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Chronicle reporter: Let's chat about Title II regs

Posted By Taylor Swaak 10-31-2024 10:53:00 AM
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Hi everyone! I'm a senior reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. I'm currently working on a piece about this final rule that revises ADA Title II requirements: what it means for colleges, how colleges are responding, etc. From what I heard from folks at Educause ...

Chronicle reporter: Let's chat about Title II regs

Posted By Taylor Swaak 10-31-2024 10:51:00 AM
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Hi everyone! I'm a senior reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. I'm currently working on a piece about this final rule that revises ADA Title II requirements: what it means for colleges, how colleges are responding, etc. From what I heard from folks at Educause ...

Reporter: Anyone else had issues with an AI tool violating university policy?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 10-31-2024 07:30:00 AM
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Hey all. I came across this Bluesky post (see image below if you don't have an account) sharing an IT email from the University of Memphis. Apparently, an AI transcription product called Read was attempting to join all Microsoft Teams meetings of its account users — a violation of the university's data ...

Reporter: Anyone else had issues with an AI tool violating university policy?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 10-31-2024 07:30:00 AM
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Hey all. I came across this Bluesky post (see image below if you don't have an account) sharing an IT email from the University of Memphis. Apparently, an AI transcription product called Read was attempting to join all Microsoft Teams meetings of its account users — a violation of the university's data ...

Reporter: Are small schools hiring for AI?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 07-10-2024 09:43:00 AM
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Hi all! My name is Taylor Swaak, I'm the tech and innovation reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education. I'm working on a piece about colleges hiring AI talent, and what that strategy/process has looked like. Most colleges I've come across - especially those that have announced formal initiatives ...

Reporter: Are counseling centers turning to AI-enhanced apps/tools?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 12-05-2023 10:07:00 AM
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Hi everyone! I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education ; as the tech and innovation reporter, part of my beat focuses on the ways AI is proliferating across various functions of higher ed. In that vein, I've been asking whether colleges and their counseling centers are using AI-enhanced mental-health ...

Chronicle reporter: Thoughts on robotic dog?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 10-24-2023 12:55:00 PM
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Hey all! I've posted here one or two times before; I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. I was just at Educause the other week, but didn't hear until afterward (from a colleague) that there was a robotic dog there - being marketed to institutions as ...

Chronicle of Higher Ed Reporter: Thoughts on AI in academic publishing?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 09-05-2023 10:50:00 AM
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Hey all, I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. Part of my beat this coming year will involve monitoring how different areas of higher ed are incorporating AI. This sparked a recent conversation with my editor about how academic publishers/journals are ...

Chronicle of Higher Ed Reporter: Thoughts on AI in academic publishing?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 09-05-2023 10:46:00 AM
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Hey all, I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. Part of my beat this coming year is looking at how areas of higher ed are incorporating AI. This sparked a recent conversation with my editor about how academic publishers/journals are using AI internally; ...

Am I the only one getting bombarded by marketing for new AI tools?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 07-28-2023 09:59:00 AM
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Hey all, I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. The past few months, I've been absolutely bombarded by marketing emails for a host of new AI tools that touch various areas of an institution. I've received marketing for a tool claiming to assist with "diverse ...

Am I the only one getting bombarded by marketing for new AI tools?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 07-28-2023 09:57:00 AM
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Hey all, I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. The past few months, I've been absolutely bombarded by marketing emails for a host of new AI tools that touch various areas of an institution. I've received marketing for a tool claiming to assist with "diverse ...

RE: Chronicle reporter: How do faculty view courseware?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 07-20-2023 01:02:00 PM
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Many thanks to those who got in touch with me! Part 1 of the resulting series is here, for anyone who wants to take a look. Best, Taylor ------------------------------ Taylor Swaak Reporter, Technology & Innovation The Chronicle of Higher Education ------------------------- ...

RE: Chronicle reporter: Thoughts about courseware and data privacy?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 07-20-2023 12:58:00 PM
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Many thanks to those who responded months back! If you're interested in reading the resulting piece, you can find it here. Best, Taylor ------------------------------ Taylor Swaak Reporter, Technology & Innovation The Chronicle of Higher Education ------------------------------

RE: Chronicle reporter: Thoughts about courseware and data privacy?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 05-23-2023 10:53:00 AM
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Many thanks, everyone, for these great replies! I'm wrapping a different part of the project now, but will be circling back on these points. ------------------------------ Taylor Swaak Reporter, Technology & Innovation The Chronicle of Higher Education ------------------------------

RE: Chronicle reporter: Thoughts about courseware and data privacy?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 05-16-2023 10:02:00 AM
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Hi Pegah! Thanks for the reply. It's interesting you note cases where instructors sign contracts on their own. Are contracts required between a faculty member and the publisher when the courseware is being adopted on an individual course basis? My understanding was that a faculty member can say, "OK, ...

Chronicle reporter: Thoughts about courseware and data privacy?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 05-16-2023 07:46:00 AM
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Hi all, I hope all is well! I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. My latest project focuses on courseware use at colleges (e.g. McGraw Hill Connect, Cengage MindTap, Pearson MyLab) and the pros and cons of using these tools. I've had a few sources now ...

Chronicle reporter: How do faculty view courseware?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 05-12-2023 09:34:00 AM
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Hey everyone! Tweaking an earlier post to align with community guidelines. I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. I'm currently reporting on the use of courseware at colleges (i.e. Cengage MindTap, Pearson MyLab, McGraw Hill Connect, etc.), which has brought ...

Chronicle reporter: Seeking administrator insights on courseware use

Posted By Taylor Swaak 05-09-2023 10:25:00 AM
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Hey everyone! I've occasionally popped into these discussion boards before, but in case you've never seen me, I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering tech and innovation. I'm currently reporting on the use of courseware at colleges (i.e. Cengage MindTap, Pearson MyLab, McGraw ...

Chronicle reporter: What are your thoughts on plug-ins for courses?

Posted By Taylor Swaak 02-03-2023 11:03:00 AM
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Hi all, I hope all is well! I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering technology and innovation. I was recently speaking with a source re. online quality assurance, and she mentioned concerns with a tool I wasn't aware of: A "plug-in" (in this specific case, McGraw Hill ...

Chronicle of Higher Education reporter: Seeking insight for newsroom report

Posted By Taylor Swaak 11-30-2022 10:54:00 AM
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Hi all, I'm a reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering technology and innovation. I'm currently working on a newsroom report (see past examples here) about how colleges can safely and effectively partner with private for-profit companies for academic or student support-related services ...