College-bound students concerned about AI skills

College-bound students concerned about AI skills

College-bound students have competitive concerns about how other students are using AI, a study finds. Supatman/iStock/Getty Images Plus College-bound students are heavy users of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, but that may be driven by concerns they will face disadvantages without it, a new report released Monday finds. More than half of the students surveyed worried …

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Can AI make college counseling more equitable?

Can AI make college counseling more equitable?

The College Guidance Network (CGN), an informational resource hub for counselors and students, held a virtual roundtable last week to introduce AVA, the newest artificial intelligence–powered college counseling assistant. Thousands showed up to the demonstration, many identifying themselves in the sidebar chat as high school counselors and independent admissions consultants. Before long they were flooding …

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Digital wallets as next generation college transcripts

Digital wallets as next generation college transcripts

Digital credential wallets allow students to keep their credentials, degrees and skills all in one place. In 2004, a then 22-year-old Timothy Summers received a small, laminated copy of his college diploma. “There’s this idea of having your journey, and it’s yours—you own it, have it in your pocket and can take it out and …

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Wisconsin professors respond to AI disruption with new assigments

Wisconsin professors respond to AI disruption with new assigments

Something about the student’s writing seemed off to Sam Harshner. The snytax was sophisticated. The topic choice was advanced. All this from a student who’d barely spoken in the first few days of Harshner’s Writing and Argumentation class last fall. Harshner, who teaches in Marquette University’s political science department, ran the work through an online …

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