Category: Institutions

HESA’s AI Observatory: What’s new in higher education (April 12th, 2024)

Spotlight Good afternoon all, You might have seen the latest federal government announcement on AI. Too little information is available out there at the moment to be able to assess how this will impact the higher education sector. We will keep an eye out, and keep you posted!  In the meantime, in this week’s newsletter, you will find an example of institutional guidelines for operational use of GenAI, coming from McMaster University. We also share some articles on how universities

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HESA’s AI Observatory: What’s new in higher education (April 5th, 2024)

Spotlight Good afternoon all, In this week’s AI newsletter, you’ll find articles about the various ways specific institutions and jurisdictions are responding to GenAI in higher education – coming from Canada, the US, Hong Kong and Mauritania. You’ll also find articles about the constant tension between AI technology providers, and academic publishers and scholars. Finally, we included a couple of opinion pieces on what differentiates AI from human skills, and on where AI is headed in the not-so-distant future. We

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Towards a National Process Nerd Collective

Higher Education Strategy Associates does a lot of town-hall meetings at universities and colleges across the country. Part of the service. And there are a few things that we hear everywhere, no matter what. The first is that there are never enough resources (which, y’know…whatever…I’ve been to hundreds of universities in dozens of countries and I’ve never come across one which described itself as “overfunded”). And the second is that people are deeply frustrated at the speed at which universities

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HESA’s AI Observatory: What’s new in higher education (March 10, 2024)

Spotlight Good morning all, In this unusually late AI-focused newsletter, we share articles highlighting new institutional innovations in the face of GenAI: including compulsory AI modules, new AI-specific degrees, and the enrollment of ‘student bots’ in courses. Additionally, a couple of articles encourage readers to adopt a more cautious approach to GenAI, praising institutions that ‘slow-walk’ and resist GenAI FOMO. A perfect collection of quick reads for a lovely Sunday, with a warm coffee in hand!  Also, ICYMI – HESA

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HESA’s AI Observatory: What’s new in higher education (Feb. 23rd, 2024)

Spotlight Good afternoon all,  In today’s newsletter, we share an insightful research paper that touches on the future of AI in education and how to lay the foundation for more educational equity. We also share an article that elaborates on China’s recent Guidelines for Responsible Research Conduct, as well as articles on how GenAI can be incorporated into institutional operations to increase cost efficiency and better support students. Also, ICYMI – HESA recently launched its AI Advisory Services. If your institution

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