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WEBAnnual Provosts’ Survey Shows Need for AI Policies, Worries Over Campus Speech. Many institutions are not yet prepared to help their faculty members and students navigate artificial intelligence. That’s just one of multiple findings from Inside Higher Ed ’s annual survey of chief academic officers. Tech & Innovation Artificial Intelligence.
7 Innovative Approaches to Course Design - Inside Higher Ed
WEBFeb 7, 2021 · Supplanting the topical approach are two common alternatives: 1. Backward Design. Backward design offers the simplest way to ensure that a course has clearly specified learning objectives. Just plan backward to move forward. The guiding principle is to begin with the end in mind.
University of Arizona acquires Ashford University - Inside Higher Ed
WEBAug 3, 2020 · The University of Arizona Global Campus will acquire Ashford for $1 but will share 19.5 percent of its tuition revenue with Zovio -- a similar arrangement to the deal between Purdue University and Kaplan University that resulted in the formation of Purdue University Global. Global Campus is guaranteed $225 million in revenue over 15 years …
Colleges explore a new three-year bachelor’s degree program
WEBNov 8, 2021 · A New Push to Create a 3-Year Degree Option. Higher education thought leaders and colleges are working together to create a three-year bachelor’s degree program that will offer all the value of a four-year degree—for less cost. By Emma Whitford. Accelerated degree programs have failed to garner enough interest in the past to catch …
Purdue acquires Kaplan University to create a new public, online ...
WEBApr 27, 2017 · Roughly 32,000 Kaplan students, 15 campus locations and 3,000 employees are slated to join Purdue under a newly created nonprofit university that will carry some version of Purdue’s name. About 85 percent of Kaplan’s current students are enrolled in fully online programs, with the rest in hybrid ones. The public university will be ...
A Pocket Guide to Academic Ranks - Inside Higher Ed
WEBJan 17, 2022 · A Pocket Guide to Academic Ranks. Explaining what titles mean for faculty members and academic administrators. “When I look at the position titles in academic affairs, I have no idea what they mean.”. While job titles in most higher education divisions seem straightforward, academic affairs structures its position titles relative to ...
New U.S. data show jump in college students' learning online
WEBOct 12, 2021 · New federal data show a significantly higher proportion of college learners took at least one course online than previously thought. An analysis of newly available federal data shows that a far larger proportion of college students take at least one fully online course than was previously understood. The analysis, first conducted by the ed …
What students see as cheating and how allegations are handled
WEBDec 6, 2021 · Then there are professors who are “tired of students cheating” and will seemingly “do anything to find something to report,” she says. When Hofstra put its Honor Code in place, one goal was to increase the number of reports, Frisina says, adding that the goal was realized early on. Still, many professors want to manage the situation ...
Campus parking problems common yet not universal (infographic)
WEBDec 13, 2022 · Common parking complaints include inconvenient parking and a lack of enough parking, plus having to pay for it, particularly if lots and garages feel unsafe or are poorly maintained. As a respondent to a recent Student Voice survey on facilities, a student at a private university in Idaho, noted, “The parking on campus is my least favorite ...
Gallup study shows positive life outcomes for college athletes
WEBJun 23, 2020 · A Gallup study of college graduates found that former athletes were more likely to be thriving in life after graduation, largely due to the support systems their sports team provided for them. College students who participated in athletics tended to fare better than nonathletes in their academic, personal and professional life during college ...
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