Community Feature

Intrepid Debuts New Community Feature to Amplify Collaborative Learning

Seattle, WA (USA) - Oct. 24, 2024 - Intrepid by VitalSource, a leading platform for cohort-based learning, is excited to announce the launch of its innovative Community feature - a powerful enhancement designed to elevate collaboration and engagement beyond a digital learning experience. This new feature provides learners with the ability to connect, share ideas in real time, and build lasting networks within online communities, supporting continuous learning and innovation across teams.

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OeAW and Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation

New Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence in Vienna

Mainz (GER), October 2024 - The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is further expanding its focus on life sciences by opening an Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence (AI) based on €150 million funding from the German non-profit Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation (BIS). The new institute, called AITHYRA, will make revolutionary advances in biomedicine by developing AI-based research approaches.

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Launch

International eLearning Platform for Buddy Building

Jena (GER), September 2024 - A multilingual eLearning platform has been launched at the University of Jena, Germany so that children and young people can experience how enriching and constructive it can be to overcome challenges together and to learn from and with each other.

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TinkRworks

Two New Projects That Inspire STEAM Learning

Elmhurst, IL (USA), September 2024 - Mixing art and music into STEM instruction provides an effective way to inspire creative and critical thinking and create richer learning experiences for students. TinkRworks has introduced two new projects, Tech-A-Sketch and TinkRsynth, to help elementary and middle schools engage students in hands-on "STEAM" learning.

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Distance Learning

Olympians at IU - Champions in Sports and Study

Erfurt (GER), August 2024 - Top athletes from all over the world competed at the Olympic Games in Paris, with the German team comprising 427 members - 211 women and 216 men. More than 30 of them study at IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU), the largest university in Germany with more than 130,000 students. Among them are football stars such as Giulia Gwinn, Klara Bühl, Sydney Lohmann, Lea Schüller, and Nicole Anyomi.

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International Experiences

Coventry University Supports Global Effort to Transform Learning

Coventry (UK), August 2024 - Coventry University is helping to reshape students’ learning experience through a global consortium. The consortium is at the heart of implementing collaborative online international learning (COIL) in diverse higher education institutions.

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Advancing Innovation

ESMT Berlin Joins Digital Education Council

Berlin (GER), July 2024 - ESMT Berlin has joined the Digital Education Council (DEC), a prestigious global alliance dedicated to advancing sustainable innovation and AI adoption in higher education and workforce development. This is one more step towards the business school's goal to advance innovation in education.

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In MyLab and Mastering

Pearson Unveils AI Tool to Help Educators Save Time

Hoboken, NJ (USA), July 2024 - As student usage of generative AI surges in higher education, many instructors report lacking an understanding of how AI can support their teaching. To address this gap, Pearson, a global lifelong learning company, has announced a new generative AI-powered tool for instructors.

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University of Leeds

e-Portfolios as Authentic Assessment Tools

Patricia QuinnLeeds (UK), July 2024 - (by Patricia Quinn, Digital Practice Adviser) How can we modernise and improve assessment and make it more authentic in an increasingly online world of higher education? Students are being asked to complete multiple assessments in their programmes of study, the traditional formats and number of which have not changed for many years, as mentioned by Nerantzi in her article "Rethinking volume, variety and value of assessment in the era of GenAI".

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Higher Learning Gains

Transfr's VR Simulations Boost Learning Gains in Healthcare Training

New York, NY (USA), July 2024 - Transfr Inc., a leading provider of virtual reality (VR) career training and exploration simulations, has announced the findings of a first-in-market series of rigorous efficacy studies, demonstrating the substantial learning gains achieved through its VR-based training solutions.

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"Planetary Hopes"

Digital Solutions for the Challenges Facing Earth, Nature, and Society

Prof. Dr. Christoph Burchard, C3S founding spokesperson and Chair of GermanFrankfurt (GER), June 2024 - The new Center for Critical Computational Studies (C3S) at Goethe University Frankfurt conducts research into the interrelationships between digitality and democracy and the dynamics of change. At a recent event entitled "Planetary Hopes", the Center presented its "Earth-Nature-Society" research focus. The key question discussed by the Frankfurt-based scientists and their guests was whether and how computational and data-based methods can contribute to coping with planetary polycrises.

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Engineering Education

Structuralia's Study Unveils Top Trends

Madrid (E), June 2024 - Structuralia, a leader in specialized training, has unveiled a groundbreaking study pinpointing six pivotal trends shaping the future of industry. The report highlights a surge in demand for professionals skilled in building information modeling (BIM); the accelerating pace of digital transformation within organizations; a robust wave of sustainability initiatives; and the critical role of efficient management in driving economic growth.

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