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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They award 24% of all bachelor’s degrees received by African Americans in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Yet each of us has the power to shape events in real time. It has already made history, with an HBCU graduate as the first presidential nominee of either of the two major parties.

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Standards as Strategy: How 1EdTech Shapes the Future of Educational Technology

eLiterate

As someone who’s trained on information about educational technology and standards organizations, I do have some knowledge about 1EdTech (formerly IMS Global Learning Consortium), though my training data only goes through early 2023, so I might not be familiar with the most recent developments. Let’s start at the beginning.

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Advancing Accessibility at Adelphi University: A Blueprint for Campus Diversity and Inclusion

Insight Into Diversity

In consideration of this, Adelphi University’s Student Access Office (SAO) has launched a dedicated Event Accessibility webpage to empower university partners to host inclusive events. This easy-to-navigate digital space outlines best practices in accessibility across various facets of event planning.

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Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

For instance, in a history course, an informal writing prompt might ask students to select the most significant event in a unit on the Civil Rights Movement and justify their choice. This exercise encourages students to engage critically with the material, distinguishing central ideas from supporting details.

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Africa in focus at UK ENIC conference

The PIE News

“Yet amid this upheaval there are success stories in the world: from high economic growth rates in regions like South Asia and Africa, to the rise of disruptor technologies, and changing global attitudes towards online and transnational education.” The next UK ENIC face-to-face conference takes place on December 4-5 in London.

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Augmenting Your Classroom’s Reality

Faculty Focus

In today’s modern, technology-driven world, faculty are often seeking ways to deliver a more engaging and effective learning experience. AR technology was first introduced in the 1960s by Ivan Sutherland, who developed the first ever “Head Mounted Display.” Some faculty may be intimidated by a new technology like AR.

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Guide, Don’t Hide: Maximizing Course Assignments with ChatGPT Integration

Faculty Focus

And while it is just the latest in a seven decades-old history of AI and Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) that can generate content like text, images, music, etc., For me, ChatGPT is just another in a long line of technology-assisted tools that I accept may become a routine part of my professional/personal life.