AI in Academia: Navigating the Future

About 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

Publisher

Professor Noah Giansiracusa and Gaurav Shah

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Feb 2024

Latest episode

18 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Episode 23: When AI Removes the Struggle, Where Does Learning Go? - with Brian Fox

   In this episode of AI in Academia, we talk with Brian Fox, Associate Professor of Management and Strategy at Bentley University, about AI's real impact on research and teaching. Brian shares a striking metaphor: a sealed biodome where the trees collapsed because there was no wind to push against. Without struggle, nothing grew strong. It's a fitting image for a moment when AI is engineered to "chew our food" for us. We get into where AI actually helps research (and where it can't), hallucinat...

2. 

   14 Jul 2026

   Episode 22: Is Higher Ed Finally Catching Up to AI? Perspectives from the Digital Education Council

   Alessandro Di Lullo (CEO) and Danny Bielik (President) of the Digital Education Council (DEC) share fresh data from DEC's ongoing global surveys, including why the student-faculty AI gap is finally starting to close — and why "usage" is no longer the right question to ask. The conversation digs into how assessment is being redesigned from the ground up, why critical thinking isn't enough without judgment (knowing when to stop, when something is "good enough"), and why higher ed's biggest chal...

3. 

   18 May 2026

   Episode 21: Joe Dery & Jane Griffin

   In this special live episode, recorded in front of a student audience, Joe Dery, Chief Customer Officer at Aera Technology, and Jane Griffin, Associate Provost for Student Success at Bentley University, join us to explore: "How do colleges use analytics and AI to make decisions?" Together, we unpack how universities are leveraging analytics and AI behind the scenes to drive more informed decisions around student success. The conversation highlights the shift from “dashboard palooza” to “AI ag...

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