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A 30-member California Innovation Council will include executives and leaders from the UC system, the Brookings Institute, Stanford University and the California Chamber of Commerce, among others. -
Technology is driving at least two trends in young people that colleges should have an answer for: self-education and loneliness. Meanwhile, employers increasingly value social and collaborative skills that AI cannot provide.
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A new tool developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, is helping colleges simplify transfer credit evaluation, potentially reducing labor and expediting decisions.
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A survey conducted by ed-tech company Modern Campus and the nonprofit University Professional and Continuing Education Association found a widespread lack of resources for continuing education in the U.S.
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A free program on the university's campus next week will feature a collection of GIS Storymaps, made by students as their spring seminar project, that visualize the journeys of Holocaust survivors.
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The university is one of 10 that have partnered with VictoryXR to use virtual and augmented reality to create a “digital twin campus” and make online classes more immersive. The pilot program starts this fall.
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Community colleges and technical training programs across the state are using AR/VR tools from the workforce training company TRANSFR for virtual workforce training and to teach residents about career opportunities.
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With students spending most of their waking hours interacting with technology, educators must think critically about its appropriate use and discuss with students the cost of relying so much on these tools.
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Intel's two new programs include a two-week, intensive training session to qualify community college students for work as factory technicians, and another to introduce Hillsboro high school students to job opportunities.
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The university's president and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made the case for Western New York as a finalist for a $100 million grant that could lure advanced manufacturing and tech companies to the region.
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The money will go toward a $200 million project to create a supercomputing center, add artificial intelligence to every curriculum and return SUNY Polytechnic's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering to UAlbany.
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Amazon Web Services will work with Nevada public schools, the state’s higher education system and the state’s workforce innovation office to fill thousands of jobs over the next three years.
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A two-day event for North Carolina high school and higher education students this week involved 13 teams, with mentors, using technology to analyze data and provide ideas for addressing the digital divide.
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Caresoft Global Inc. donated a software package valued at $1 million so students in the Department of Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology could gain experience working virtually on electric vehicles.
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From the Advancement and Technology Fund, higher education will receive $76 million and K-12 $206 million. The budget also includes $10.6 million for cybersecurity, more than a 190 percent increase over the current year.
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A career IT and teaching specialist weighs in on office- and technology-related terms that are working their way into the lexicon and, in some cases, causing confusion through repeated misuse.
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The UNC System Board of Governors has approved a new funding model in which the state will allocate money based on how well institutions meet state, system and campus policy goals and metrics.
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SponsoredIn this Q&A, Dina Ghobashy, senior global strategy lead for education leadership at Microsoft, provides best practices for ensuring device programs make a meaningful difference in improving student outcomes.
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SponsoredIn this Q&A, Brian Cohen, vice president of the Center for Digital Education, shares firsthand experience gleaned from his more than 20 years as vice chancellor and CIO for the City University of New York (CUNY).
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SponsoredIn this Q&A, Geri Gillespy, senior program manager for Global Education Engagement at Microsoft, discusses strategies for enhancing learning and maximizing the value of take-home device programs.
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Nine historically Black colleges and universities are piloting a shared digital learning platform that allows students across different institutions to engage with each other and take courses online.
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