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Peter Mellow
from AI in Education #AIinED
July 17, 7:05 PM
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Using AI well is not as simple as typing questions into a chat function. There are widely recognised ethical issues, including bias, privacy and misinformation.
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Peter Mellow
July 13, 7:17 PM
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College graduates are earning master’s degrees just to have a chance in a job market marred by China’s shaky post-pandemic recovery.
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Peter Mellow
July 8, 6:02 PM
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Going to university in 2026 is a risk no-one should take. The price is too high.
To understand the causes of ‘grade inflation’, a new study sought the opinions of those closest to the phenomenon: university teachers.
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Peter Mellow
July 1, 2:09 AM
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Working remotely from a beach in a far-off land sounds like bliss – and the number of people doing it has soared since 2019. But between bouts of illness, relentless admin and crushing loneliness, many have found comfort in the 9-5 back home
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Peter Mellow
June 29, 6:36 PM
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Why it’s better to doubt than to hold steadfast in a belief.
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Peter Mellow
June 26, 9:32 PM
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This time of year, the most common question I get from my students who are starting out in their career is about this idea of work as a calling. My response is the same as the Zen story’s lesson: Don’t wait for your life’s calling to find you with the perfect job; turn whatever job you find into the way you seek that calling.
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Peter Mellow
June 20, 7:21 PM
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After I finished college, Leslie Jamison’s The Empathy Exams won my allegiance immediately and forever.
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Peter Mellow
June 17, 6:39 PM
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New tools make it even easier to save money and live lighter on the planet. Here’s a roundup.
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Peter Mellow
June 14, 8:56 PM
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Some parents pay up to $20,000 for tutoring, raising the stakes for students sitting the selective entry high schools exam on Saturday.
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Peter Mellow
June 9, 6:53 PM
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A liberal-arts college like Pomona is the ideal place to experiment with low-tech education.
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Peter Mellow
from Educational Leadership
June 8, 7:49 PM
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The New York Times studied videos of addresses posted online, including those by President Trump, Kermit the Frog and a slew of celebrity speakers. Here is a look at key themes that emerged.
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Peter Mellow
June 6, 4:03 PM
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“I was always taught to stay focused and keep doing the right thing,” said Mykale Baker.
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Peter Mellow
July 16, 9:27 PM
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Even though I worked hard for my Ph.D., I hated the field, so I walked away from my career. Turns out, finding a new job wasn't as easy as I expected.
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Peter Mellow
July 8, 11:35 PM
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There were more than 3000 breaches of academic integrity rules at one institution last year as hundreds of students were failed for cheating.
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Peter Mellow
from AI in Education #AIinED
July 7, 7:23 AM
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With big accountancy and finance firms turning to tech rather than graduates, even those with ‘useful’ degrees find their prospects diminished, says student Connor Myers
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Peter Mellow
July 1, 7:06 PM
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Some nursing and teaching students will have access to a new $331 a week payment. But medical, physio and psychology students all miss out.
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Peter Mellow
June 30, 11:08 PM
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Virtual recruiters, or conversational AI agents, are making screening calls for some jobs, speeding up the hiring process and confusing some job candidates.
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Peter Mellow
June 27, 9:49 PM
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What should young people study when AI threatens to take their jobs?
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Peter Mellow
June 26, 7:06 PM
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A perfect storm has shrunk the early-career job market, with new grads facing a hiring pullback amid AI disruption and political and economic uncertainty.
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Peter Mellow
June 19, 7:34 PM
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For local scavengers, graduation season is a great time to salvage expensive household items and luxury goods abandoned by departing students.
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Peter Mellow
June 14, 9:18 PM
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Readers respond to a guest essay about the effects of having foreign students at American universities.
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Peter Mellow
from Stop xenophobia
June 10, 7:08 PM
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He’s an Australian actor who achieved his Hollywood dream. But it would take years for Tim Pocock to overcome the shame of growing up gay in Opus Dei.
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Peter Mellow
June 9, 6:50 PM
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Thousands of Harvard University alumni have signed on to a legal message of support for their alma mater, CNN has learned, an unprecedented effort to back the school as it challenges the Trump administration’s decision to halt more than $2.2 billion in federal funding.
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Peter Mellow
June 8, 7:26 PM
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Multiple part-time jobs is increasingly the norm for young Australians as signs emerge the overall jobs market is softening.
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