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Dr. John A. Pelesko Designing a Holistic Student Experience Bringing decades of experience as a professor, department chair, associate dean, and dean, Dr. John A. Pelesko joined the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) as their new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs in the fall of 2023. Dr. Pelesko was quite familiar…
Transforming Education through AI-Empowered Learning While in graduate school, Dr. James Lester became very interested in applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, and in 1994 when he joined North Carolina State University, this was the area he chose to focus on. “There is something inherently interesting about using AI for education,” shares Lester, Goodnight…
Exploring the Convergence of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence With a goal of exploring the convergence between virtual reality (VR) and machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), Rowan University launched the Machine & Artificial Intelligence Virtual Reality Center (MAVRC) in 2023. The Center aims to create immersive VR environments that seamlessly adapt and respond…
Dr. Forough Ghahramani to Lead the Research Track at the 12th Annual NJBDA Symposium Cyber attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are targeting not only corporate entities, but also educational institutions with valuable data. Reports show that educational institutions fall among the top targets for cyber attacks, where incidents in this sector have increased by…
Steering La Salle University into the Future of Learning Beginning his career in 1988 at St. Joseph’s University as a media technician, P. David Lees, Ed.D., Director of Distributed Learning & Educational Technology, La Salle University, has had a front row seat to the evolution of technology in higher education. “This field is constantly changing,…
The Vital Role of Academic Libraries in the 21st Century With a longtime love of reading since young adulthood, Ann D. Hoang began working in a library as a student employee at Rutgers University. Her experience there helped direct her career path and she knew right away that she wanted to stay in academia and…
The Growing Demand for Instructional Designers As the wave of digital transformation continues to change and shape higher education, the demand for highly-skilled talent who understands instructional design is growing too. Especially over the last couple of years when online learning skyrocketed, institutions had to quicken their pace in offering remote classes, while also creating…
Maintaining Quality Online Learning Programs Creating and sustaining quality online learning experiences has become a top priority across the higher education community and plays a key role in the appeal and competitiveness of an institution. As these online programs are developed and implemented, quality assurance frameworks and processes are essential to ensuring that these programs…
Navigating AI-Powered Education and the Future of Teaching and Learning With the age of artificial intelligence (AI) well underway, how we work, learn, and conduct business continues to transform and open the door to new opportunities. In the classroom, AI can be a powerful teaching tool and support innovative and interactive learning techniques and critical…
Edge Colocation Services In an age where data collection and analysis continue to grow in importance in nearly every industry, many organizations seek innovative and affordable ways to store data and expand their networking capabilities. In the education community, not every institution is equipped with a large IT infrastructure or the space to host servers,…