Nathan Helgren

Proud to see more institutions adopting flexible, open solutions to support students, faculty and research! https://ow.ly/6Noo30sRXjI Alliant International University is implementing EBSCO-hosted FOLIO to modernize library operations across six campuses in California. After recently migrating to EBSCO Discovery Service and Full Text Finder, Alliant is moving to FOLIO to bring discovery, management and analytics together in one interoperable environment.

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🚀 Exciting News for Teen Students: Introducing Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot! 🚀 Blog: https://lnkd.in/geu9whGh This summer, students aged 13 and above can benefit from the new Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot features! 🌟 Why is this important? **Enhanced Learning Opportunities**: By integrating AI, students can delve deeper into topics, ask complex questions, and expand their knowledge beyond standard tasks. **Increased Student Empowerment**: Copilot Chat enables students to brainstorm ideas, receive instant feedback, create multimedia projects, and effectively manage their time. **Efficiency for Educators**: With an average time savings of 9.3 hours weekly, educators can focus more on guiding and facilitating student growth rather than administrative tasks. **Personalized Learning**: Students can tailor their learning experience based on their preferences and learning pace, ensuring a customized educational journey. Let's come together to revolutionize education and equip students for a prosperous future! 🌍✨ #Education #AI #Microsoft365 #CopilotChat #StudentEmpowerment #EdTech

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Everywhere I look, one theme keeps surfacing: AI is no longer on the sidelines, it’s already shaping the future of education. Microsoft’s new 2025 AI in Education Report highlights:   • 86% of education organizations now use generative AI — more than any other sector.  Adoption is accelerating, but training hasn’t quite kept pace. • 66% of leaders wouldn’t hire without AI literacy, and 47% say upskilling in AI is their top workforce strategy.  Yet, human skills like adaptability and conflict resolution remain just as critical. 💡 My reflection: As AI fluency becomes table stakes, the real challenge is ensuring responsible use and readiness — from K-12 classrooms to lifelong learning in the workplace. #AIinEducation #HigherEd #FutureOfWork #EdTech

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Scott's articles are always worth reading, but this one in particular is an excellent and thoughtful read. At this point, AI isn't just coming: it's here. It has its feet up on your desk. If you ignore it, then it's going to take your seat too. BUT. It can't do everything. Where we add value shifts into strategic thinking, content analysis, and lateral thinking. That was already a big part of the job: now it's even more critical. Reframe what you do every day. And take heart in all the lovely language Scott throws in that I'm pretty sure AI couldn't come up with: "readers still need humans to decide what is true, what is complete, what is risky, what is missing, and what to do when the machine’s beautifully upholstered paragraph is wrong in a way that could ruin somebody’s afternoon." Indeed.

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Back-to-School isn’t just for students, California State University's IT team streamlines returning to campus with Smartsheet, reclaiming 30 hours per month. Read the full customer story here: https://ow.ly/FZNq30sPua4 #WorkWithFlow

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Our CIO Carter Busse shared with LinkedIn why every leader needs to become an AI leader – I love that Workato encourages this AI-first mindset and enables us to experiment with it in our day-to-day work! Carter's advice to CIOs: "Prepare for agentic AI to flip workplaces on its head. As businesses integrate AI into everyday processes, organizations must prioritize communication and reskilling their workforce now, and continue education throughout 2025."

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