Kimberly

These 5 themes show where higher education is heading. AI helps faculty serve students in new ways and the universities that figure this out will transform how students learn.

5 - Research and Innovation Conferences let educators share what works and what doesn't. Schools learn from each other instead of guessing.

Universities are gathering to figure out how AI changes teaching and learning. These 5 themes keep coming up in every conversation:

The gap between concern and preparation is real, but the only way forward is to be proactive. AI is not going anywhere, so we need to build systems to integrate it into our lives. Our students will thank us for it.

- Establish campus-wide AI guidelines - Train faculty to integrate AI into coursework - Embed AI literacy across disciplines - Redesign assessments to measure reasoning and problem-solving - Partner with the industry to align with workplace expectations

90% of faculty are worried AI is weakening critical thinking skills. Heare are 5 major concerns I’m seeing and what universities must do next: