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Sophomores converged on West Virginia University Institute of Technology college campuses for the 31st annual Health Sciences & Technology Academy camp, designed to prepare them for careers in tech and other fields. -
Artificial intelligence places whole term papers and complex mathematical solutions within the grasp of today’s students. Rather than simply banning it, educators must train themselves and provide what it cannot.
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Citing redundancies in the federal government, the Trump administration's new workforce development partnership shifts oversight of adult education and career training programs to the Department of Labor.
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With its third acquisition in two years, and not its first related to digital credentials, the software company Instructure intends to expand both its product suite and its footprint in the market.
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About 600,000 people have completed a Google certificate through Coursera since 2018. Lisa Gevelber, founder of the program and Google’s CMO for the Americas, now sees certificates as essential to filling technology jobs.
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Valerie Taylor, director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, says STEM diversity is increasing, but the academic environment must be made welcoming to all.
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Jennifer Gonzalez, founder of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast and website, said thinking about education technology should go beyond the classroom to encompass school operations and even community problem-solving.
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Former teacher and ed-tech consultant Monica Burns sees a wide-open future for education innovation with artificial intelligence, but she advises teachers to stay current with their capabilities and limitations.
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The Institute for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies, located within the business school at RIC’s Providence campus, hosts degree programs in computer science, cybersecurity and computer information systems.
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Lawyers for a private research university in Georgia filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by students for damages from a cyber attack earlier this year.
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The National AI Institute for Exceptional Education, a five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education, is harnessing AI to help young children with special needs.
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The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), together with a cybersecurity research center at UC Berkeley, are adding cybersecurity and associated skills to a UC internship program.
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Campus, a national community college startup, is developing an online academic portfolio with the goal of keeping tuition rates at or below the maximum federal Pell Grant rate for low-income students.
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A free AI-powered tool from the Journalistic Learning Initiative and Playlab Education Inc. is designed to instill in middle and high school students high standards for interviewing, fact-checking and reporting.
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University of Illinois professors have already seen suspicious and potentially dishonest behavior from students using artificial intelligence to write, but some are more worried about the long-term effects than others.
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The movement to create online virtual campuses, or “metaversities,” continues even as slowly dropping costs have yet to make it widely accessible. The professional development required is another hurdle.
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The state of West Virginia has set up a new website through Tutor.com to offer free test preparation and tutoring in 200 subjects, as well as help with job searches and applications, resumes and cover letters.
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A student has filed a lawsuit against Lafayette College in federal court seeking a pro-rated refund for half a semester of classes she had to complete online when in-person classes stopped during the pandemic.
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The Center on Reinventing Public Education found just two states have provided official guidance to schools about artificial intelligence so far, and states that delay or decline doing this might face more problems.
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An internship program at the University of Central Missouri's Innovation Campus allows students to intern at local technology businesses, in fields such as software development and cybersecurity, while taking classes.
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The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) asks tech companies developing artificial intelligence tools for education to commit to equity and inclusion, transparency, privacy, and working with the educators.
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