#LifelongLearning News Archive
Extended Education
AI webinar series wraps up
April 12, 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
Extended Education
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
Extended Education
Empowering Excellence UM continuing education showcase
November 2, 2023 —
“We invite our students, alumni, instructors, industry professionals, and university colleagues to attend." - Rod Lastra
Extended Education
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
Extended Education
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
Extended Education
Ponder the future of AI and lifelong learning
August 15, 2023 —
“AI is evolving much faster than we can anticipate. It is necessary to be aware and identify the opportunities and challenges, and how we will appropriately respond.” - Rod Lastra
Extended Education
Consider the future of AI and how to work with it
July 10, 2023 —
This fall, learn about AI and lifelong learning at a series of free webinars offered by UM Extended Education, and understand the possibilities with a micro-certificate to be offered early next year.