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Ep. 82 – Mentoring, Global Engagement, and AI in Higher Education with Gary S. May

Gary S. May discusses inclusive excellence, STEM mentoring, AI for the public good, and the future of global research universities. ...

Digital Literacy is Key, Now More Than Ever

Digital literacy is essential for navigating a technological world because it promotes individuals' access to information and integral development. ...
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Incorporate Technologies in Class Using the SAMR Model

The SAMR model helps teachers visualize how to implement educational technologies to improve students’ learning wisely. ...
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Green Skills for a Sustainable Future

The "green transition" implies a radical change in economic models and society toward sustainability; green skills and competencies are critical for mitigating environmental impact. ...

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Coursera launches new Deep Learning Specialization, taught by its founder, Andrew Ng

The online education platform Coursera is launching a new Deep Learning Specialization that will be taught by its cofounder, Andrew Ng. The aim of the ...

Harvard and 2U partner to offer program in analytics

Harvard Business School, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will partner with digital ...

Study shows “weak” evidence of ROI for alternative credentials

Alternative pathways and credentials have proliferated over the past 15 years, however, a new study shows that evidence of their actual efficacy and return on ...

National University launches tailored educational support system

National University is launching a new project that will combine personalized learning, adaptive learning, competency-based learning and predictive analytics to identify new educational models to ...

Vermont Medical School will completely ditch lectures by 2019

Two years from now, the Larner College of Medicine will completely eliminate lectures from its curriculum, adopting a new trend that could transform medical education: ...

Codecademy launches ‘Codecademy Pro Suite’ a paid membership that promises “job-ready outcomes”

Codecademy is rolling out a new set of pro memberships “to help anyone learn resume-ready skills to advance their career,” with the help of human ...

Parents overestimate their kid’s performance in math and reading, according to survey

Nine in ten parents think their child is performing at or above grade level in math and reading, but data of the National Assessment of ...

Editors quit math journal and will launch a new, open-access one

The four editors-in-chief of the "Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics" have announced that they will not renew their contract with their publisher, Springer, due to a ...

The digital native is a myth: new paper claims that “information-savvy digital natives do not exist”

A paper published last month in Teaching and Teacher Education claims that the digital native is a myth. The paper presents scientific evidence showing that ...

New study reveals how students respond to alerts and notifications

A new study has found that students have a strong preference to notifications that compare them to peers in their course instead of receiving notifications ...

Chinese tech company Tencent backs Indian startup Byju’s

Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, invests $40 million in the Indian EdTech company Byju's, valuing the startup in $750 million.

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Google donates $50 million to prepare people for the jobs of the future

Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, is pledging $50 million over the next two years to fund nonprofits that use technology to equip workers with new skills ...

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