AI in Education and Teaching

Explores how AI is transforming teaching, learning, and curriculum design. Covers classroom integration, assignment design, academic integrity, and faculty development. This category supports educators navigating AI adoption while maintaining meaningful learning experiences.

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How We're Helping Faculty Navigate AI: The Big Stuff From the 2026 CHS AI Teaching Summit

At the CHS AI Teaching Summit at VCU, the Media + AI Initiative served as a major sponsor, helping support a full day of faculty conversations, workshops, and student perspectives on AI in higher education. In this post, I reflect on why sponsoring events like this is a core part of our Strategic Plan—connecting classroom innovation, faculty development, and cross-campus collaboration into real practice.

Joshua J Smith

May 43 min read

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Get Up and Get Out: Educating for an AI-Driven World

AI is reshaping the future of work, and students feel it. As headlines warn of disappearing entry-level jobs, educators must respond. This post argues that success will belong to those who use AI strategically, not fear it, and calls on academia to get out of the classroom, align with industry, and prepare students to thrive alongside AI, not compete against it.

Media + AI

Apr 143 min read