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Adventures in Advising
Asking ChatGPT How to Leverage AI in Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
In the first episode of 2025, we're continuing the conversation about artificial intelligence, by interviewing ChatGPT's AI about all things higher ed and academic advising! Matt Markin is joined by Ryan Scheckel from Texas Tech University on this episode.
3:52 - Matt interviews ChatGPT about how it differs from other AI platforms, in what ways other universities have already used AI, challenges AI faces when working with students from diverse cultural or socio-economic backgrounds, how AI helps improve the student experience and studying, concerns from faculty, ethical challenges integrating AI into academic advising, and ways advisors can use AI when working with their students.
27:33 - Ryan interviews ChatGPT if AI is designed to focus on positive aspects of AI use, what happens to the information generated by AI, how it defines academic advising, the role of human advisors in a world where AI can provide data-driven recommendations, questions academic advising scholars should be addressing in their research, and key takeaways it has for students and academic advisors to remember about AI’s role in education.
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