Higher education has often been slow to embrace digital tools or to use them to their full advantage.
There are many reasons for this, including digital capability, capital investment, critical perspectives towards technology, and a reliance on a handful of tech enthusiasts to lead the way.
In the age of generative AI though, the sector might need to be quicker to embrace these new tools, just as other sectors already have or are doing. Generative AI is already becoming deeply embedded in working practices across a wide range of professions.
By following this lead, university teachers, and indeed professional services staff, can save time on tasks – and this might enable us to have more time to talk and engage with students, individually or in small groups. In addition, if we are transparent about our use of generative AI, we can also demonstrate to our students the significance of this technological advance and model safe ways to use it.
