AI in Higher Education Webinar with Dr. Jenay Robert from EDUCAUSE

Talk Title: The Impact of AI on Work in Higher Education

Talk Abstract: 

In recent years, the higher education community has been exploring how AI tools are impacting the ways we learn, work, and live. Focus has largely been placed on student-facing impacts such as academic integrity and personalized learning, but AI is touching every area of the institution. In this session, we will discuss EDUCAUSE’s research on the impacts AI is having on the work of higher education. We summarize work-related institutional AI strategies, policies, and guidelines; the risks, opportunities, and challenges associated with using AI for work in higher education; and specific examples of how staff and faculty use—and want to use—AI for work.

Brief Speaker Bio(s):

Jenay Robert is a senior researcher at EDUCAUSE. Her areas of interest include the future of education and work, equitable and inclusive education and work, social and cultural influences on teaching and learning, and ethical data practices. Recently, Jenay has been interested in how the proliferation of AI tools is impacting higher education, especially its impacts on digital transformation. Jenay holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from The Pennsylvania State University.