Tech-Neill-ogy #78 - 22 December 2024

Your Weekly Guide to Leveraging Technology in College Counseling

Author

Jeffrey Neill
December 23, 2024

Welcome to Tech-Neill-ogy #78!

Apologies for those of you who were looking for a newsletter last week. The chaos of the end of the semester, combined with this being the first year of my 24 in the business where I was not in school for ED releases, I managed to fall behind. That said, I will be taking a couple weeks off here moving forward into the holidays. I’m off to visit family in San Francisco and friends in Washington State after Christmas for a couple weeks. I hope you all enjoy time with loved ones.

In any case, enjoy this week’s newsletter!

How will AI influence higher ed in 2025?

No one knows for sure, but Inside Higher Ed asked seven experts for their predictions.

www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2024/12/19/how-will-ai-influence-higher-ed-2025#

4 Studies About AI Tutors Every Teacher Should Know

AI tutors are here, but so far the research on efficacy is mixed. Here is some of the most intriguing research conducted so far.

www.techlearning.com/news/4-studies-about-ai-tutors-every-teacher-should-know

What Teacher PD on AI Should Look Like. Some Early Models Are Emerging

A more structured approach to professional development on AI is emerging.

www.edweek.org/technology/what-teacher-pd-on-ai-should-look-like-some-early-models-are-emerging/2024/12

AI presents explosive risks to student data privacy. These educators want to defuse them.

AI is helping teachers save time. But popular AI platforms can also significantly endanger student privacy. The risks are prompting school districts and others to respond.

www.chalkbeat.org/2024/12/13/ai-tools-used-by-teachers-can-put-student-privacy-and-data-at-risk

AI Predators: What Schools Should Know and Do

AI is increasingly be used by predators to connect with underage students online. Yasmin London, global online safety expert at Qoria and a former member of the New South Wales Police Force in Australia, shares steps educators can take to protect students.

www.techlearning.com/news/ai-predators-what-schools-should-know-and-do

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Kick | Self-Driving Bookkeeping

Kick is a personal bookkeeper made for the modern Entrepreneur or Accountant who wants to automate their business life. Kick is free to use–or pays for itself. [I thought my side hustle and IEC friends might enjoy this one…]

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Luqo AI - The new AI-powered language experience

Luqo AI is the new way to learn a foreign language. The comprehensive learning system combines effective education methods with state-of-the-art technology.

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Personally, I see the role of interviews in the application process diminishing as application volume continues to grow and grow. However, while they are still here, this is a really helpful prompt to share with your students… or use yourself if you’re doing mock interview practice with your students: 

I am interviewing for [enter university name here] as an undergraduate applicant. Give me a comprehensive list of questions that my interviewer might ask me during this interview. Also provide brief answers and suggestions for further research for each question.

Give it a try for a random institution! If you have any great prompts or ideas, please share! Send me a note at [email protected].

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Webinars & Live Events Page

Look here for upcoming webinars and other events (and recorded ones) by the College Essay Guy! New events are happening all the time…

www.collegeessayguy.com/webinars-live-events

AICA: Taking AI Prompts to the Next Level in College Admissions

December 18, 9:00 PM Sao Paulo

Join Ben Neely from Revolution Prep and Jeff Neill, author of Tech-Neill-ogy for a webinar where you'll learn how to go from AI dabbler to prompt engineer. They'll demonstrate the advanced prompts they've developed to improve and enhance their work. This session will build on the concepts shared in the webinar, 6 Effective Prompts for Using AI in College Counseling. This webinar is hosted by AI in College Admissions, a NACAC Special Interest Group (SIG). http://www.edhub.ai/

nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tmTaMT0gTUKOdTlxsokDxA#/registration

For this week’s non-tech article, I wanted to direct you all to this year’s Open Doors reports. While it came out back in November, I managed not to see it until this week. Take a look. Use the information included.

IIE Open Doors / Enrollment Trends

Using Data to Open Doors

opendoorsdata.org/data/international-students/enrollment-trends

As I mentioned, this will be my last newsletter for a couple weeks. See you in January! Enjoy some downtime!

Happy counseling!

Jeff