Today's guest post proposes a method for identifying, measuring, and managing robotic usage of scholarly content. The post Guest Post — Love, Death & Robots: Scholarly Edition appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen .

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Getting Smart·higher-ed

Kinds of Thinking (& Prompts for More Thinking)

By: Dr. Tovah Sheldon Naming different kinds of thinking is not new, and neither is thinking about thinking. Yet, in today’s complex and fast-changing world, the ability to think well matters! It also matters that we…

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Higher Ed Dive·higher-ed

Why NYU and SUNY are teaming up to measure higher ed reforms

The joint Higher Education Design Lab will test initiatives against real student outcomes and generate evidence about what works, what doesn’t and why.

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Higher Ed Dive·higher-ed

National Education Association faces EEOC antisemitism complaint

The Brandeis Center alleged that the educators union promoted "a hostile environment” for Jewish members by allowing pro-Palestinian activity.

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NPR Education

Making a podcast helped one family talk about aging, dementia and death

This year's winner in NPR's College Podcast Challenge is a letter to a grandparent that grapples with health issues including dementia. It's the story of a family learning to talk about hard things. (Image credit:…

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MIT News·higher-ed

Photonics advance could enable compact, high-performance lidar sensors

Lidar systems use pulses of infrared light to measure distance and map a 3D scene with high resolution, allowing autonomous vehicles to rapidly react to obstacles that appear in their path. But traditional lidar sensors…

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NPR Education·research

New study measures whether school cell phone bans actually work

A first-of-its-kind national study looks at the impacts of cell phone bans in schools.

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Reason·policy

Brickbat: Tell Us Your Name

Greece plans to ban anonymity on social media, claiming it will reduce online toxicity, harassment, fake news, and hate speech. Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou says people should express opinions but…

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Reason

Open Thread

The post Open Thread appeared first on Reason.com .

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The Hechinger Report·edtech

OPINION: In the rush to adopt new AI technologies, let us not forget about the human touch

Right now, we are asking the wrong questions about AI in education. The conversation is dominated by asking what the technology can do — How fast can it generate content? Personalize practice? Analyze data? But far less…

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The College Fix·higher-ed

UMinn sexuality center spends $800 on ‘gender affirming haircuts’

Also buys protein shakes for queer strength group The University of Minnesota spent hundreds of dollars on protein shakes for an LGBT workout group on campus, along with even more money on “gender affirming haircuts,”…

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The College Fix·higher-ed

Georgetown Law replaces Jewish commencement speaker following student protest

Georgetown Law school has replaced its Jewish commencement speaker with a free speech proponent and critic of Republican-led congressional hearings on the rise of campus antisemitism. Georgetown Law professor David Cole…

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The College Fix·higher-ed

Texas Tech residency program favors foreign-trained doctors, medical group says

A recent report by medical advocacy group Do No Harm revealed that Texas Tech University’s internal medicine residency program is staffed almost entirely by residents who attended medical school outside the U.S.,…

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The College Fix

Swarthmore College cleaning up ‘hundreds’ of anti-Israel vandalism messages

Any students involved will face ‘immediate disciplinary action,’ college president says Students at Swarthmore College awoke to “hundreds” of anti-Israel messages spraypainted across their Pennsylvania campus on Friday…

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James G. Martin Center·higher-ed

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Fund NIL

College athletics are big business. And states are increasingly competing to give their universities an edge in recruiting talented student-athletes. What began as an effort to allow athletes to profit from their own…

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MIT News·higher-ed

Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages

When we hear about automation and artificial intelligence replacing jobs, it may seem like a tsunami of technology is going to wipe out workers broadly, in the name of greater efficiency. But a study co-authored by an…

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The College Fix·research

VIDEO: What American study abroad students miss MOST about home (surprising answers!)

OPINION/ANALYSIS The College Fix’s foreign correspondent Simon Olech releases his final report from Europe and asks students: What do you miss most about home? The answers will surprise you. Source

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Disability Scoop

FDA May Finalize Ban On Shock Devices Used On People With Developmental Disabilities

Two years after the Food and Drug Administration proposed a ban on the use of electric shock devices to address behavior issues in those with disabilities, the agency says a decision is near. The post FDA May Finalize…

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Reason·policy

Second Amendment Roundup: A Tale of Two Waiting Periods

On October 25, 2023, 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. The killer's declining mental health was known to law enforcement since that May. On July 6, although he owned other firearms, he legally…

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The College Fix·higher-ed

UCLA Medical School discriminates against White, Asian students, Justice Department finds

The U.S. Justice Department announced that its investigation determined the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles is engaging in racial discrimination in its admissions process.…

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Primary Lead Teacher

Education news for this role

Guest Post — Love, Death & Robots: Scholarly Edition

Kinds of Thinking (& Prompts for More Thinking)

Why NYU and SUNY are teaming up to measure higher ed reforms

National Education Association faces EEOC antisemitism complaint

Making a podcast helped one family talk about aging, dementia and death

Photonics advance could enable compact, high-performance lidar sensors

New study measures whether school cell phone bans actually work

Brickbat: Tell Us Your Name

Open Thread

OPINION: In the rush to adopt new AI technologies, let us not forget about the human touch

UMinn sexuality center spends $800 on ‘gender affirming haircuts’

Georgetown Law replaces Jewish commencement speaker following student protest

Texas Tech residency program favors foreign-trained doctors, medical group says

Swarthmore College cleaning up ‘hundreds’ of anti-Israel vandalism messages

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Fund NIL

Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages

VIDEO: What American study abroad students miss MOST about home (surprising answers!)

FDA May Finalize Ban On Shock Devices Used On People With Developmental Disabilities

Second Amendment Roundup: A Tale of Two Waiting Periods

UCLA Medical School discriminates against White, Asian students, Justice Department finds

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