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Breaking Stories in Higher Ed 4/6/2017

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  • Report: AI and IoT to Change Academic and Research Libraries in Years to Come

    The latest NMC Horizon Report spotlights technology-driven changes that will impact academic libraries in the near future, along with obstacles that stand in their way.

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  • Scaling Up Admissions and Recruiting with AR

    Many colleges and universities are using immersive technologies to engage and draw in prospective students. The Savannah College of the Arts in Georgia is a longtime leader in AR/VR admissions and recruiting strategies. Campus Technology recently spoke with Dave Hanak, SCAD's executive director of interactive services, to find out some helpful tips to scale up institutional outreach efforts with immersive technologies.

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  • $10K Challenge Seeks CTE Skills-Gap Solutions

    A company with a cloud-based application that connects students to prospective employers is sponsoring a challenge to generate new ideas for better connecting school outcomes to work. The top winner will be able to claim a prize of at least $5,000 and possibly more.

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  • Texas A&M Launches VR Tour for Visitors

    Texas A&M University has launched a virtual reality (VR) experience that offers users another way to visit the public university. The VR tour debuted at SXSWedu last month.

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  • Students Challenged to Test Computer Security Skills

    Middle and high schoolers have a chance to get some hands-on experience in hacking, decrypting and reverse engineering a network in a competition running through April 14 hosted by Carnegie Mellon.

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  • ASU Students Earn Credits for Spending a Semester in Silicon Valley

    Throughout the "Semester in Silicon Valley" program, 80 ASU students will be mentored by business and tech moguls, participate in coding competitions and more, all while earning credits toward their degrees. At the end of the program, they will have the opportunity to pitch their newly launched startups to more than 80 venture capitalists.

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  • Podcast Series Explores Impact of OER

    A new podcast series examines all things open educational resources (OER) — from the changing role of content in the classroom to how OER is being used in courses and its impact on students.

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