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The Metaverse explained for university leaders: opportunities and decisions ahead (4/4)

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

Given the serious trust issues with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, the challenge to revenue from Apple’s changing advertising policy, and TikTok’s growing share of advertising revenue, the future of Meta is uncertain. In the social sciences and humanities, the social and cultural impact of XR is severely neglected.

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US: ISU partners with University of Havana

The PIE News

The partnership will add to ISU’s roster of over 350 programs across 60 countries – some of these include Edge Hill University in Ormskirk in the UK, and the University of Zagreb in Croatia. He also expressed his eagerness to move forward on research collaboration “with University of Havana faculty”.

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Empower Learners for the Age of AI: a reflection

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

But beyond the hype and enthusiasm there are enormous strategic policy decisions to be made, by governments, institutions, faculty and individual students. What the emerging fascination about AI is delivering an accelerated pace to the self-reflective processes that all university leadership should be undertaking continuously.

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Defending DEI: University Leaders Share Lessons Learned and Strategies for Moving Forward

Insight Into Diversity

Equally important is the need to craft and communicate clear, effective arguments to lawmakers in support of DEI efforts and to emphasize the negative economic, student, and human rights repercussions of anti-DEI laws. Although Senate Bill 83 is still on the table in Ohio, Hutchens says appeasement and silence isn’t an effective approach.

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The Importance of Transparency in Education When Adopting AI

Liaison International

It also extends to transparent data storage procedures and equitable use policies, transcending different university departments and functions. Incorporating artificial intelligence into higher education necessitates a balanced approach that harmonizes technology with human judgment. Debunk AI myths.

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President’s corner: Trust is the bedrock of progress at High Point University

University Business

As explosive the potential of AI is, so is the importance of cultivating humanity’s sense of awareness, judgment and connection to place, community and society, Qubein says. The post President’s corner: Trust is the bedrock of progress at High Point University appeared first on University Business.

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“Fighting talk, and absolutely right at last to be so.” Sir Anthony Seldon responds to the new Blueprint from Universities UK

HEPI

They included some of the most respected academic and research universities in the world, but also were the engines of hope in a large number of Britain’s less prosperous areas where they were providing vital economic, social and cultural cohesion. Government now joined in the media and public game of university bashing.