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A new tool developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, is helping colleges simplify transfer credit evaluation, potentially reducing labor and expediting decisions. -
From AI ethics and governance on campus to cybersecurity training, quantum computing innovations and 6G connectivity, emerging technologies have given IT leaders a lot to contend with in the near future.
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North Carolina's Child Fatality Task Force recently endorsed legislation to limit how companies can use data on minors, and it will continue studying the impacts of AI companions and chatbots.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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Vanderbilt University and the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga are looking for a downtown space for the Institute for Quantum Innovation, where up to 260 Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students will live and work.
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Schools in Alabama have a year to voluntarily implement a digital literacy and computer science course approved by the Alabama State Board of Education. It will become a requirement within 18 months.
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Digital twin technology allows universities to combine various data sources into virtual models that help with operational planning, such as optimizing energy use, streamlining maintenance and simulating disasters.
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Encouraged by a new state law that endorses hybrid and online schooling, Northside Independent School District is looking for a vendor to help start a virtual school next fall.
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Now with an official sanction from the South Dakota High School Activities Association, esports programs in the state are enabled by Fenworks software that stages competitions for players at school or home.
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A Michigan school district approved a $1.1 million contract with Proximity Learning to fill teaching vacancies with virtual educators, to be aided by trained “facilitators” who will monitor and help in the classroom.
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Experts say the success of school technology initiatives increasingly hinges on whether districts can develop coherent, sustained professional learning sessions.
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New state funding will help replace aging infrastructure for mechatronics and advanced manufacturing training at State University of New York Delhi and prepare graduates for the workforce.
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High school students enrolled in a criminal justice class used virtual reality training equipment to get firsthand experience practicing de-escalation with police officers.
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Following an investigation, the Texas Education Agency found that North East Independent School District was not complying with state law requiring school districts to ban cellphone use during the school day.
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A private research university in Texas announced a partnership with Dell to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence on campus and implement an AI system that keeps critical data in-house.
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Providing shared computing power, AI tools and educational support, the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot connects researchers, educators and industry partners pushing boundaries with AI.
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To meet workforce demand, new programs at Point Park University in Pennsylvania this spring will include an AI in Education Endorsement and an AI Certificate, both fully online.
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Many professors cite the rising impact of AI and the speech of some prominent politicians as reasons to inoculate students against propaganda and falsehoods being mass produced and spread on social media.
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With $40 million from a private foundation and $35 million in state funding, a new initiative in Indiana will support a statewide analysis of STEM competency and new digital resources, among other things.
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The nonprofit STEM Next Opportunity Fund is working with Qualcomm Incorporated to pilot after-school and summer programming in AI literacy at schools in Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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The Indiana Secretary of State’s Office has launched a modernized Notary Education Learning Management System, to improve training and compliance for all notaries. It could serve as a model for other updates.
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A new computer science wing at a community college in Michigan strengthens its IT programs and capacity to train students in computer numeric control, programmable logic controllers, data science and mechatronics.
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