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AI Bots Can Seem Sentient. Students Need Guardrails.
Faculty members have welcomed chat bots into their classrooms. But how will they help students manage AI’s sometimes-disturbing replies?
AI in Everyday Life: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Nir Eisikovits, professor of philosophy and founding director of the Applied Ethics Center at the...
HyFlex Learning: Viable Beyond Emergencies?
The hybrid approach kept classroom learning accessible during the pandemic. Do the pros outweigh the cons in “normal” times?
Vermont State University’s ‘All-Digital’ Library Fiasco
A merged institution born out of financial strain seeks to balance cost with quality, while also reaching more rural residents. But its botched announcement led to an outcry, an apology and a no-confidence vote.
He Complained About Takeout. Harvard Took Him Out
A faculty review board said it began investigating a now-former Harvard professor for, among other things, his publicly condemned reaction to being overcharged for Chinese food. That’s per his new lawsuit—over not earning tenure.
Oversight Coming for Online Program Providers
Colleges and universities that contract with an online program management company need to submit details about those arrangements by May 1.
Opinion
Let’s Stop Talking About ChatGPT
And let’s do something instead. This is what I’m doing: a new course for people who ask students to write.