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Faculty Latest Targets of Big Tech’s AI-ification of Higher Ed

A new partnership between OpenAI and Instructure will embed generative AI in Canvas. It may make grading easier, but faculty are skeptical it will enhance teaching and learning.

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We Need to Ask Smarter Questions of Ed Tech

We should be holding marketing claims to the same scrutiny we bring to assessing research results, Laura Nicole Miller writes.

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Opinion

Why Grad Students Can’t Afford to Ignore AI 

Dinuka Gunaratne offers a framework for thoughtful engagement.

Ep. 167: Reimagining Online Learning

How colleges can foster belonging and learning communities in online courses.

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Johns Hopkins Press Plans to License Books to Train AI

The publisher did not disclose which AI company or companies it’s partnering with, but expects any resulting revenue to be “meaningful” in advancing its mission.

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Opinion

AI and Higher Ed: An Impending Collapse

Universities’ rush to embrace AI will lead to an untenable outcome, Robert Niebuhr writes.

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Report: Faculty Often Missing From University Decisions on AI

A new survey from the AAUP shows that a breakdown of shared governance around implementing AI has implications for the future of teaching, learning and job security.

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NIH to Limit AI Use, Cap PI Grant Applications at 6 per Year

The National Institutes of Health says its new policy comes after the agency “recently observed instances of Principal Investigators submitting large numbers of applications.”