University of Phoenix Releases White Paper on Building and Scaling Competency-Based Education Programs

University of Phoenix has released a new white paper detailing the institution's approach to designing, implementing and scaling competency-based education (CBE) programs for working adult learners.
eLife

Multisensory learning recruits visual neurons into an olfactory memory engram

This important study on multisensory learning examines the effect of integrating color vision and olfaction in the center for learning and memory (the mushroom body) in the fruit fly brain, and finds ...
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Corma Raises $60M to Build Cyber Defense Foundation Models

San Francisco-based Corma raised a $60 million Sequoia-led seed round to train foundation models for enterprise cyber defense, using security telemetry, adversarial ...
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3 AI-Related Questions for Notre Dame’s Sonia Howell

An artificial intelligence and digital learning conversation with UND’s director of the Office of Digital Learning.

Chrissy Metz Reveals She ‘Tried So Many Modalities’ to Lose Weight Before Deciding to Try a GLP-1

Chrissy Metz is opening up about her decision to start taking a GLP-1. In a new interview with People, the This Is Us alum, 45, said that after years of trying different diets and fitness routines ...
eLife

Modality-agnostic decoding of vision and language from fMRI

The study introduces a valuable dataset for investigating the relationship between vision and language in the brain. The authors provide convincing evidence that decoders trained on brain responses to ...
IEEE

Modality-Mix Learning: Promoting Multimodal Learning Through Multilabel Objective

Abstract: Multimodal fusion provides a comprehensive way to understand the world by integrating data from different sources. However, some studies believe that due to the optimization imbalance, ...
Inside Higher Ed

The Key Podcast: Think More of the Learner and Less About Modality, Counsels Learning Scientist

Institutions should be thinking about how all kinds of learners fit into their learning environments and avoid viewing online and in-person courses as distinct environments, according to Stephanie ...
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Multimodal AI Needs More Than Modality Support: Researchers Propose General-Level and General-Bench to Evaluate True Synergy in Generalist Models

Artificial intelligence has grown beyond language-focused systems, evolving into models capable of processing multiple input types, such as text, images, audio, and video. This area, known as ...
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LC2: Learning Through Non-traditional Modalities

Through the course of their academic, professional, and personal life, students will be exposed to a range of different modalities through which they learn about the world. Pedagogical research ...
The Conversation

Here’s what happens when teachers tailor their lessons to students’ individual learning styles

Students do better when lessons are tailored to individual learning styles – but not so much that it’s worth the investment of time and money. That’s the main finding of a recent peer-reviewed study I ...