Written by: Anne Trumbore Published by: Knowledge@Wharton MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Artificial intelligence (AI) will change the way we learn and work in the near future. Nearly 400 million workers globally will change their occupations in the next 10 years, and business schools are uniquely situated to respond to the shifts coming to the future of work. However, a … [Read more...]
Preparing for Emergency Online Teaching
Written by: Beth McMurtrie Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Education MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: When Clemson University held an online-teaching day last August, closing the campus and requiring instructors to teach online, a pandemic was not uppermost on people’s minds. But the South Carolina institution did want to ensure that all of its 2,000-plus faculty … [Read more...]
Coronavirus School Closures Expose Digital Haves and Have-Nots
Written by: Julie Jargon Published by: Wall Street Journal MBA News Digest Comment: This article focuses on K-12. But, the issues discussed likely apply to Higher Ed programs and students. Extracted Content: The ability of schools across the country to hold classes remotely is being tested as more close in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Also being tested: the … [Read more...]
Going Online in a Hurry: What to Do and Where to Start
Written by: Michelle D. Miller Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Education MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The coronavirus has colleges and universities swinging into action to move courses online. In the coming weeks, we’ll find out just how prepared (or not) academe is to do this on a large scale. Those of us in online teaching and educational technology have moved … [Read more...]
6 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2020
Written by: Rhea Kelly Published by: Campus Technology MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Education technology goes beyond the classroom. Increasingly, the tech that supports teaching and learning must factor in the bigger picture of a student's entire pathway through college, from individual course all the way to graduation and handoff to a career. So when we talked to three … [Read more...]
LeBow MBA Students Help Local Businesses Pitch for Funding
Written by: David Allen Published by: Drexel University, LeBow College of Business MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Ten Drexel LeBow MBA students shared what they’ve learned in the classroom and in their careers to help early-stage West Philadelphia business owners compete for $10,000 in loan capital through the B Smart Program. Established in 2017 by Drexel University, … [Read more...]