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Abby Sourwine

Abby Sourwine is a staff writer for the Center for Digital Education. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Oregon and worked in local news before joining the e.Republic team. She is currently located in San Diego, California.

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Higher Education
Digital Literacy Presents Adult Education With Unique Struggle
Texas researchers found adult education programs often lack sufficient access to technology, funding to maintain or upgrade what they have, and professional development necessary to use and teach it to students.
September 06, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
The facade of Western Governors University
Higher Education
Western Governors University, Aera Bring AI to Student Support Services
Decision intelligence, a kind of artificial intelligence often associated with optimizing business operations, can analyze student data and give insights on when and how student support staff can reach out.
September 05, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
The Rotunda, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Higher Education
Virginia University Interns Are Helping Secure Elections
The Cyber Navigator Internship Program, led by the University of Virginia, connects students at several schools with local governments. Established in 2021, it helps election offices strengthen their cybersecurity.
August 26, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
Dr. Zafer Unal, an education professor at the University of South Florida, stands in front of a screen and points to it. On the screen is a website called TeacherServer, which he created as a bank of free generative AI resources for educators.
Center for Digital Education
Professor’s Platform Houses AI Tools for Educators, Parents
TeacherServer offers hundreds of secure, generative AI education tools, all built by Dr. Zafer Unal, a professor at the University of South Florida. He created the site this summer, in less than three months.
August 23, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
Gov. Gavin Newsom and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang standing side by side in front of a table on which they are signing documents.
Higher Education
California and NVIDIA Partner to Bring AI to Schools, Workplaces
The latest step in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plans to integrate AI into public operations across California is a partnership with NVIDIA intended to tailor college courses and professional development to industry needs.
August 14, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
A hand pointing towards illuminated symbols, among which are the words "training," "development" and "skills." Dark background.
Higher Education
AWS ‘Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance’ Expands to Texas
Texas State University, Houston Community College, Dallas College and Kilgore College will work with government agencies and tech companies to offer students digital skills training, credentials and internships.
August 01, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
Amazon Web Services
Higher Education
AWS Highlights Educators’ Work in Digital Transformation
A dozen educators and five ed-tech companies earned “champion” status from Amazon Web Services, qualifying for spots on the AWS website and support from its experts and other educational leaders.
July 31, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
Middle-aged distance teacher having video conference call with pupil using webcam. Online education and e-learning concept. Home quarantine distance learning and working from home.
Center for Digital Education
Global Ed-Tech Competition Awards $8M for Innovative Ideas
In addition to giving money to 50 companies for educational apps, programs or research, the Tools Competition has a new partnership with OpenAI that rewards one team leveraging artificial intelligence.
July 26, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
Someone writing "A.I." in white chalk on a black chalkboard.
Higher Education
Anthology Adds Generative AI Tools to Blackboard LMS
After a year of offering generative AI tools for lesson planning, the ed-tech software company Anthology unveiled new features for artificial intelligence literacy, student assessment and multimedia creation.
July 24, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
A young boy using a tablet. In the background is a hacker wearing a hoodie.
Higher Education
Virginia Tech Researchers Train Chatbot to Teach Kids Online Safety
Using large language models, and with some adult supervision, the chatbot would coach young people on how to identify and respond to messages from online predators.
July 19, 2024
 · Abby Sourwine
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