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After transitioning from Fairfield University’s leader of enterprise systems to director of IT strategy and enterprise architecture for the state of Connecticut, Armstrong will return to higher-ed leadership in January. -
To prevent students from relying on artificial intelligence to write and do homework for them, many professors are returning to pre-technology assessments and having students finish essays in class.
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A new online course aims to train instructors on how to incorporate a growth mindset into existing teaching practices, as it can positively impact student experience and outcomes.
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In Gov. Doug Ducey's speech, which was based largely off his State of the State address, he promised to target "high-need employment sectors."
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Cross-functional teams work together to create common courses and curriculum.
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Digital collections are growing in substance as public institutions, like the New York Public Library, digitize more and more of their inventory.
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Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have given millions to overhaul public education. But their cash has proven to be anything but free money or a remedy to systemic problems.
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As more universities embrace competency-based education, some are looking at ways to offer a similar approach to faculty development.
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The university already offers a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, but will now offer a master's degree due to the increased demand for people who have experience in cybersecurity.
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The UC Santa Cruz-led project to build the Thirty Meter Telescope has been stifled because many consider the proposed site to be sacred.
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McKendree received a gold award in the social media category. In the digital video category, the university received a silver award for its “Endless Opportunities” video and a merit award for its Nicaragua immersion trip video.
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The program will address all aspects of game design, from artistic direction to launching and selling a project.
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The Great Expectations Institute: An Early College Academy and a few other career-preparatory academies will let students earn an associate's degree at the same time they receive their high school diplomas.
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Here's a wrap-up of some of our readers' favorite higher education stories this year.
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They are the young. Old enough to vote, numerous enough to pick a president or a Congress. And they don’t seem to care.
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Zuckerberg has a clear definition of personalized learning in mind: It's about teachers “working with students to customise instruction to meet the student’s individual needs and interests.”
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The accelerator is about attracting the best new educational technology focused ideas to collaborate with Penn State, regardless of where they're developed.
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The UC system will seed the as-yet-unnamed fund with $250 million, while Ranadivé said he will contribute 5 percent of the fund.
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State legislatures are making online education more portable as they strive for a single standard across state lines.
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IT leaders in university systems tread carefully as they try to help technology run smoothly across diverse campuses.
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Through WSU Ventures, the university has sharply increased the number of invention disclosures by university faculty, staff and students in the last three years.
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