Topic: Technology

Academic freedom, Journals and publishing, Open learning, open access, and open source, Technology

ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it

Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin and Michael Dowling, Dublin City University

A close up of a hand painting on a canvas

Arts and culture, Intellectual property, Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

ChatGPT, DALL-E 2 and the collapse of the creative process

Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston and Alec Stubbs, UMass Boston

Overhead shot of a smartphone in a person's hands

Online education, Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

The dawn of AI has come, and its implications for education couldn’t be more significant

Vitomir Kovanovic, University of South Australia

Ground Picture/Shutterstock The release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot has given us a glimpse into the future of teaching and learning alongside artificial […]

A person watches a lecture on a computer screen.

Health and safety, Online education, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Why it’s wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19

George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University; Michael Barbour, Touro University, and Stephanie Moore, University of New Mexico

Focusing on online learning as the problem means lost opportunities to identify solutions and supports for student well-being, which could then be […]

Online education, Participation and enrolment, Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Blank stares and black screens: The pitfalls of virtual learning and the challenges of post-pandemic education

Ari Gandsman, University of Ottawa

High-quality education requires active participation and engagement. Although the virtual experience implemented in response to the pandemic removed some barriers, it created […]

Equity and social justice, Online education, Teaching and learning, Technology

Universities after COVID: as lecture theatres reopen, some pandemic teaching methods should live on

Kyungmee Lee, Lancaster University

Rido/Shutterstock COVID-19 restrictions required universities to move their classes online. It was a tremendous – although difficult – learning experience for all […]

Online education, Teaching and learning, Technology

Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learning?

Dilani Gedera, Auckland University of Technology; Ashwini Datt, University of Auckland; Cheryl Brown, University of Canterbury; Dianne Forbes, University of Waikato, and Maggie Hartnett, Massey University

Shutterstock As any university student, lecturer or tutor can attest, the pandemic has turned learning and teaching upside down. So it’s important […]

Ethics, Teaching and learning, Technology

Data science education lacks a much-needed focus on ethics

Jeffrey C. Oliver, University of Arizona and Torbet McNeil, University of Arizona

Undergraduate students need to learn the responsible use of data science as well as the nuts and bolts. Hill Street Studios/Stone via […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, International issues, Online education, Public policy, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology, Universities and the academic mission

Constructing the futures of Canadian universities

Ian Roberge, York University

This article is interested in the futures of Canadian universities. Around the world, much has been written about the futures of universities. […]

Free speech and expression rights, Politics, Students, Technology

Campus free speech: Does it extend to what students say online?

Dino Sossi, University of Toronto

Weighing unrestricted expression against fostering a tolerant public sphere will test the fundamental freedoms we cherish in our democratic society. (Shutterstock) Professors […]