By Scott Pulsipher, President of Western Governors University

AI’s real potential rests in its ability to dramatically personalize learning such that every individual has an equal probability of success. But for all its hype, few institutions successfully implemented artificial intelligence tools in 2024 and those that did mostly used it to refine existing practices, for instance using the tech to develop teaching materials and exams rather than leveraging its capacity to fundamentally change education.

If institutions aren’t careful, advances in AI could help fuel their disruption as students increasingly embrace AI as a learning tool and discover they don’t need a formal education to pick up new skills. To avoid becoming a relic of the past, it’s incumbent on faculty and institutions to consider how they might implement tech to fundamentally reimagine how students consume content, engage anyone to enable learning, and effectively attain and demonstrate mastery.

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