
AI in Academia: Navigating the Future
Welcome to " AI in Academia: Navigating the Future," a podcast where the realms of higher education and artificial intelligence converge. Hosted by two colleagues at Bentley University, a faculty member studying AI and the Director of Academic Technologies, this series explores the multifaceted impacts, risks, and growing opportunities of AI in the world of academia.
Each episode, we invite a guest to discuss topics around AI that shape teaching, learning, research, and academic administration. From ethical considerations to technological breakthroughs, our discussions will span the gamut of AI's influence in academia
Produced by:
Gaurav Shah
Noah Giansiracusa
Steve Salina
AI in Academia: Navigating the Future
Episode 3: Monica Garfield
Monica Garfield, Professor and Chair of the Computer Information Systems department at Bentley University, discusses the evolution of AI, low-code/no-code environments, how to prepare students for a rapidly changing workforce, the right way to teach prompt engineering, Bentley's new cross-disciplinary AI major, what other universities should be mindful of when building AI programs, and what research tasks AI is ready to help faculty with.