By their very nature, heuristic shortcuts will produce biases, and that is true for both humans and artificial intelligence, but the heuristics of AI are not necessarily the human ones. ~ Daniel Kahneman Introduction to ChatGPT in Education ChatGPT is an advanced conversational AI powered by the GPT-3.5 architecture developed by OpenAI. It has beenContinue reading “An Introduction to ChatGPT in Education”
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Employee Happiness in Higher Ed
Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company. ~ Zig Ziglar Tonight’s piece is a copy of a piece I posted on my Ministry of Happiness blog. According to an article referencing a surveyContinue reading “Employee Happiness in Higher Ed”
A Happy Student Loan Monday
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin Today I also wrote a post on my other blog, the Ministry of Happiness with the same title, A Happy Student Loan Monday. That post is a discussion of my own personal journey with student loans. Today, 41 years after I took my firstContinue reading “A Happy Student Loan Monday”
The Importance of Impact
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. ~ Jackie Robinson I’ve worked in higher education for over 30 years, I’ve been a dean for nearly 20. I think the single most important way to measure the success of a faculty, staff member or administrators is the positive impactContinue reading “The Importance of Impact”
Great idea, the answer is no!
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. ~ Steve Jobs Last week I was having a discussion on campus with a young director. We were talking about the normal madness we all face on our campuses and somehow got around to programs and I mentioned some past programs I’d created. He got a littleContinue reading “Great idea, the answer is no!”
Data Driven Decisions?
I don’t have a particular recommendation other than that we base decisions on as much hard data as possible. We need to carefully look at all the options and all their ramifications in making our decisions. ~ Dorothy Denning Accountability in education has always been a political talking point. But in the late 1990s itContinue reading “Data Driven Decisions?”
The Fallacy of Legacy
We enter a career in higher education to help students. Most of us start as instructors and we have that wonderful opportunity to be in a classroom helping people understand something they previously didn’t. I’ve always called them the lightbulb moments, those moments when you see that look of confusion transition into the light ofContinue reading “The Fallacy of Legacy”
Back into the breach, opening day
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man, as modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger. ~ William Shakespeare Tomorrow will begin myContinue reading “Back into the breach, opening day”
The Higher Education Zodiac
You might be a teacher if…you are thankful that your thought bubble is invisible in staff meetings. ~ The Teacher Next Door The Higher Education Zodiac I was sitting with a couple of colleagues talking and someone joked about their Sun Zodiac symbol and then we got talking about our Chinese Zodiac signs and itContinue reading “The Higher Education Zodiac”
Happy New Year Higher Ed
What’s so fascinating and frustrating and great about life is that you’re constantly starting over, all the time, and I love that. ~ Billy Crystal After thirty-five years in higher education, the calendar year loses relevance. For those of us in higher education July 1st is New Year Day. To celebrate my academic New Year’sContinue reading “Happy New Year Higher Ed”
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