Amy Burroughs

3 weeks ago | healthtechmagazine.net | Amy Burroughs

Northwell Health Develops a Fast Track for Cancer DiagnosesIn 2023, Northwell Health introduced iNAV, an AI tool developed by three physicians to analyze MRIs and CT scans for cancer. iNAV looks at scans that patients obtain for other health reasons, presenting a chance to detect cancers much earlier. When the tool flags an issue, a multidisciplinary team reviews the findings, enabling care navigators to expedite biopsies.

1 month ago | edtechmagazine.com | Amy Burroughs

EDTECH: What are some of the most promising applications of AI in higher education? SHEHU: It’s exciting that we have the opportunity to ask, how do we build an AI-skilled and AI-literate workforce? What kind of courses should we offer, and how should we integrate AI across the curriculum? There will be interesting new use cases created, because if you give folks the tools, they will come up with new applications. I believe this will unlock a lot of innovation in the instruction and learning space.

1 month ago | edtechmagazine.com | Amy Burroughs

Even though STEM disciplines can incorporate creativity, Riley says a STEAM framework is important because it asserts that the arts are integral and equally worthy of investment. “In budget-constrained environments, what gets measured gets funded. Traditional STEM initiatives often push arts to the periphery as ‘enrichment’ rather than core learning,” says Riley.

1 month ago | edtechmagazine.com | Amy Burroughs

Also in 2022, GCPS opened Seckinger High School, which incorporates AI throughout the curriculum and offers an AI career and technical education pathway for students who want to learn more. Three elementary schools and a middle school that feed into Seckinger have also adopted AI learning and follow the district’s AI Learning Framework, which provides grade-level guidance on integrating AI into learning standards.

2 months ago | edtechmagazine.com | Amy Burroughs

One of the most pressing challenges facing higher education institutions is maintaining and growing enrollment in the face of a declining pool of American high school graduates, a phenomenon known as the enrollment cliff. Another is increasing distrust in higher education at large. In response, colleges and universities are taking a much closer look at the student experience.