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For assistance, please reach out to the ITS Information Desk at help@wlu.edu, call 540.458.4357 (HELP), or stop by the Main Level of Leyburn Library.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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Few innovations have impacted higher education as deeply and swiftly as artificial intelligence has. Initially viewed simply as a threat to academic integrity, it’s now clear that AI presents far greater challenges—and opportunities. Goldman Sachs has estimated that AI may replace 300 million full-time jobs. This rapid workforce evolution is creating demand for an accompanying evolution of higher education to meet new expectations. During this AAC&U webinar, panelists will discuss the many ways higher education will be affected by artificial intelligence, including how AI will influence instruction, curricula, and institutions. They’ll also suggest paths forward that can help you and your institution succeed in this new era.
Bryan Alexander
Senior Scholar, Georgetown University
Gilda A. Barabino
President and Professor, Olin College of Engineering
William J. McKinney
Senior Director of Higher Education Initiatives, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Lynn Pasquerella
President, AAC&U
Michael S. Roth
President, Wesleyan University
C. Edward Watson
Associate Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation and Executive Director for Open Educational Resources and Digital Innovation, AAC&U
Online learning continues to surge globally and virtual events are the new norm, especially on LinkedIn.
To help you continue your learning journey and build the skills most relevant to you, check out these upcoming LinkedIn Live events hosted by our expert LinkedIn Learning instructors.
Whether you tune in live or after the fact, these virtual events are a great way to strengthen a current skill or learn a new one. Plus, it’s an opportunity to connect directly with subject matter experts.
12/1, 12 pm EST: Write and Record Your First Podcast Episode with Danny Ozment
12/1, 1 pm EST: Getting Clear On Your Values with Kim Kaupe and guest Darrah Brustein
12/1, 8 pm EST: Communicating to Lead High-Performing Teams with Jessica Chen and guest Hamilton Chan
12/2, 1 pm EST: Getting Started with Evaluating Training with Jeff Toister
12/2, 2 pm EST: Make Sleep Your Productivity Superpower with Paula Rizzo and guest Julia Wright
12/3, 2 pm EST: Creator Conversations: Setting Boundaries at Work with Cassandra Worthy and Erin Shrimpton
12/3, 12:30 pm EST: How can legislation support making supply chains sustainable? with Michael Boyle
12/7, 12 pm EST: Getting Comfortable with Discomfort During Discussions of Race and Racism with Dana Brownlee and guest Andy Horning
12/8, 9 am EST: Mindful Money Mastery with Aimee Bateman and Talia Loderick
12/10, 10 am EST: Plan For the New Year: The One Workshop You Absolutely Need! with Khaulat Ayomide Abdulhakeem
12/14, 10 am EST: 4 Leadership Behaviors that Build Trust with Marlene Chism
12/15, 3 pm EST: Overcoming Communication Hurdles with Tatiana Kolovou
Need help with LinkedIn Learning? Contact the ITS Information Desk at 540.458.4357 (HELP), email help@wlu.edu, or stop by the ITS Information Desk on the Main Level of Leyburn Library!
Look no further, friends!
The most up-to-date Fall Academy schedule is always located at go.wlu.edu/fallacademy, but it’s nice to have a print copy, too.
With W&L’s campus subscription to LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com), current faculty, staff, and students have unlimited access to a vast online library of thousands of video tutorials at no cost.
LinkedIn Learning is an award-winning virtual training resource with a digital library of over 16,000 courses covering a wide range of technical, business, software and creative topics. These expert-led courses are designed to refine and develop professional skills, teach new software, and explore other areas for those exploring career growth and personal development.
LinkedIn Learning courses are self-paced, so you’re able to learn and develop in-demand skills to achieve both personal and professional goals when it suits you. Courses range from less than five minutes to several hours long and can be accessed on any electronic device, anywhere.
Watch a 3 minute video to answer a quick question, gain skills or knowledge through a short course, or pursue a learning path of several courses for deeper growth at https://go.wlu.edu/learn.
Need help with LinkedIn Learning? Contact the ITS Information Desk at help@wlu.edu ,call 540.458.4357 (HELP), or stop by the the Main Level of Leyburn Library.
Have you updated your Zoom client lately? No? You should!
Why?
Wither version 5.7.0, Zoom has added new options for sharing your personal pronouns.
This new feature adds a dedicated text field on the profile page where you can type in your preferred pronouns and a drop-down menu with sharing controls for your pronouns: always share, never share, or have Zoom ask before every meeting if pronouns should be displayed.
Pronouns will appear in parentheses next to people’s names in Zoom meetings and will also be visible under people’s names on their profile cards in the Zoom desktop client and mobile app.
“In introducing the Pronouns feature, we hope this will help everyone feel better able to express themselves and respectfully address others, which ultimately leads to a stronger culture of connectivity and an improved communications experience,” Zoom wrote in its announcement.
Check out Adding and sharing your pronouns in the Zoom Help Center to get started. But first, you’ll want to update your Zoom to version 5.7.0!
Have questions? Need assistance? We got you! Contact the ITS Information Desk at 540.458.4357 (HELP) or email help@wlu.edu.
Perusall is a social reading platform that allows students and instructors to collaboratively markup documents (PDF, EPUB, Word and Excel documents, source code files); video that is hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, or Dropbox; podcasts; and websites.
Students help each other learn by collectively annotating readings in threads, responding to each other’s comments, and interacting with one another.
Only 20-30% of students in the average classroom do assigned reading; in Perusall classes, > 90% consistently do the reading. Peer-reviewed, published, and patented research shows that Perusall works.
Incredible stuff, right? And there’s even MORE to be excited about!
From May 17-28, Perusall will host an asynchronous social learning conference with more than 50 sessions across a diverse array of disciplines that highlight innovative pedagogical approaches by instructors using the platform.
You will be able to pick and choose the sessions that pique your interest — whenever it suits your schedule — and engage with the presenters and other participants asynchronously using the Perusall platform.
At the end of the conference, presenters and participants will gather in a live session to continue the discussion.
Among the sessions currently scheduled are:
We’ll be there. Will you?
The past year has seen an unprecedented growth in the use of YuJa. ITS is very pleased at the role this service has played in facilitating teaching and learning on our campus despite the impact of the global pandemic. That said, we are rapidly approaching our allocated storage maximum and need to recover space for the continued functionality of the service.
You may have already been contacted by ITS asking you to allow us to remove all recordings made or uploaded prior to the start of the Undergraduate Winter 2021/Law Spring 2021 term.
Even if you haven’t, it would be prudent to review your videos and download any that don’t need to remain in YuJa.
Here’s how!
You have a number of choices for your download, depending upon the type of media:
Need assistance with YuJa? Contact the ITS Information Desk at 540.458.4357 (HELP), email help@wlu.edu, or stop by Leyburn Library!
Check out this great infographic from the Center for Academic Excellence at Applachian State University!
Thanks to @LindsayMasland for sharing this!
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