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At the ISTELive 25 conference in San Antonio, a group of librarians said the potential of artificial intelligence to enable research must be weighed against costs not only to student learning but to content creators. -
Following the introduction of an artificial intelligence concentration and bachelor’s degree, Mississippi State is now offering graduate-level AI education.
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Beaverton School District implemented digital hall passes after large groups of students started meeting each other in hallways during class, but a parent alleges that the new system constitutes behavioral monitoring.
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A private research university in New York is planning a masters program in cybersecurity that will give students hands-on opportunities with government partnerships like The Center for Identification Technology Research.
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A 13-month study from Copyleaks found an encouraging decline in plagiarism, and most papers and assignments completed by high school and college students were not found to contain AI-generated text.
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Mason City Community School District has moved on from the early catastrophizing about artificial intelligence to testing various use cases and defining how AI tools should be used by students and staff.
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Where computer science has traditionally been divided among engineering and liberal arts colleges, the importance of the subject warrants a seat at the table as its own foundational discipline that incorporates others.
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Sinclair Community College and the online learning company D2L have launched a free, self-paced cybersecurity course, expected to take one or two hours, to help local K-12 administrators stay ahead of cyber threats.
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The online medical certification company MedCerts is combining AI with augmented reality to simulate training scenarios for nursing and medical students to practice diagnosing and interacting with patients.
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Company officials hope a combination of in-person and online educator training, focused on math and less-experienced teachers, will help to address a teacher shortage and declining math scores.
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UMass Chan Medical School and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center will launch a quantitative science research hub focused on researching different uses of digital medicine and health science.
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Financial data that a cyber charter school submitted to the IRS shows revenue far exceeding expenses, while its graduation rate is 68.4 percent. Some district officials now want lawmakers to reform charter school funding.
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Some students feel unfairly restricted by Fresno Unified School District's use of an app to regulate their trips outside classrooms during instructional periods. They are allowed two seven-minute bathroom breaks per day.
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University officials say the new platform will allow students and faculty to make use of AI for coursework and accelerating research, without the usual data privacy concerns that come with open-source tools.
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“Ed,” an interactive co-pilot that allows students to access learning materials, and parents to monitor their child, will be available to all families in the Los Angeles Unified School District in the coming weeks.
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From creating discussion boards, to making syllabuses and annotated bibliographies, to simulating different personas with mental illnesses for psychology students, professors are exploring their own uses for AI.
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Pending approval by the its board of trustees, the University of South Florida plans to enlist existing faculty to lead new undergraduate and graduate programs, certifications and continuing education options.
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A partnership between Chicago Public Schools, the Illinois Institute of Technology and City Colleges of Chicago allows high-school juniors and seniors to enroll in college courses in pursuit of associates degrees.
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In recognition of Women’s History Month and Expanding Girls’ Horizons in Science and Engineering Month, Microsoft, Code Ninjas and the nonprofit Girls Who Code are sponsoring girls who enter a game-design challenge.
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A private university in New York is planning a new AI lab for education, research and networking opportunities, with a focus on the regional tech community. It is also planning two AI-related master’s degree programs.
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A new publication from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, a not-for-profit technical assistance firm, promotes local certificate and degree programs to students interested in manufacturing.
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