Today's Learner

APRIL 7, 2025

And in recent years, weve seen advances in technology and an increased emphasis on flexible learning environments reshape the higher ed classroom, resulting in both blended and hybrid learning models becoming more common. Blended and hybrid learning: a breakdown The definitions of both terms may vary.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

While faculty should continue to prioritize the importance of maintaining human connection, empathy, and support in our teaching practice , we need to consider other ways AI can augment our work. The AI modeled responses also revealed that students might have difficulty transitioning between personal narrative and academic analysis sections.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

AI technologies are designed to simulate human intelligence and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language and engaging in interactive conversation. The integration of AI in education holds great potential for transforming teaching and learning experiences (Hussain et al.,

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Today's Learner

APRIL 2, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes The rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) are reshaping education, offering innovative tools for content creation, adaptive learning, and instructional strategies. Responsible use, complemented by human oversight, is essential to maintaining educational integrity.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

AI technologies are designed to simulate human intelligence and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language and engaging in interactive conversation. The integration of AI in education holds great potential for transforming teaching and learning experiences (Hussain et al.,

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

However, ethnic culture goes beyond identity and significantly shapes the learning process. The ACCCE model is a framework for applying culturally responsive teaching practices for meaningful learning outcomes (Plotts, 2022). Community culture in a classroom is a powerful force that can shape the overall learning experience.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

If they really want to maximise their students’ and graduates’ likelihood of success within the workplace then they need to provide learning experiences where such intersectionality of differences are not only recognised but actively used in an interactive learning experience.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By Matt Riddle, Principal and Director of Learning Experiences, Curio The higher education sector is undergoing a technological revolution, with AI tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Midjourney leading the charge. These tools are transforming the way students learn and the way universities and workplaces operate.

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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Not a week goes by without new laments about the decline of the humanities and social sciences. My experience is different. However, the range of the above partnerships (and more than one third of all our degrees include STEM integration) should be encouraging to colleagues in the humanities and social sciences everywhere.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Takeaways From This Teaching Experience The AI writing project was a valuable learning experience for the students, as it incorporated individual and collaborative learning elements alongside technology-based approaches. Nurturing positive mental health and wellbeing in educational settings – the PRICES model.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

However, ethnic culture goes beyond identity and significantly shapes the learning process. The ACCCE model is a framework for applying culturally responsive teaching practices for meaningful learning outcomes (Plotts, 2022). Community culture in a classroom is a powerful force that can shape the overall learning experience.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

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. Using AI to create tailored learning In a not-too-distant-past, math teachers complained that calculators would make students worse at basic arithmetic.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

Others argue that AI, in various forms, has been used to elevate students’ performance in the classroom, and in some cases, overcome barriers to learning (Shippee 2020, 20). AI can also be used as a classroom tool to reframe the learning experiences and as a “partner” in learning (Benson 2023, 30).

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ACRLog

JANUARY 31, 2023

The way it tailors to different writing styles is interesting, and I think it could make for a fun class exercise and learning experience about writing for a specific audience. If you ask ChatGPT for an essay with citations, it says this: “Unfortunately, as a language model AI, I am unable to do proper citation in an essay format.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

It’s no wonder they expect the same from their learning experiences. Traditional classroom models, while still vital, are no longer the only avenue for knowledge acquisition. But how can we ensure these learning experiences remain engaging, personalized, and effective?

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Liaison International

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Combining AI-driven insights with human empathy ensures ethical, accurate, and meaningful interactions that foster trust and improve the community college student experience. How can AI personalize learning experiences for students? When used responsibly, AI can reduce human biases by relying on comprehensive data.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary – Margaret Cousins As human beings, we often think of self-improvement and ask ourselves, How can I be better? Journal of College Reading and Learning , 42(1), 79- 88. Appreciative pedagogy: Constructing positive models for learning.

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University Business

MAY 23, 2024

Now, more than half do and for good reason: Online learning provides greater accessibility, affordability and flexibility than traditional, in-person learning. The many benefits of online learning ultimately mean very little, however, if institutions fail to also cultivate a strong sense of community among online students.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning. Reading and responding to student reflections of their work increases their learning experience. Dr. Hagtvedt, L. Dossinger, K.,

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Liaison International

AUGUST 29, 2024

Key Takeaways The application of AI in education is essential for improving student retention and success by identifying at-risk students, providing personalized learning support, and enabling timely interventions. For instance, predictive analytics models can alert advisors when a student shows signs of struggle.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Some students already possess a well-established sense of community in academic and non-academic digital spaces (Plotts, 2020), which they bring into their learning environments for additional support. In essence, social media offers a portable and customizable sense of community across various spaces, enriching the learning experience.

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HEPI

MAY 8, 2023

It can also break down language barriers through quick translation, creating alternative versions of learning materials, and expanding – decolonising, even – the research canon to include non-English sources more easily. Improved online learning offers with far more personalisation would accelerate access to education in developing countries.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary – Margaret Cousins As human beings, we often think of self-improvement and ask ourselves, How can I be better? Journal of College Reading and Learning , 42(1), 79- 88. Appreciative pedagogy: Constructing positive models for learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Shayne Halls Halls, president and CEO of Manifested Dreams , a company that connects organizations to AI services, spoke about the various ways AI can improve tasks and projects previously assigned to humans, removing human biases and time-intensive processes along the way. “AI AI is not new.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

Others argue that AI, in various forms, has been used to elevate students’ performance in the classroom, and in some cases, overcome barriers to learning (Shippee 2020, 20). AI can also be used as a classroom tool to reframe the learning experiences and as a “partner” in learning (Benson 2023, 30).

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Today's Learner

MAY 30, 2024

It informs every decision we make as we design learning content—what topics to cover in a textbook, what activities and assessments learners will complete and how all of those elements are sequenced. Learners who feel welcome, and who feel like they can identify with what they encounter in learning content, do better than those who don’t.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

Then there is a fourth tradition, which represented a distinctively American contribution: A focus on human capital formation, local and regional economic development, entertainment and sports, and community service. Provide more experiential learning opportunities. I don’t think so. Apparently not.

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WCET Frontiers

JANUARY 5, 2023

By now you’ve likely seen the hubbub over ChatGPT, OpenAI’s new chat bot trained on their large language model AI GPT 3.5. To begin, this introductory blog post will focus on an overview of large language model AIs and their potential impact on higher education. Often times this now happens via neural networks.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The landscape of higher education is evolving rapidly, driven in large by part by the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to reshape the way colleges and universities operate, from personalized learning experiences to enhancing administrative efficiency.

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Today's Learner

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Not your mother’s GenAI-powered assistant The Student Assistant leverages intelligent language models and Cengage-owned content to focus on a specific discipline. On a mission to personalize learning 56% of faculty cited personalization as a top use case for GenAI to help enhance the learning experience.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

It’s no wonder they expect the same from their learning experiences. Traditional classroom models, while still vital, are no longer the only avenue for knowledge acquisition. But how can we ensure these learning experiences remain engaging, personalized, and effective?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 28, 2023

In today’s modern, technology-driven world, faculty are often seeking ways to deliver a more engaging and effective learning experience. For example, they can interact with virtual models of molecules and visualize the structure and properties of compounds. AR can help faculty breathe new life into the study of the past.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

DECEMBER 18, 2022

If you are still delivering learning experiences the same way that you did in the 1990s, despite Google Search (b.1998) AI advocates argue that by leveraging the power of AI, educators can personalize learning for each student, provide real-time feedback and support, and automate administrative tasks. 1998) and Wikipedia (b.2001),

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! This tool can write as well as humans”) and fear (“Wow…this tool can write as well as humans”). ChatGPT was just the first in a wave of new AI tools designed to mimic human communication via text.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! This tool can write as well as humans”) and fear (“Wow…this tool can write as well as humans”). ChatGPT was just the first in a wave of new AI tools designed to mimic human communication via text.

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University Business

JUNE 13, 2023

Institutions must refocus on the personal, human learning experience to adapt to an evolving educational landscape. Make the learning experience more connected and accessible Above all, creating an authentic learning experience should be at the heart of everything an institution chooses to do.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Some students already possess a well-established sense of community in academic and non-academic digital spaces (Plotts, 2020), which they bring into their learning environments for additional support. In essence, social media offers a portable and customizable sense of community across various spaces, enriching the learning experience.

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