Preparing K-12 and higher education IT leaders for the exponential era
Higher Education News
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Colorado State University's custom-built chatbot was developed on a secure network, so sensitive research and student information can be safely entered into it. -
Google has given money to support STEM education at Glenwood Community School District, apprenticeships at Iowa Western Community College and IT boot camps at Avenue Scholars Southwest Iowa, among other programs.
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In the education space, quantum computing could usher in an entirely new generation of customized AI tutoring, though it could also dehumanize the learning process or exacerbate inequalities.
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The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law will familiarize lawyers with new technologies and how to use them in their practice.
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Queens College's IT and asset management teams desperately needed a solution that would not only let them better manage and organize corporate assets, but also improve their security profile with more complete visibility and control.
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In higher education, the students and faculty are the customers. Therefore, the most important mutual objective for IT is to invest in technologies that create an environment for student success, including the ability for its faculty, staff and students to use any device to facilitate learning.
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Not enough students are graduating with science, technology, engineering and math skills.
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Classes will soon start that will teach scientists the ability to critically analyze large amounts of information in fields from technology to financial services.
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Growing demand for the popular major has forced the university to create a "direct to major" policy change to relieve frustration and stress among incoming high school graduates.
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The unique learning platform could change the way students learn about medicine.
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The university has been ranked as the number one game-design school on the east coast and one of the top 50 in the country.
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The digital currency, and the underlying technology blockchain, is now part of classroom discussions in colleges throughout Chicago and northern Illinois.
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The competition is centered around using blockchain tech to change the ways taxes are levied.
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The industry is expected to need over 300,00 drone pilots in the next 5 years.
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This past month has revealed the incredible reality that the profession of teaching has entered a new era of embracing innovation and technology.
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The report recommends that colleges and universities consider funneling more resources into computer science departments to address professors' increasing workloads.
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Retired Lt. Gen Ronald L.Burgess Jr. spoke to students about the roles of government, private and public companies and academia in how they can help combat cyberthreats against the U.S.
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Universities have become prime targets for phishing scams due to their abundance of sensitive information and almost nonexistent security systems.
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Organizers say the operation is the first of its kind, a cyber-resource specifically tailored to meet the complex security needs particular to higher education.
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Change is happening in K-12 and higher education institutions — and the Center for Digital Education is keeping an eye on their progress. Here are some of the top disruptions happening throughout the country.
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The definition for disruption is “disturbance or problems that interrupt an event, activity or process.” Ever since A Nation at Risk was published in 1983, we’ve been trying to disrupt education. This issue of Converge explores a variety of disruptions from instructional disruptions such as blended learning to institutional disruptions like unique mergers and partnerships.
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