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Stanford professors promote bio-literacy through digital education
Drew Endy and Jenn Brophy take a step toward educating the world about bioengineering with a course offered to high school students nationwide.
September 27, 2023
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Balancing democracy and meritocracy
A policy dispute between a scientist and a senator informs Stanford Digital Education’s efforts to bring challenging courses to Title I high schools.
September 18, 2023
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Author conversation series on academic innovation explores ‘belonging’ in higher education
Now in its second season, Academic Innovation for the Public Good talks covered affirmative action, the role of HBCUs, the science of making connections, and the power of networks.
September 05, 2023
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Stanford Spokes cyclists reflect on what they learned about teaching this summer
For six Stanford undergraduates with minimal cycling or teaching background, a summer of biking and teaching across the country involved steep climbs and steeper learning curves.
September 05, 2023
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How will AI be taught in classrooms? These Bay Area teachers are integrating it into lessons
ABC7 reports on the free curricular resource developed by Stanford education professor Victor Lee and his team.
August 15, 2023
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Bringing AI literacy to high schools
Stanford education researchers collaborated with teachers to develop classroom-ready AI resources for high school instructors across subject areas.
August 07, 2023
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Six Stanford students cycle and teach across America
Stanford Digital Education partnered with the student group Stanford Spokes to facilitate its annual summer cross-country ride.
July 31, 2023
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This Stanford ethics course changed a young student’s life
A New York City high school student shares how the Structured Liberal Education course impacted his thinking.
July 20, 2023
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Colleges must recruit scholars
Online dual enrollment courses could help low-income students and schools find a good fit, writes Vice Provost for Digital Education Matthew Rascoff in the Wall Street Journal.
July 14, 2023
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Natural language processing conference explores use of AI for student-centered instruction
A conference at Stanford in May brought together academics, ed tech entrepreneurs, and funders to increase collaboration in the growing field.
July 06, 2023
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Gift boosts vision for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Stanford alum Evan Spiegel, the creator of Snapchat, gave to the institute to support the digitization of Dr. King's writings, says Stanford Report.
June 14, 2023
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New Lines Without Borders, Spring 2023
Code in Place, anti-racism VR, archival research via a digital course, and a book series event devoted to "creative hustle."
June 01, 2023
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Virtual reality experience aims to raise personal awareness of racism’s effects
Now available for free download, the 1,000 Cut Journey program helps users to understand better the emotional and physical toll of racism.
May 26, 2023
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Student art exhibit builds community
The dynamic artwork on display at 408 Panama melds media and styles to explore themes of identity, race, immigration, and home.
May 16, 2023
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Learning without borders
Digital education’s global reach can bring us together and affirm our shared humanity.
May 15, 2023
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Educators Team Up to Respond to Sudden Rise of ChatGPT
Educators around the world, including some at Stanford, are marshalling resources to help schools teach about artificial intelligence, according to an article in Edsurge.
May 11, 2023
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South Valley high schoolers get a taste of Stanford University
The Albuquerque Journal reports that a dual-credit Stanford course offered through the National Education Equity Lab is introducing local high school students to philosophy.
May 03, 2023
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Do Chatbot Tutors Work Better When They're Upbeat — and Female?
Designing computer-generated teaching materials raises thorny issues of representation. Stanford Digital Education graduate fellow, Parth Sarin, is quoted in this story by EdSurge.
April 27, 2023
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Colorado Springs high school students getting free Stanford credits — entering a new frontier
Students in the online Stanford bioengineering course learn to apply engineering principles to life systems, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports.
April 27, 2023
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University of California, Morehouse Join Other Top Schools In National Effort to Close College Opportunity Gap
Morehouse College and the UC system are the newest institutions to join forces with the National Education Equity Lab, writes Michael Nietzel in Forbes.
April 21, 2023