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Creating a data-informed campus: part 2

EAB

Creating a data-informed campus: part 2. The need for data-informed decision making in higher education continues to increase. As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data.

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Some Universities Are Blocking TikTok on School Devices and Networks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kay Ivey’s recent executive order requiring all state-owned networks and devices to block access to and from the TikTok social media application, Auburn University’s Office of Information Technology began blocking TikTok on campus via wi-fi access on Dec. All this personal information. 13,” Auburn said in a statement.

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The Metaverse explained for university leaders: opportunities and decisions ahead (4/4)

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

The question is to what extent universities feel the need to step into the developmental space around XR technologies, and who should they be watching. Apple has not made much public noise around XR technologies beyond integrating AR functionalities into its recent iPhone releases. Who should universities watch? Think small.

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The future of campus retail

University Business

A 2020 study by USA Technologies found that 56% of consumers prefer to use self-checkout kiosks or vending machines to purchase goods and services, compared to just 44% who would rather interact with a human cashier. Let’s look at the technology behind autonomous retail stores.

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Discord in the Classroom

The Scholarly Teacher

Because Discord is privately owned and not supported by most universities, faculty members will need to allow students the option of joining the class server and offer alternative ways of communicating information through the approved LMS. What could be the drawbacks of implementing a technology such as Discord into your existing courses?

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Innovations and Ethical Considerations for AI in Higher Education

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

Nourbakhsh, Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University, discussed a series of issues related to AI and its potential applications. Nourbakhsh is the author of the books Robot Futures and Parenting for Technology Futures. Download our AI Guide. About the author. Dr. Terri E.

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Announcing a Design/Build Workshop Series for an AI Learning Design Assistant (ALDA)

eLiterate

Here’s how we’ll do it: Guided prompt engineering: Your learning designers probably already have interview questions for the basic information they need to design a lesson, module, or course. Based on that information, you will have access to the first working iteration of ALDA at the first workshop. Wanna play?