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Last week’s shutdown of Canvas, an online learning-management system used by thousands of colleges and schools, was a sharp illustration of higher education’s increasing reliance on technology. Students, too, are leaning on artificial intelligence and other tech tools to navigate schoolwork and campus life. All of this is being done in the name of greater efficiency, as colleges face pressure to educate and graduate students at an ever-faster clip — and students demand a frictionless educational experience. But what happens to higher education when it’s built for speed?
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Guest
Beth McMurtrie (chronicle.com/author/beth-mcmurtrie) , senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education
For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters (chronicle.com/collegematters) . We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
College Matters listeners, we want to hear from you. Please help us to improve our show by completing a brief audience survey at chronicle.com/podcastsurvey (chronicle.com/podcastsurvey) .
Last week’s shutdown of Canvas, an online learning-management system used by thousands of colleges and schools, was a sharp illustration of higher education’s increasing reliance on technology. Students, too, are leaning on artificial intelligence and other tech tools to navigate schoolwork and campus life. All of this is being done in the name of greater efficiency, as colleges face pressure to educate and graduate students at an ever-faster clip — and students demand a frictionless educational experience. But what happens to higher education when it’s built for speed?
Related Reading
Canvas: Live Updates (chronicle.com/liveblog/heres-the-latest-on-the-canvas-outage-that-hit-colleges) (The Chronicle)
Another Undergrad is Trying to Disrupt College with AI. He Says His Version Isn’t Cheating (chronicle.com/article/another-undergrad-is-trying-to-disrupt-college-with-ai-he-says-his-version-isnt-cheating) . (The Chronicle)
A University Is Scraping Course Materials for Its New AI Platform. It Didn’t Ask the Faculty. (chronicle.com/article/a-university-is-scraping-course-materials-for-its-new-ai-platform-it-didnt-ask-the-faculty) (The Chronicle)
Guest
Beth McMurtrie (chronicle.com/author/beth-mcmurtrie) , senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education
For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters (chronicle.com/collegematters) . We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
