EDUCAUSE Exchange

Teaching and Learning with AI: Three Priorities

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:30:00 GMT

Generative artificial intelligence is pushing teaching and learning away from a model centered on producing answers and academic artifacts and toward one that places greater weight on process, judgment, reflection, and applied thinking. In conversations with campus leaders, three priorities emerged.

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3 AI Fears in Higher Education

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:06:42 GMT

Across campuses, conversations about artificial intelligence are sometimes being framed by unease rather than enthusiasm. Leaders, faculty and students are questioning how fast to move, what might break and who bears the risk.

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5 Lessons from the First Chief AI Officers

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:30:00 GMT

Colleges and universities have begun formalizing the chief AI officer role as they respond to the growing impact of generative artificial intelligence on teaching, research, and operations. Reflections from early incumbents point to five lessons about how AI leadership in higher education is taking shape.

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Customizing AI for Institutional Efficiency

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:30:00 GMT

AI is helping campuses work faster without cutting staff. The University of Michigan and UC San Diego show how institution-specific tools save time, reduce costs, and deliver better support.

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Will AI Close Accessibility Gaps—or Widen Them?

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:30:00 GMT

This episode explores how artificial intelligence can either bridge or widen accessibility gaps in higher education, emphasizing the need for inclusive design, representation, and collaboration with disability communities to ensure equitable innovation.

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How is AI Shaping Institutional Resilience?

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:30:00 GMT

As institutions face growing uncertainty—from enrollment shifts to changing job markets—many see AI not just as a tool, but as a lifeline. It’s helping colleges and universities rethink how they operate, offering new ways to adapt, respond, and build more sustainable futures.

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Student Perspectives on Using AI

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:30:29 GMT

In this episode, we hear from three students who use AI to help them with their coursework. They also share their thoughts about how AI may serve their careers once they graduate.

Recommended Resource: "7 Things You Should Know About Generative AI," EDUCAUSE Review.

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Tips for Creating Inclusive Learning Spaces

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:30:44 GMT

Beyond implementing reactive changes, how can institutional leaders think about the ongoing effort to create inclusive learning environments? In this episode, we explore how designers can keep evolving their perspectives to help students and faculty feel comfortable to learn and engage.

Recommended Resource: EDUCAUSE Learning Space Rating System Resources

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Effective Faculty Development

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:30:28 GMT

On this episode, we discuss ways of effectively reaching faculty and how best to facilitate a sharing of ideas about teaching with technology.

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A Rubric for DEI Course Design, Part Two

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:30:25 GMT

A community of educators created a rubric for designing courses that integrated the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility into the strategy. This episode will cover the second half of eight topics within the rubric.

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A Rubric for DEI Course Design, Part One

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:30:05 GMT

A working group of the University of California Instructional Design and Faculty Support (IDFS) community of practice has developed a DEI Course Redesign Rubric. This episode will introduce and cover the first four topics of the rubric. Read more about this topic in the article "A DEI Course Design Rubric: Supporting Teaching and Learning in Uncertain Times".

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The Top 3 IT Issues Transforming Higher Education

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:56:49 GMT

The EDUCAUSE 2022 Top 10 IT Issues list was recently published. We asked several of the panelists to talk about how the top three issues on the list might transform higher education.

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Pathways to Digital Transformation

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:28:33 GMT

The gap will continue to widen between institutions that are starting to engage in digital transformation and those that have not. We asked five institutional leaders to share their unique projects that reflect a shift to Dx.

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The Pitfalls of Analytics

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:08:58 GMT

To deploy an analytics strategy effectively, institutions must avoid missteps at all phases of the project. We asked several IT leaders what stumbling blocks to consider when using analytics.

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Cybersecurity as a Career Path

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:22:02 GMT

Looking at cybersecurity as a career path can be intimidating, but many working in this field didn't start out with intentions to work in cybersecurity.

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Student Voices

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:03:35 GMT

Students speak about their academic experiences during the pandemic and how their institutions helped or hindered along the way. The students featured in this episode are part of the Every Learner Everywhere Intentional Futures Fellowship Program.

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Techniques for Student Engagement

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:54:33 GMT

What are some of the techniques and tools being used to engage students? A variety of instructors and technologists discuss their approaches to keeping students invested in their courses.

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Privacy Perspectives

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:01:44 GMT

What are privacy officers talking about when they talk about privacy? And why is it important?

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Pandemic Lessons for Course Design

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:24:13 GMT

The lessons learned from last year’s move to remote teaching can help instructors create better engagement with students in 2021.

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Correcting Career Missteps

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:45:53 GMT

We can’t always make the right choices on our career path, but if we learn from our mistakes, we have a much better

chance at future success. In this episode, we ask higher ed IT leaders, what was your biggest career misstep and how

did you course correct?

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The Impact of AI on Accessibility

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:10:25 GMT

Students with disabilities are a vulnerable population in higher education. And the emergency move to remote instruction in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the vulnerability of this population into stark relief. One of the technologies that is being explored to help improve and create tools for a more accessible learning environment in artificial intelligence.

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What Inspires You?

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:34:38 GMT

Inspiration, motivation, and admiration are all qualities that either help us get to the next step in our career or our personal lives or simply help us get the morning started.

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Using Data and Analytics for Student Success

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:00:52 GMT

One of the most powerful tools that technology provides on the path to student success is data and analytics. Data allows institutions to better understand students, rethink systems, and create early-alert mechanisms to help students complete their degree. But finding the best way to use data and analytics can be tricky.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an IT Issue

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:31:44 GMT

Our institutions are best served by a community that more closely reflects the demographic diversity of the students we serve. Research demonstrates that diverse communities are more resilient, more creative, and more effective.

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The Ethical Issues Around Learning Analytics

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:00:21 GMT

Learning technologies, especially those relying on data analytics, are exciting but also present ethical challenges that deserve our attention and action.

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