Vice Provost's Notes
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How generative AI will (and won’t!) transform postsecondary education
An episode of the EdUp PCO podcast featured Matthew Rascoff, vice provost for digital education at Stanford, discussing artificial intelligence with host Amrit Ahluwalia.
August 28, 2024
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How to make AI work for higher education
Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff's piece, republished on Work Shift, argues that research and regulatory frameworks from other sectors could add value in the ed tech space.
July 24, 2024
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How to make AI work for higher education
A convening of educators at the White House leads to questions about how to bring more evidence into ed tech.
July 15, 2024
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The Oxford oaks and the Stanford sequoia
Higher education has a unique role to preserve the past, plan for the future, and solve problems today.
April 15, 2024
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Private universities have public obligations
Providing education to students from modest backgrounds isn’t a novelty at Stanford. It is part of who we are as an institution and dates back to our founding documents.
January 18, 2024
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Holiday message, 2023
Wishing you a season of growth and renewal! Matthew Rascoff reflects on how we develop through, and delight in, dialogue with our intellectual “parents” and our own students.
December 13, 2023
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Learning, the University, and Human Agreement
Urban design can suggest a framework for thinking about digital learning spaces, says Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff in a talk delivered at Tec de Monterrey, July 5, 2022.
November 16, 2023
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Empowering Students with AI
Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff presented “Empowering Students with AI” at the Esperanza and Minerva higher education summit held in Hong Kong, October 13, 2023.
November 15, 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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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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Learning without borders
Digital education’s global reach can bring us together and affirm our shared humanity.
May 15, 2023
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An engine for opportunity
As higher education seeks new ways to reach diverse students, digital education offers promise.
February 23, 2023
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Holiday message, 2022
Matthew Rascoff uses his family's "rose, thorn, and bud" tradition to reflect on the past year for Stanford Digital Education and look forward to the next.
December 16, 2022
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Digitization, Open Source, and Learning Technology: A Biblical Parallel
Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff shared insights about the potential impact of digital technologies with the Stanford Academic Technology Community of Practice, January 19, 2022.
December 12, 2022
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Letter introducing the Stanford pandemic education report
We attempted to identify which innovations in digital teaching and learning deserve to be preserved and enhanced for the long term, writes Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff.
October 20, 2022
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Why five recipes are better than one
Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff explains a cookbook's connection to an alternative paradigm for learning that may foster more flexible, inclusive pathways in our education system.
June 29, 2022
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Welcome to "New Lines"
Our newsletter's name honors how innovation at Stanford is rooted in historic commitment to accessibility and equity.
February 10, 2022