Why colleges and universities must look to students and their technology preferences for future success in higher ed.
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March 27, 5:03 PM
"UTRGV is pleased to announce a new incentive program to encourage summer enrollment among new graduate students. Effective immediately, all new graduate students enrolling in summer courses will be eligible for a $2,000 or a $1,000 incentive. This initiative is designed to boost summer enrollment and support our graduate students financially during their studies.
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"UTRGV is pleased to announce a new incentive program to encourage summer enrollment among new graduate students. Effective immediately, all new graduate students enrolling in summer courses will be eligible for a $2,000 or a $1,000 incentive. This initiative is designed to boost summer enrollment and support our graduate students financially during their studies.
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"UTRGV is pleased to announce a new incentive program to encourage summer enrollment among new graduate students. Effective immediately, all new graduate students enrolling in summer courses will be eligible for a $2,000 or a $1,000 incentive. This initiative is designed to boost summer enrollment and support our graduate students financially during their studies.
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Want to address concerns about student ChatGPT use? Here are five steps to take instead of turning to unreliable detection tools.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"I have seen many educators react to all cheating as a personal affront rather than understanding the underlying causes. Adding AI detection tools to the mix can create an additional layer of stress and disappointment for all involved, even as recent research suggests AI tools like ChatGPT have not increased the frequency of cheating from high schoolers."
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"It can be hard to see progress, but I have tangible (anecdotal) evidence. I did not think I would witness more doubt and despair about the work of teaching than what was going on during the pandemic, but I now believe that the presence of large language models has surpassed that period in terms of triggering negative emotions among those working directly with students. "
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Failing everything that seems like it was GPT-generated won’t work, particularly given that some of the GPT work objectively would pass the assessment criteria."
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In Cengage's annual digital learning pulse survey, roughly 95% of two- and four-year higher education administrators, faculty, and trustees responded that they expect generative AI tools to change their institution over the next five years.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
""While Gen AI holds exciting potential, this survey signals that higher education has more work to do before it can fully realize its benefits,"
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K–12 schools can no longer stand on the sidelines with AI. They must make professional development around the emerging technology a priority.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"K–12 schools looking to adequately prepare students to participate successfully in a rapidly changing 21st century economy can no longer avoid artificial intelligence. There is an increasing consensus that teaching students to use AI is more than just a nice-to-have — it will make them competitive job candidates later in life."
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Some businesses are replacing people with AI; others are augmenting their workforce or hiring new workers. The long-term impact on labor is murky.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"AI in general, but especially generative AI, is an opportunity to assist those middle-skilled people in being more productive."
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AI guidance for K-12 educators focuses on data compliance, ethical use requirements, and the challenges around disclosure for educators.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
Educators say they are eager to embrace AI, but also ask for guidelines.
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"A complete dummy guide to understand the basic concepts of AI and how AI works — for non technical beginners and designers."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"By the end of the article, you will have a basic beginner understanding of how AI works on a conceptual level."
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"Some of the most innovative companies in education are using generative AI in new ways—while others are tackling some of the industry’s greatest challenges, from labor shortages to student engagement."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"In 2024, AI continues to be a key driver of innovation in the edtech space."
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"Generative AI is an exploding influence in education with lots of potential but unknown outcomes. Most people focus on its impact on school research, lesson plans–that sort–but another piece isn’t considered often enough: its impact on student mental health."
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Educators and teens differ on AI’s mental health effects.
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"The edtech market is saturated with various tools designed to improve children’s literacy from e-readers to apps to digital libraries."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Over the past few years, more literacy tools have been using generative AI, either to accelerate children’s reading proficiency or to stimulate more reading interest."
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This article continues the Hero's Journey on the road to landing a new job. What could go wrong, or right?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"One of the biggest nightmares for managers is a brilliant jerk, resistant to coaching, who destroys the team. If you're determined "coachable," your chances of getting hired are much higher."
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"The use of generative AI in higher education shows no signs of slowing, and the need for supporting resources and processes means institutions should be focused on creating strategies to set themselves up for success."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Although some respondents reported that their institutions already have some AI tools and resources in place, the majority do not. Respondents expect and hope that in the coming years, their institutions will do more across the board to support and develop the opportunities available from generative AI." |
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"Lessons in artificial intelligence literacy shouldn’t be confined to just high school computer science classes. They should be spread across all content areas and grade levels, a panel of educators and experts said during an Education Week webinar earlier this month."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Experts explain why AI literacy should be integrated across the curriculum."
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"Most faculty union contracts make no mention of artificial intelligence, but rising concerns about faculty autonomy and job security are starting to shape discussions about labor protections."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Faculty unions across the nation are beginning to consider protections and safeguards against artificial intelligence’s presence in higher education."
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"American Council on Education will lead global effort to pool data on tens of millions of students to improve learner success and collaborate on AI tools."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"In an era of generative artificial intelligence (AI), data is king. The large language models on which AI tools are built depend on enormous volumes of data, training and managing AI tools requires powerful (and often expensive) computing power, and major tech providers are far ahead of everyone else in driving AI forward. That creates potential threats for everyone else."
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As students develop skills to succeed in the workforce, technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality are providing a priceless opportunity to learn by doing.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[L]earning by doing is not a new concept. But increasingly research confirms, or reaffirms, that hands-on and real-life experiences are meaningful ways of teaching people when reinforced by traditional methods."
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Yale doctoral student Rebecca Ramnauth studies the ways in which AI and robots can increase connections between humans.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The educational implications of AI-powered robots to connect socially with students and facilitate learning go beyond Ramnauth’s specific research. Previous research has found that children respond to robots in a similar way they would to other social interactions as long the robot has eyes and moves in the world physically, Ramnauth says. The types of social interactions robots that meet these requirements can provide are extensive. "
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"The number of students earning college degrees fell for two consecutive years after at least seven years of slight increases, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Also, fewer learners who held a prior credential went on to earn another one. Certificate earners, however, are growing."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Fewer people are earning degrees for the second year in a row, but certificates are having a moment, according to a new report."
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Older teenagers say they are looking to schools to help them prepare for the new generative AI landscape and workforce success.
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High school students say exposure to generative AI can make a difference in their future success.
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AI can better education, not threaten it, if we learn some lessons from the adoption of the calculator into the classroom
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"From the Gutenberg press to online math classes, technologies that improve access to quality learning opportunities are routinely dismissed by critics and skeptics, especially by those who hold the reins in the classroom."
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"We are on the cusp of a change as transformative as the arrival of the internet. AI’s potential is huge. But it lacks the one major element: the human touch. Far from replacing us, AI needs us; it can’t thrive without human guidance and collaboration."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"We’re hearing that AI is going to take our jobs, watching as it moves into the realms of marketing and design – and even art and music. It’s a familiar fear, revisited whenever technology proves itself as – or more – capable of a task previously assigned only to humans."
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"Remember all the hype around the metaverse in education?Just two years ago it seemed like a 3D virtual realm for education was imminent"
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"So what happened to the early education experiments in the metaverse, and what do those watching the space think is next?"
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AI in publishing revolutionizes education, tailoring pathways to individual needs. Learn the benefits, future prospects, and challenges here.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Are robots ready to run the show in the next chapter of education publishing? Not exactly. But, advanced technologies have matured enough to change the face of education as we know it, particularly in the realm of personalized learning."
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Knowing your students is essential for bridging the AI divide and paving the way for a more inclusive and equitable future.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[A]s educators embrace the potential of AI to revolutionize teaching and learning, we must confront the stark reality of inequitable access and the need for ethical considerations surrounding its implementation.
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EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"By fostering a broader understanding of the science of how our minds work, and by comparing and contrasting this science with the technology underlying generative AI, we can make better decisions about how to use this new tool—or whether to use it all." |