U. Hawaii opens VR lab for public speaking to wider audience
Virtual reality is helping students, faculty and staff prep for public speaking engagements without the pressure of a real audience.
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Temple U. to boost public safety tech after officer death
With a $1.7 million grant from the state government, Temple University plans to install gunshot sensors, license plate readers and cameras.
On ChatGPT, USC urges faculty to pick a side
The University of Southern California told faculty to take a stand on AI writing tools like ChatGPT, either banning or encouraging their use.
Vanderbilt apologizes for AI-written email following Michigan State shooting
A ChatGPT-authored consolation email was sent to Vanderbilt University students following the mass shooting at Michigan State University.
More colleges adopting VR after new grants, gifts
Dozens of colleges and universities are boosting their VR programs after receiving support from Meta or philanthropists.
Anti-plagiarism tool adding tool that spots AI-authored essays
Turnitin, an anti-plagiarism service used by U.S. universities, said it will soon add a feature to sniff out text authored by generative tools such as ChatGPT and…
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U. Michigan adding ‘extended reality’ to some online courses
Coursera courses featuring 360 degree video, augmented reality, virtual reality and virtual production are under development.
ChatGPT subject of inquiry at North Dakota University system
Higher education leaders across North Dakota plan to discuss the pros and cons of using AI to generate written content.
Arizona State launches Zoom Innovation Lab
A five-year partnership between Arizona State and Zoom will allow students to develop new uses for the video-conferencing platform
George Mason U. launches statewide academic automation community
The new initiative will bring together universities around the state to collaborate on robotic process automation.