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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students. We want to create a parallel system of development for computer science and other fields.

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AI Learning Design Workshop: See and Try the ALDA Rapid Prototype

eLiterate

As regular readers know, I recently announced a design/build workshop series for an AI Learning Design Assistant (ALDA). While the ALDA project is intended to produce practically useful software, its greatest value is in what the participants learn (and the partnerships they forge between workshop teams). But only in a way.

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

eLiterate

Its total cost will be low enough to be paid for by workshop participation fees. 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. What are the learning goals? Those are deliberate.

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Women in STEM: Perception Versus Reality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. but only 34% of the STEM workforce; they also earn only 24% of bachelor’s degrees in engineering, 24% in physics, and 21% in computer science.

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A.I.: Anticipating Impact of Educational Governance

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

It was my pleasure last week to deliver a mini-workshop at the Independent Schools of New Zealand Annual Conference in Auckland. What there is, is a clear exponential increase in the capabilities being demonstrated by computation algorithms. These capabilities are not informed by the senses derived from an organic nervous system.

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These are the top 10 colleges for cybersecurity education

University Business

Since the pandemic, the increased reliance on digital technology, such as virtual meetings and online learning, has created additional pathways enabling bad actors to access confidential student and employee data. The institution offers a range of courses under the umbrella of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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Explore Careers in Medicine & Healthcare this IAP!

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McGovern Institute’s Research & Technology Exhibition | Jan 22 nd , 23 rd , 25 th , and 26 th (1 day only) 10 am – 1:45 pm | McGovern Institute & MIT Museum Dates: January 22 nd , 23 rd , 25 th , and 26 th (attend only 1 day) | Time : 10:00 – 1:45 pm; includes lunch | Location : Meet at the McGovern Foyer, Main St.