Education
Retraining workers automated out of the workforce; blending the digital and the physical in the classroom; democratizing credentialing—this page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of education.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-courts-warn-lawyers-about-ai-use-in-courtroom-1.6994204?cmp=rss
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Alberta's top judges are warning lawyers and the public to be cautious when using artificial intelligence tools to help prepare cases for the courtroom.The province's courts and a handful of other Canadian jurisdictions have issued notices following a high-profile American case earlier this year...
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/17/higher-education-accessibility-disabled-people-covid-pandemic-remote-learning-universities
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Theguardian
My route to university was never going to be simple. While my friends were flicking through university brochures and choosing Ucas options, I was signing chemotherapy consent forms in the teenage cancer unit at Addenbrooke's hospital and throwing up in its weirdly tropical island-themed...
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https://news.nmu.edu/korean-student-attracts-esl-learners-social-media
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Hyeonji Noh, an international student from Seoul, South Korea, came to Northern Michigan University to study English and multimedia production, with the eventual goal of returning to her home country to teach English as a foreign language. Jumpstarting her career with online content, Noh uses her...
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https://www.eschoolnews.com/newsline/2024/01/30/vhs-learning-students-continue-to-excel-academically-with-91-pass-rate/
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Boston - Although reports reveal that U.S. students' general academic performance still trails behind pre-pandemic rates, students taking VHS Learning's high-quality, teacher-led online classes have maintained a consistent high level of achievement before, during, and after the pandemic. During...
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https://campustechnology.com/articles/2024/02/12/presence-and-integrity-in-online-learning.aspx
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Campustechnology
At their best, synchronous online courses are shared experiences, and students are fully present to boost each other's learning. But in the virtual world it takes more than webcams to get us there. Here, Gardner Campbell, an associate professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University and a career-long expert and researcher in learning science, explains his concept of integrity in online learning and how it can make your students true learning colleagues.
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https://elearningindustry.com/importance-of-collaboration-between-instructional-designers-and-it-higher-education
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Technology is increasingly critical in delivering quality online education in today's higher education landscape. Instructional Designers must work closely with IT departments to ensure that faculty, staff, and students have all the necessary resources to offer high-quality online education. However, for Instructional Designers to succeed, they need a collaborative relationship with IT departments that understands the importance of innovation and acquisition of new technologies, the need for high-quality technical support, and the importance of allowing Instructional Designers to manage and administer educational technology platforms.
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https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/11/113_363995.html
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Koreatimes
The Cyber University of Korea (CUK), the online university established in 2001, has introduced new majors and cutting-edge teaching technology to adapt to the rapidly changing online learning environment. For the new academic year in 2024, the university will open the Division of Architectural Engineering in response to growing demand for a professional workforce in sustainable architecture and environmental design.
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/larryfitzmaurice/teachers-share-lessons-from-students
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"That I am not unbiased. A student was in a required freshman-year class where they're required to write a paper on any topic, which allows us to intervene early with students who might need tutoring. A student sat in the back of the room, cowboy hat tipped down, boots on the chair in...
"That I am not unbiased. A student was in a required freshman-year class where they're required to write a paper on any topic, which allows us to intervene early with students who might need tutoring. A student sat in the back of the room, cowboy hat tipped down, boots on the chair in...
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-host-first-global-summit-on-artificial-intelligence
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https://www.dezeen.com/2023/10/23/jasper-mallinson-mecha-morphis-wearable-cnc-machine/
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Aiming to bridge the worlds of human and robotic construction, product design engineer Jasper Mallinson has created a wearable CNC machine that he believes could one day be used on worksites to help realise parametric designs.
The Mecha-morphis device was Mallinson's final project from the...
The Mecha-morphis device was Mallinson's final project from the...
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https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/05/did-student-or-chatgpt-write-that-paper-does-it-matter/
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Colleges and universities have been wrestling with concerns over plagiarism and other ethical questions surrounding the use of AI since the emergence of ChatGPT in late 2022.
But Sam Altman, whose company, OpenAI, launched the chatbot app, said during a campus visit Wednesday that AI is such a...
But Sam Altman, whose company, OpenAI, launched the chatbot app, said during a campus visit Wednesday that AI is such a...
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https://tribune.com.pk/story/2489657/a-paradigm-shift-towards-student-centred-higher-education
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A university's primary function is to provide quality education and nurture well rounded graduates who contribute to societal progress. Yet, in an era marked by rising tuition fees, governance challenges and a growing emphasis on research over teaching, it is evident that this core mission is being compromised.
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https://blog.ed.gov/2024/07/how-students-helped-spur-40-million-in-federal-investments-in-mental-health-across-kentucky/
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"From my time as a high school teacher, and in my role as Lt. Governor, I knew we had a mental health crisis in our classrooms," said Lt. Governor Coleman. "But I only heard adults talking to other adults about student mental health so I decided to change that, and in the fall of 2021, the Team Kentucky Student Mental Health Initiative was born." .
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https://theconversation.com/what-70-years-of-ai-on-film-can-tell-us-about-the-human-relationship-with-artificial-intelligence-230634
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In 2024, AI is making headlines daily. We may be aware of the science, but how do we imagine AI and our relationship to it both now and in the future? Fortunately, film may provide us with some insights. Probably the best-known AI in film is HAL 9000 from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
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https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/may/31/funding-model-for-uk-higher-education-is-broken-say-university-vcs?CMP=twt_gu
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Theguardian
Vice-chancellors are warning the current funding model for UK higher education is "broken" and have urged the government to review the system of tuition fees which have been capped at about £9,000 for more than a decade.They have made clear that limits to overseas students announced last week on...
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-homelessness-empathy-virtual-reality-dental.html
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A study aiming to determine experiential impact on student-empathy in relation to timing of when they experienced a VR-simulation of homelessness was presented at the 102nd General Session of the IADR, which was...
A study aiming to determine experiential impact on student-empathy in relation to timing of when they experienced a VR-simulation of homelessness was presented at the 102nd General Session of the IADR, which was...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/29/fafsa-problems-blamed-for-demise-of-delaware-college-of-art-and-design.html
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The Delaware College of Art and Design is set to close, the institution announced on May 23, citing low enrollment numbers for the upcoming school year, due in part to issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Experts have continuously warned that ongoing problems with the new FAFSA form have resulted in fewer students applying for financial aid, which could contribute to already declining enrollment.
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https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2024/06/14/principal-of-templeogue-college-will-not-appear-as-witness-to-counter-claims-by-whistleblower/
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The principal of Templeogue College will not appear as a witness to counter claims of indiscipline among students and allegations that she penalised a teacher for putting her name to a collective grievance about the management of the Spritan-run South Dublin boys' secondary school."Very simply my...
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/students-advanced-math-texas-test-scores-limit-bias-103677404
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DALLAS -- When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. "I didn't know 'honors' even existed," he said.Tha was little when his family immigrated from Myanmar and, for much of his time in Dallas schools, he took...
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https://rusentinel.com/3467/campus/rockhurst-establishes-college-of-business-and-technology-to-prepare-students-for-future-careers/
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A seismic shift is underway at Rockhurst University, as in December 2023, the university not only decided to rename its business school, but embarked on a journey to revolutionize its curriculum. In a strategic move designed to align with the demands of the rapidly evolving professional...
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/ger-in-higher-education-up-by-02-in-karnataka-aishe/article67783825.ece
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The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of higher education in Karnataka increased by 0.compared to the previous year, according to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), which was recently released by the Union Ministry of Education. While it was 36% in 2020-21, it increased to 36.in 2021-22. The GER of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) students has also increased by around 2%.
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https://www.africanews.com/2023/09/27/students-at-gabons-oldest-university-see-glimmer-of-hope-in-post-bongo-era/
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Gabon's Omar Bongo University (UOB), in the capital, is the country's main seat of learning. Still, the start of the academic year has once again been postponed.
The decrepit walls, are just the tip of the iceberg, students here say, hinting at issues "below the surface", that include corruption,...
The decrepit walls, are just the tip of the iceberg, students here say, hinting at issues "below the surface", that include corruption,...