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U. of Michigan Hints at Growth Plans for Office of Academic Innovation

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We’ve had a lot of success in the open-learning space, driving a fair amount of this growth,” he says. We’ve developed this set of teams that creates exemplary online-learning environments and experiences. In parallel, we’ve developed a team that builds tools that enhance the residential learning environment.

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OER is Growing at Religious Colleges, But Raises Unique Challenges

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Hoffman’s interest in exposing faculty at Seattle Pacific University to free and open learning materials is largely due to expensive textbook prices and the interest she hears from students for cheaper alternatives. It’s a course on “eternal families,” and it is taught as both a religion course and a family-studies course.

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EdSurge Live: Who Controls AI in Higher Ed, And Why It Matters (Part 1)

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More instructors are experimenting with adaptive-learning systems in their classrooms. Thille: I am a big believer in using the data that we're abstracting from student work to benefit and support students in their learning, so we're highly alike about that. It’s a pivotal time for artificial intelligence in higher education.

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

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In learner-centered pedagogical practices, the focus and attention is on learning what and how the student is learning (Weimer, 2013). Instead the spaces are collaborative environments where instructors must use multiple pedagogical techniques to facilitate learning (Boss & Linder, 2016). Trolian (Eds.), Hannafin, M.,

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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Some learning engineers believe they can help students reach mastery of complex subject matter as much as 10 times faster than with traditional approaches. The Acuitus strategy that has evolved over 20 years involves mixing a digital tutor with in-person instructors.

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