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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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An integration between Carousel’s digital signage software and FileWave’s device management tools proposes to simplify how schools and universities manage digital displays and the devices that power them.
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Colleges and universities in Nebraska are embracing artificial intelligence for novel purposes such as helping students propose and formulate new clubs, and simulating the dynamics of group therapy sessions.
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Stanford students describe a suddenly skewed job market, where just a small slice of graduates who already have thick resumes are getting the few good jobs, leaving everyone else to fight for scraps.
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A private college in Pennsylvania will use a $30,000 grant from Constellation Energy to supply its mobile Science in Motion program with equipment to be loaned out to school districts across the state.
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A California-based EV startup is working with the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Piedmont Technical College and Fort Benning to sponsor various engineering programs in emerging technologies.
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With Coursera’s network of university and industry leaders and Udemy’s network of subject-matter experts, the two online learning platforms will create one larger company focused on in-demand skills in fields like AI.
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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.
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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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From AI ethics and governance on campus to cybersecurity training, quantum computing innovations and 6G connectivity, emerging technologies have given IT leaders a lot to contend with in the near future.
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Vanderbilt University and the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga are looking for a downtown space for the Institute for Quantum Innovation, where up to 260 Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students will live and work.
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Digital twin technology allows universities to combine various data sources into virtual models that help with operational planning, such as optimizing energy use, streamlining maintenance and simulating disasters.
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New state funding will help replace aging infrastructure for mechatronics and advanced manufacturing training at State University of New York Delhi and prepare graduates for the workforce.
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A private research university in Texas announced a partnership with Dell to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence on campus and implement an AI system that keeps critical data in-house.
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Providing shared computing power, AI tools and educational support, the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot connects researchers, educators and industry partners pushing boundaries with AI.
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To meet workforce demand, new programs at Point Park University in Pennsylvania this spring will include an AI in Education Endorsement and an AI Certificate, both fully online.
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Many professors cite the rising impact of AI and the speech of some prominent politicians as reasons to inoculate students against propaganda and falsehoods being mass produced and spread on social media.
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The Indiana Secretary of State’s Office has launched a modernized Notary Education Learning Management System, to improve training and compliance for all notaries. It could serve as a model for other updates.
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A new computer science wing at a community college in Michigan strengthens its IT programs and capacity to train students in computer numeric control, programmable logic controllers, data science and mechatronics.
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A public university in Pennsylvania is offering a graduate program with a state teaching endorsement, akin to a micro-credential, in artificial intelligence, denoting their expertise in AI's foundations and implications.
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