2024 PIEoneer Awards finalists revealed

Across 20 categories, innovation and achievement have been recognised – and now it is up to an esteemed panel of judges to decide the results. The winners are set to be announced at a glamorous ceremony taking place at London’s iconic Guildhall, on September 13. The Emerging leader of the year category recognises up-and-coming leaders…

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Empowering Student Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in the College Classroom – Faculty Focus

Like many of our colleagues, the emergence of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence sites initially created a mild panic. Out of the panic, an emerging field of practical, practitioner-based research has begun to emerge. The call for calm, patient reflection has been noted (Naidu 2023, para 10). Others argue that AI, in various forms,…

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Higher Ed Institutions Are Enhancing Accessibility with a Variety of Tech Tools

  Institutions May Be Able to Tap into Internal Accessibility Resources At last year’s EDUCAUSE Conference, Warner and Jennifer Culver, SMU’s director of online production services and senior academic technology director, challenged attendees to find tools to enhance digital accessibility in their sphere. “Schools do not always have to purchase expensive hardware or software to improve course accessibility,”…

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AI-Driven Analytics Help Ohio State University Manage Stadium Crowds

  Modernized Infrastructure Supports Crowd Intelligence Solutions To better manage crowds, Ohio State standardized on WaitTime’s AI-based crowd intelligence software, IP video cameras from Axis Communications and three Dell servers to store and analyze the video and data, says Jim Null, Ohio State’s senior associate athletics director and department CIO. The university purchased the technology from CDW Education, which helped Null…

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Administration Announces Another $7.7 Billion in Approved Student Debt Relief

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the approval of $7.7 billion for borrowers receiving Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), those who signed up for Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, and those receiving forgiveness on income-driven repayment (IDR) due to fixes made by the administration. James KvaalThe U.S. Department of Education also announced an update…

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UC Berkeley Receive $1.2M in Support of Educational Diversity

Dr. Michelle D. YoungAbout $1.2 million in state funding has been awarded to the University of California Berkeley School of Education to provide tuition assistance for aspiring school leaders from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue an advanced degree and administrative credential with the Principal Leadership Institute and Leadership Support Program. “Developing a robust pipeline of leaders…

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