEM degree offers significant financial advantages.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

By promoting gender equality in education, we can empower women and girls to reach their full potential, contribute to their communities, and create a more just and equal world. Additionally, gender equality in education helps to break down gender stereotypes and biases, creating more inclusive and diverse societies. Let’s go girls!

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 20, 2023

Educational technology company CEOs may have dollar signs in their eyes.) “Generative AI and ChatGPT technology are brilliantly innovative. At the same time, it’s like opening Pandora’s box … We have to build in safeguards so that these technologies are adopted responsibly.”

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Support students with technology-enabled advising. Technology support services can monitor the student use of course websites and engagement with other class resources and report to faculty when their students aren’t logging in. Sure, most campuses have a teaching center and instructional technology support.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The landscape is evolving at a breakneck pace, driven by technological advancements, changing student demographics, and shifts in educational demands. It’s the engine that propels your institution’s road map, the core of your strategic plan. That’s where the Archer Readiness Assessment comes in. Can payments be made online?

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JULY 16, 2024

We’re closer to high noon, where just about everyone is technologically literate — and empowered to access a universe of information with the tap of a fingertip. The secret lies in a not-so-secret acronym: SEO, or search engine optimization. Keyword Examples: “What is mechanical engineering?” Should I go back to college?”

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Inevitably, the quality of student learning has taken center stage, and with it is an emerging focus on changing teaching and learning pedagogy and harnessing technology to deliver new modes of learning (APLU).

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Liaison International

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As educational institutions, it’s time we tap into this valuable resource and empower our alumni to become the advocates and mentors of the next generation. Dr. Craig Downing is the associate dean for lifelong learning at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a member of Liaison’s EngineeringCAS Advisory Board.

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Academia Advocate Guidance Engineering 98

HEPI

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Specifically, the proportion of men in the three most prevalent groups of the technical workforce, ‘science, engineering and production technicians’, ‘IT technicians’ and ‘architectural technicians’, is much higher than that of women (5.0, Sam Kingman, ‘Empowering technicians: our journey’, HEPI blog, 5 October 2022.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“DisruptED aims to generate competencies within the ministry to lead the country into a future that raises the concept of innovation in education to unprecedented levels,” said Hind Al Tair, director of the Department of Science, Technology and Scientific Research and deputy head of the Innovation Committee at the education ministry.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Insights from the Midlands Innovation universities show the benefits of empowering the technical workforce , encouraging leadership, offering equity of opportunity through collaboration, and diversity. Sam Kingman, ‘Empowering technicians: our journey’, HEPI blog, 5 October 2022. It is therefore critical that the sector responds now.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Unlike the gender gaps in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields that have catalyzed highly visible and widespread efforts to increase gender parity, the vast underrepresentation of women in economics has received relatively little attention. The field of economics has a problem with women.

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Today's Learner

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For example, a faculty member might use a powerful labor market data search engine or resource—like Indeed or Lightcast—to search for the keywords that hiring managers in a field are using when they advertise their job openings. From there, they can weave the development of the related competencies into their teaching.

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Today's Learner

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For example, a faculty member might use a powerful labor market data search engine or resource—like Indeed or Lightcast—to search for the keywords that hiring managers in a field are using when they advertise their job openings. From there, they can weave the development of the related competencies into their teaching.

Empower 52

Empower Students Faculty Community College 52

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 12, 2023

Given that the natural language model earned passing scores on the evidence and torts portion of the bar exam, among other feats, some in academe fret that the technology may facilitate widespread cheating. Inside Higher Ed caught up with 11 academics to ask how to harness the potential and avert the risks of this game-changing technology.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The BioDiversity Project, a CSF-funded internship program, empowers a diverse cohort of UArizona students to teach K-12 students about sustainability and environmental science. The project also focuses on bridging the gap between traditional technologies and Indigenous communities by developing curricula and guides for broader access.

University 104

University Empower Equity Professional Development 104

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The college has transformed its science building into a STEAM building—Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Mathematics. LSUE has also connected agriculture with technology through a free six-month program that teaches students how to use drone technology to supervise plant growth and wellness.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As an engineer, Professor Holford knows first-hand the value of technical staff. That puts them at the forefront of technology development, building skills and knowledge which are very exciting and unique. They become an essential part of future technological advances. Technicians make things happen – it is in their DNA.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

One of the most notable examples is in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), where women account for less than 30% of individuals employed in occupations. This approach can be extremely beneficial, empowering students to identify well-suited careers and map out their college journey.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 13, 2022

” The study, which considered the behavior of 16,033 participants who played a range of online games and provided job details, revealed that engineers were drawn to play strategy games that require problem-solving and spatial skills. IT professionals and engineers played puzzle-platform games, which require spatial skills.

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Liaison International

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As educational institutions, it’s time we tap into this valuable resource and empower our alumni to become the advocates and mentors of the next generation. Dr. Craig Downing is the associate dean for lifelong learning at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a member of Liaison’s EngineeringCAS Advisory Board.

Academia 87

Academia Advocate Guidance Engineering 87

Liaison International

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The third priority is described as “evolve, adapt, or lose talent,” while the fourth is “using technology, data insight, and agility to create a frictionless student experience.” “Having a seat at the table,” tops the list, followed by privacy/cybersecurity. Source: eCampus News. Journalism Tops the List of Most-Regretted Majors.

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