Mon.Dec 25, 2023

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Colleges want to move away from expensive textbooks. Can it be done? - Danielle McLean, Higher Ed Dive

Ray Schroeder

A couple months after the university’s initial announcement, West Texas A&M President Walter Wendler conceded his plans were too ambitious and said they would only apply to first- and second-year classes. In an email last month, Wendler said he planned to achieve this goal by finding “whatever means we can to reduce costs to students and assist faculty in finding resources acceptable to them for teaching.

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Education should look to the way artists are embracing AI - Lucy Gill-Simmen, University World News

Ray Schroeder

Of course, AI isn’t going anywhere. As an educator myself, I wanted to explore how my profession could learn valuable lessons about embracing this new technology. The model for this new approach comes from art. Artists have long been exploring the intersection of technology and creativity. One well-known artist who has embraced AI is the painter David Hockney.