technology Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/technology/ A Blog by ACE Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png technology Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/technology/ 32 32 Building and Sustaining an AI-informed Institution https://www.higheredtoday.org/2025/01/21/building-and-sustaining-an-ai-informed-institution/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:56:14 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28975 Title: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Postsecondary Education: Building Capacity for the Road Ahead Source: Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education As a response to the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the Department of Education’s new brief, Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Postsecondary Education, provides recommendations for leaders at higher education institutions. ...

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]]> AI Adoption Slow Despite Growing Digital Transformation Efforts, CTOs Report https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/10/28/ai-adoption-slow-despite-growing-digital-transformation/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:23:31 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28908 Title: 2024 Survey of Campus Chief Technology/Information Officers Source: Inside Higher Ed and Hanover Research Inside Higher Ed, partnering with Hanover Research, recently released its third annual Survey of Campus Chief Technology/Information Officers. This comprehensive report explores how colleges and universities are dealing with rapid changes in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, offering insights into their challenges and opportunities. Despite ...

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]]> Leveraging AI to Support Student Mental Health and Well-Being https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/10/16/ai-student-mental-health/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:50:56 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28893 The latest report on student mental health from Healthy Minds reveals encouraging data but also underscores the complex nature of this persistent problem and the ongoing need for comprehensive support. The traditional campus resources—counseling centers and wellness programs—are stretched thin, and higher education leaders are beginning to explore innovative solutions to provide this critical support. While there’s no easy fix, the ...

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]]> Enhancing College Websites to Support Adult Learners https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/09/30/enhancing-college-websites/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:27:05 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28865 Title: Beyond the Basics: How Institution Websites Can Encourage Enrollment for Adult Learners Source: American Institutes for Research Authors: Jasmine Howard, Abril Dominguez, and Sachiko Oates American Institutes for Research, in partnership with Lumina Foundation, is researching how colleges and universities can better design programs and messaging to meet the needs of Black, Hispanic, and Native American adult learners. A 2024 ...

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]]> Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Ed’s Tech Leaders https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/04/08/opportunities-and-challenges-for-higher-eds-tech-leaders/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:29:19 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28630 Title: The IT Leadership Workforce in Higher Education, 2024 Author: Mark McCormack Source: EDUCAUSE EDUCAUSE conducted a survey of over 400 IT professionals in roles ranging from director to chief information officer to provide insights into the state of the higher education technology leader workforce. The report illuminates challenges and opportunities that can inform efforts to fortify the workforce and advance ...

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]]> How Institutions Can Bridge the Gap Between What Students and Faculty Think About Digital Learning https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/08/03/how-institutions-can-bridge-the-gap-between-what-students-and-faculty-think-about-digital-learning/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:45:44 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17991 Title: Time for Class 2023: Bridging Student and Faculty Perspectives on Digital Learning Authors: Catherine Shaw, Ria Bharadwaj, Louis NeJame, Sterling Martin, Natasha Janson, and Kristen Fox Source: Tyton Partners After the shift to online learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital learning has become an integral part of the higher education ecosystem. A new report by Tyton Partners highlights the ...

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]]> How Institutions Can Successfully Develop or Evolve Online Programs to Meet Student Needs https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/07/03/how-institutions-can-successfully-develop-or-evolve-online-programs-to-meet-student-needs/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 01:32:38 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17968 Title: What Do Higher Education Students Want From Online Learning? Authors: Felipe Child, Marcus Frank, Jonathan Law, Jimmy Sarakatsannis Source: McKinsey & Company While online programs are not new in higher education, the COVID-19 pandemic sparked rapid growth in both remote and hybrid learning options. A recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company explores students’ perspectives on incorporating online experiences into ...

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]]> Intellectual Property Stealing: Risk Factors for Academic Institutions https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/07/25/intellectual-property-stealing-risk-factors-for-academic-institutions/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:32:30 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17834 Title: Export Controls: Enforcement Agencies Should Better Leverage Information to Target Efforts Involving U.S. Universities Source:  U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) draws attention to the risk of sensitive information, such as research or technology data, being shared with the home countries of students and scholars studying at U.S. universities. The GAO conducted ...

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]]> The Role of Designing Inclusive Learning and Employment Records Platforms to Address Inequity https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/05/23/the-role-of-designing-inclusive-learning-and-employment-records-platforms-to-address-inequity/ Mon, 23 May 2022 13:16:20 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17802 Title: Inclusive Design Principles for Learning and Employment Records: Co-Designing for Equity Authors: Sarah Cacicio, Brian Tinsley, Antionette Miller, and Christina Luke Luna Education, business, and government and other sectors increasingly are finding new ways to integrate digital technologies to better serve employees. A new report from Digital Promise explores how Learning and Employment Records (LERs) can be used for greater ...

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]]> The Advantages of Being a New President in a Virtual World https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/06/02/advantages-new-president-virtual-world/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:31:20 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17572 By Cathy Sandeen On January 4, 2021, I arrived at my position as the new president of Cal State East Bay. The parking lot was virtually empty, and not just because we were returning from the winter break. The San Francisco Bay Area was on lockdown, and there were at most 100 people on a campus with a student enrollment of ...

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]]> Learner Records: If You Build It, Will They Use It? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/09/29/learner-records-build-will-use/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:16:31 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17006 By Louis Soares This post is presented as part of ACE’s Education Blockchain Initiative, which aims to identify ways that blockchain can improve connections between education and employment. Apply by Oct. 30 to be part of the Blockchain Innovation Challenge, designed to explore both the opportunities and the risks of using blockchain in higher education. Today’s students stop and restart their ...

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]]> Lessons Learned from Rural Community Colleges’ Response to COVID-19 https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/06/22/lessons-learned-rural-community-colleges-response-covid-19/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:07:57 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16769 By Suzanne Wilson Summers Suzanne Wilson Summers is writing about her year in the ACE Fellows Program in a series of posts on how community colleges can build internal cultures that support student success. Read her first post here. Rural community colleges represent over 3.4 million students spread across 800 campuses nationwide and serve as “centers of educational opportunity,” according to ...

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