Navigating AI’s Rapid Transformation in Higher Ed, with C. Edward Watson

C. Edward Watson shares about navigating AI’s rapid transformation in higher ed on episode 602 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Quotes from the episode

I never include AI in the beginning of my processes.

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There’s a lot of incremental shifts, but the increments are quite large.

-C. Edward Watson

I would argue that maybe this is the first time in the history of higher education that we have learning outcomes that are at war with one another.

-C. Edward Watson

We’ve never built a curriculum for something that’s changing so quickly. We’re being asked to keep up with this rate of change in a meaningful way that actually serves our students well.

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Resources

• Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson (press.jhu.edu/books/title/54122/teaching-ai)

• Teaching with AI Website (Including Free Resources) (weteachwithai.com)

• AAC&U Artificial Intelligence Resources (aacu.org/trending-topics/ai)

• AAC&U Teaching with AI Workshops (aacu.org/event/teaching-with-ai)

• AAC&U Report: The Agility Imperative: How Employers View Preparation for an Uncertain Future (aacu.org/research/the-agility-imperative)

• Wharton School of Business Survey: How Are Companies Using Gen AI in 2025? (knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-are-co…)

• Shell Game Season Two (shellgame.co)

• Caraway Cookware (amazon.com/stores/Caraway/page/C08B93A9-264D-4…)

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