Why is higher ed so molasses slow?

Interesting Podcast episode from Change Makers in Higher Ed. The slow moving university is going to find it very difficult to adapt and change in the face of generative AI, such as ChatGPT. Understanding how and why universities move so slow is imperative to figuring out how to pick up the pace creating policies for the use of AI tools.

Why is higher education molasses slow? We're asking two change-makers: Shawn Benner, Associate Dean of the College of Innovation and Design and the Director of the Human-Environment Systems Program at Boise State University and John "Ski" Sygielski. President of HACC Central Pennsylvania's Community College.

Classroom policies for AI generative tools

This is an open Google doc that lists and describes how various faculty around the country have created policies on using generative, machine learning tools in their classes. The spectrum is wide here. Very interesting read and resource.

Via: Kim Jaxson, CSU Chico from California Writing Project network.

Alarmed by AI Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach

Kalley Huang writes,

Across the country, university professors like Aumann, department chairs and administrators are starting to overhaul classrooms in response to ChatGPT, prompting a potentially huge shift in teaching and learning. Some professors are redesigning their courses entirely, making changes that include more oral exams, group work and handwritten assessments in lieu of typed ones.