5 questions CEOs are asking about AI
Techno-News Blog. Recently in a risk management meeting, I watched a data scientist explain to a group of executives why convolutional neural networks were the algorithm of choice to help discover fraudulent transactions. More...
4 ed tech trends colleges should be ready for
Techno-News Blog. The blockchain and artificial intelligence are among several technologies and practices poised to impact higher ed. The way America goes to college is changing. More...
College students at risk of cyberbullying
Techno-News Blog. Hateful comments, hacking or threats are just some forms of cyberbullying one may endure. With the use of technology on college campuses, students may be more susceptible to this issue. More...
An Online Mentoring Model That Works
Techno-News Blog. Recent findings indicate that higher education enrollment is being outpaced by online enrollments while overall enrollment in higher education has declined over the last three years. More...
How artificial intelligence and virtual reality are changing higher ed instruction
Techno-News Blog. Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) are rapidly expanding opportunities for teaching and learning, and they are giving college administrators new and different ways to track student outcomes. More...
Evidence on Value of Personalized Learning Still Needs to Catch Up
Techno-News Blog. Although educators have enthusiastically promoted personalized learning, there’s still “imperfect evidence” that it leads to improved outcomes for students. More...
IT Security Tops Educause Issues List 4 Years Running
Techno-News Blog. In the coming year, IT organizations in colleges and universities expect to be grappling with “data-enabling” their institutions, funding, and setting up their units as institutional leaders and change agents. More...
Harvard or MIT? Choice may become obsolete with ‘stackable’ online degrees custom-built like Lego, edX CEO says
Techno-News Blog. Speaking in Cambridge, Massachusetts last week, edX founder and CEO Professor Anant Agarwal said the firm was working towards launching “stackable” MicroBachelors courses in three years. More...
Amazon Wants to Teach Kids to Code
Techno-News Blog. Amazon wants to get more young people to consider becoming computer engineers. The American technology company this week launched a program that aims to teach more than 10 million students a year how to code. More...
Ignore AI Fear Factor at Your Peril: A Futurist’s Call for ‘Digital Ethics’
Techno-News Blog. This time, AI isn’t fooling around. This time, AI is in earnest, and so are its related technologies: robotics, 3-D printing, genomics, machine/deep learning, man-machine interface, IoT, HPC at the edge, quantum – the gamut of new data-driven technologies. More...
