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. 1998) and Wikipedia (b.2001), 2001), I am amazed you are still functioning.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A Fundamental Rethink of the Higher Education Business Model In the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education, institutions must embrace educational innovation and strategic adaptation to change. Nowhere more evident was this in the growth of online education.

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University Business

JUNE 13, 2023

As educators, we know the value of higher education professionally and personally. Beyond offering students specialized knowledge, higher education often leads to better job prospects, valuable networking opportunities, and frequently higher salaries.

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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. It’s no wonder they expect the same from their learning experiences. But how can we ensure these learning experiences remain engaging, personalized, and effective?

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University Business

JUNE 26, 2024

The use of technology to supplement and even replace people in workplaces has, perhaps ironically, long been a defining characteristic of humans. Early implementation on several campuses has shown employees universally expressing appreciation for the learning experience and departments that clearly want to keep them around.

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Deans for Impact

MARCH 8, 2023

The State Board of Education and Board of Higher Education oversee operations and funding, including identifying districts that meet specific criteria for student need, implementing a data system for tracking student learning progress, managing standards and processes for training tutors, and distributing instructional materials.

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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. It’s no wonder they expect the same from their learning experiences. But how can we ensure these learning experiences remain engaging, personalized, and effective?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

In other words, AI’s impact has already impacted our daily lives, and AI will continue to transform our educational world. As educators, let’s (re)imagine ways that AI can support rich learning experiences where we consider ways to prepare students as we look forward to the future.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These experiences impart invaluable lessons about cross-cultural understanding, teamwork, and the very nature of our global society. Adaptive AI instruction primarily stands out for its ability to bring personalization to the forefront of the learning experience. This does not, however, negate the necessity of a human touch.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These experiences impart invaluable lessons about cross-cultural understanding, teamwork, and the very nature of our global society. Adaptive AI instruction primarily stands out for its ability to bring personalization to the forefront of the learning experience. This does not, however, negate the necessity of a human touch.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is an HBCU and the only public institution of higher education in the Nation’s capital. In 2021, it started to provide VR resources for the campus community through the Center for Advancement of Learning (CAL). Research in healthcare (Kobayashi et al., 2018; Zhao et al.,

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 10, 2023

My History with Online Courses Welcome to the third and final post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. In the second post, the work group discussed ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Providing learning experiences previously inaccessible or prohibitive.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is an HBCU and the only public institution of higher education in the Nation’s capital. In 2021, it started to provide VR resources for the campus community through the Center for Advancement of Learning (CAL). Research in healthcare (Kobayashi et al., 2018; Zhao et al.,

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WCET Frontiers

APRIL 20, 2023

Since our last blog in January on generative artificial intelligence (AI) , the field has changed by leaps and bounds: Open AI released GPT4 , Microsoft released its AI empowered Bing , and, Google recently released Bard. But as higher education professionals, we need to be cognizant of how we leverage generative AI.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

This article highlights strategies employed across varied disciplines, and at various levels, at the University of Arizona and demonstrates that a “career everywhere” approach is effective in meeting the complementary but unique needs of students and educators related to career readiness in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. Leyva is an associate professor of Mathematics Education & STEM Higher Education in the Vanderbilt University-Peabody College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Luis A.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

This article highlights strategies employed across varied disciplines, and at various levels, at the University of Arizona and demonstrates that a “career everywhere” approach is effective in meeting the complementary but unique needs of students and educators related to career readiness in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Years later, our experiences still haunt us. Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

As a PD facilitator, I try to do what the concept implies; that is, to develop faculty professionally because the experience should empower, encourage, and engage all learners. From my professional experiences in both K-12 and higher education, I have found the secret sauce to effective professional development is ENGAGEMENT.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Data-Driven Decision Making in Higher Education: Unlocking the Potential of Analytics editor Tue, 10/17/2023 - 03:18 90% of higher education leaders believe that data driven decision making is crucial for institutional success. with the help of the higher education dashboard. Forbes Survey. BARC Research.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

As a PD facilitator, I try to do what the concept implies; that is, to develop faculty professionally because the experience should empower, encourage, and engage all learners. From my professional experiences in both K-12 and higher education, I have found the secret sauce to effective professional development is ENGAGEMENT.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Culture is the lens through which individuals perceive and make sense of their surroundings, influencing human development and cognition. Culture is also part of human development and influences cognitive, social, and psychological aspects of human development.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Culture is the lens through which individuals perceive and make sense of their surroundings, influencing human development and cognition. Culture is also part of human development and influences cognitive, social, and psychological aspects of human development.

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Campus Sonar

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The world is not ending; this isn’t going to deplete the value of higher education; and even if there are less “traditional college students,” there will still be humans who need and want postsecondary education. Empower Your EDI Experts to Be Actual Decision Makers and Directly Influence Decisions.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

How might this precept apply to higher education? As the historian Henry Steele Commager observed six decades ago, American higher education is an amalgam of four distinct educational traditions. ” Yet we can’t do better if we fail to reflect on the past and extract its messages and warnings.

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Today's Learner

APRIL 8, 2024

Natural language algorithms empower each learner to partake in unique Socratic dialogues, carefully tailored to their progress and interests. Every learner enjoys a mentor guiding them along their unique educational path—a level of personalization unattainable by human educators, especially when faced with larger class sizes.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 20, 2023

Higher education has long been regarded as a pathway to success and the “middle class,” promising personal and professional growth opportunities. Clark Kerr’s California Experiment exacerbated this in the 1960s, transforming higher education in California and the United States.

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