#LifelongLearning News Archive
Extended Education
From one course to a micro-certificate
June 20, 2024 —
“We can all do and learn more. Whether you are an expert or just beginning your journey with EDIA, you have a place in this program.” - Robin Attas
Extended Education
Extended Education celebrates June 2024 graduates
June 17, 2024 —
“I am excited to learn how different cultures can come together to achieve the common good.” - Rokeep Olanrewaju
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AI webinar series wraps up
April 13, 2024 —
“This session, focusing on how higher education can revolutionize teaching and learning with performative generative AI, promises to be a reflective overview of the past year as well as a visionary forecast of future possibilities." - Rod Lastra
Extended Education
AI can support good learning, help to develop exceptional students
March 5, 2024 —
“AI can do our mundane tasks like lesson planning. It can be an aide to creativity, brainstorming and design. But it is not a proxy for human intelligence. It does not have human experience. It has not seen a sunset or smelled freshly mown grass.” - Mike Sharples
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AI scales up personalized tutoring, shows promise for the future
February 20, 2024 —
“Recently, my daughter created a story with an AI prompt. She wanted to talk to the protagonist, so AI took on the persona. My daughter advised the character, a fictional AI simulation. It was mind blowing. This is the future. It is just the surface of what is possible.” - Sal Khan
EDIA: Foundations course an opportunity for personal and professional growth
January 3, 2024 —
Discussing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) can be uncomfortable. The discomfort comes from facing what is not right or fair... When people feel awful about something, they can either pretend it doesn’t exist or do something about it.
Extended Education
Generative AI may be the biggest thing since the internet for teaching and learning
November 22, 2023 —
“With calculators, no one will be able to add, they said. The concern went away, and yet it was also correct." - Ray Schroeder
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Empowering Excellence UM continuing education showcase
November 2, 2023 —
“We invite our students, alumni, instructors, industry professionals, and university colleagues to attend." - Rod Lastra
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Celebrating our Fall 2023 Extended Education graduates
October 25, 2023 —
“I am not sure of my next steps. Maybe financial certifications, or another course. I believe we can never stop learning. We have to keep updating ourselves.” - Daiane Waldrich Barbosa
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Lifelong Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
September 29, 2023 —
“Who is the owner of data? If you generate it, it should belong to you.” - Kelly Shiohira