Empowering Students and Faculty with Generative AI: An Interview with Dr. Rob Crossler

Generative AI is transforming education, not just for learning, but also for performing administrative tasks. In this special episode of AI Goes to College, Craig and Dr. Rob Crossler of Washington State University talk about how generative AI can help students learn and faculty streamline those pesky administrative tasks that most of us find so irritating. Rob and Craig dig into a wide array of topics, including the early adoption of technology and the risks it brings, the need to experiment and accept occasional failure, and our ethical obligation to help students learn to use generative AI effectively and ethically. We also discuss the AI digital divide and its potential impacts. Here are just a few of the highlights: Rob shares an example of how generative AI helped with a challenging administrative task. Rob explains how some students avoid using AI due to fears over being accused of cheating.   Rob and Craig discuss the need to encourage experimentation and accept failure. Craig questions whether students understand the boundaries around ethical generative AI use. Rob emphasizes the need to help students gain expertise with generative AI in order to prepare them for the evolving job market. Rob talks about how he uses generative AI to encourage critical thinking among his students. --- The AI Goes to College podcast is a companion to the AI Goes to College newsletter (https://aigoestocollege.substack.com/). Both are available at https://www.aigoestocollege.com/.  Do you have comments on this episode or topics that you'd like Craig to cover? Email him at [email protected].   You can also leave a comment at https://www.aigoestocollege.com/.