Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, aptly says, “By understanding human behavior and our values, we develop a moral compass that can guide our decision-making. In reflection, the rise of technology and online learning in the late 1990s and 2000s was a period of immense growth and change.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 20, 2023

It's learning because human beings are giving it more information and context to do a better job of responding. There's a lot of human intervention. It's remarkable at producing human-like writing, but it occasionally makes false, misleading, and biased content. It may not. That's just not the reality."

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

And we did low-residency, working online, then once a month coming to Brattleboro. And then when we saw the growth of online learning and the for-profits rush into the vacuum, because most not-for-profits were looking down their nose at it, I thought, 'No, we are ceding this important part of serving Americans.

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 10, 2024

And yet, faculty are critical actors in students’ college experiences, and essential to the effort to transform higher education to a space where students are seen as humans first. No faculty member needs to become a social worker; they do need (and most want!)

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Blackboard Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Incorporate human connection : Community college students are balancing work, family, and finances. Often  In many situations, students “don’t know what they don’t know,” and a proactive human connection can guide these students in ways that are more precise than self-service options. .

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The Advisor That Cares

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The instructional design online learning course guided me through creating my innovation within a learning management system (LMS). In my efforts to create a significant learning environment , I was able to apply the skills I learned through the CSLE course. I have built a pilot Advising 101 course.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

However, I think it's also worth noting that that may not be the reality just given the pervasiveness of online learning, and it is. Online learning does have this going for it. Should be humanizing and it should have the goal of returning people to society.

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