Students shared how they felt about AI usage—for students and adults alike

If you teach on a college campus, you likely have access to a slew of generative AI tools or features that have been quietly embedded in applications you use each day.

What I learned serving on a university AI committee.

The Wild West of AI in the classroom is wilder than ever, prompting fears that higher education may be devolving.

As we approach May, alarm bells are ringing for all colleges and universities to ensure that AI literacy programs have been completed by learners who plan to enter the job market this year and in the future.

Generative artificial intelligence provides both opportunities and challenges for higher education. Existing literature has not properly investigated how this technology would impact assessment in higher education. This scoping review took a forward-thinking approach to investigate how generative artificial intelligence transforms assessment in higher education. We used the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews to select articles for review and report the results. In the screening, we retrieved 969 articles and selected 32 empirical studies for analysis. Most of the articles were published in 2023. We used three levels—students, teachers, and institutions—to analyses the articles. Our results suggested that assessment should be transformed to cultivate students’ self-regulated learning skills, responsible learning, and integrity. To successfully transform assessment in higher education, the review suggested that (i) teacher professional development activities for assessment, AI, and digital literacy should be provided, (ii) teachers’ beliefs about human and AI assessment should be strengthened, and (iii) teachers should be innovative and holistic in their teaching to reflect the assessment transformation. Educational institutions are recommended to review and rethink their assessment policies, as well as provide more inter-disciplinary programs and teaching.

How agentic AI is forcing us to reimagine online learning -- for the better

What’s really going on with campus-wide AI adoption is a mix of virtue signaling and panic purchasing. Universities aren’t paying for AI—they’re paying for the illusion of control. Institutions are buying into the idea that if they adopt AI at scale, they can manage how students use it, integrate it seamlessly into teaching and learning, and somehow future-proof education. But the reality is much messier.

"Generative AI in Higher Education" published on 14 Jan 2025 by Edward Elgar Publishing.

In separate surveys, both college leaders and professors express concern.

AI’s ability to empower students to tailor their learning experience is a promising development in the quest to transform education. But we need to keep an eye on concerns that are more significant than the possibility of students over-relying on the technology.

The American Association of Colleges and Universities and Elon University have launched an artificial intelligence how-to guide for students navigating the sometimes-murky waters of the burgeoning technology.

Effectively navigating the promises and perils of AI requires a careful evaluation of institutional preparedness, a clear set of objectives, and a pol

Effectively navigating the promises and perils of AI requires a careful evaluation of institutional preparedness, a clear set of objectives, and a pol

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AI will shape higher education in new and unforeseen ways, Meeker says.

Hey folks! Yesterday, I was lucky enough to take part in the first annual teaching day at Norway’s leading Business School, BI. The purpose of the event was to share and celebrate the art and science of great teaching. Among a wonderful series of presentations and celebrations, I discussed the impact that AI has had on higher ed teaching since 2022 and asked whether AI presents universities with an unprecedented level of risk, or an unprecedented level of opportunity.

The Generative AI Product Tracker lists generative AI products that are either marketed specifically towards postsecondary faculty or students or appear Stay up-to-date with the emerging tech for higher education. Explore our Product Tracker tool for information, pricing models, key features, and more on the generative AI tools for teaching, learning, and research.

Generative AI has quickly gained a significant foothold in academia, and is now used widely for teaching, learning, and research purposes. New products are appearing so rapidly that just keeping up with them is difficult, and understanding the value of individual products in a now-crowded marketplace is a major challenge for end users and for university CIOs, IT departments, and others involved in decision making about which products will be supported and/or licensed for campus users. With the rapid development of new generative AI tools for teaching and learning, we’re releasing a new product tracker to share up-to-date information on the latest tools and products on the market for higher education.

Moving from reaction to action, higher education stakeholders are currently exploring the opportunities afforded by AI for teaching, learning, and wor

How can higher education grapple with artificial intelligence?This week the Future Trends Forum explores this question with a focus on an underdiscussed aspe...

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There’s an arms race on campus, and professors are losing.