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At NYU , one of my most memorable courses, High Performance Machine Learning , ended with a final project. Unlike the usual format of exams and papers, this project was designed with built-in checkpoints that guided us from the idea stage to the final presentation. The project started with an initial idea meeting. Our professors Parijat Dube  and Zehra Sura  asked each group to come prepared with a rough outline of what we wanted to work on. Honestly, my teammate and I walked

I recently attended the 2025 EdTechWeek AI for Educators Summit  hosted at Teachers College Columbia University on October 20, 2025. This one-day opportunity was free of cost for “K-20” educators ranging from kindergarten teachers to graduate-level faculty and administration. The program included expert guest speakers, workshops, a hands-on expo, networking opportunities, and AI-powered pitches in a Shark Tank experience.  Overall, I gained valuable best practices and mindse

Using case modeling and storytelling to analyze sports business trends David Abrams Clinical Associate Professor Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport NYU SPS Teaching Excellence Award , 2017, 2024 Nexus:  What do you teach? David: I have taught twelve different courses at NYU SPS since 2015. This semester (Fall, 2025), I am teaching three courses in the Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport : Organizations in Sports , Financial Management & Accounting in

Engaging with real-time problems through founder interviews, group collaboration, and tech solutions

With so many new trends, technologies, and tools available to educators, it can be difficult to know where to start. In this Nexus Note, we provide guidance and resources on using generative AI to support student learning.

Google Vids  is a recent addition to the Google Workspace suite, offering a video creation tool. The Vids app has a very similar user...