Rethinking the Curriculum for an AI-Shaped World

About this episode

Mallory discusses AI literacy in higher education with Rachel Bowser, focusing on curriculum redesign at Agnes Scott College.

Mallory sits down with Rachel Bowser, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College at Agnes Scott College, to unpack one of the most ambitious examples of AI in higher education today. Rather than treating AI as a supplemental skill, Agnes Scott is embedding AI literacy into the core first-year experience for every student. The conversation explores what it means to redesign curriculum at scale and why institutions must rethink how they prepare students for an AI-shaped future.

People in this episode

Host: Mallory Willsea

Guest: Rachel Bowser

Topics covered

• AI in education
• curriculum redesign
• higher education
• AI literacy
• student experience

Keywords

• AI
• curriculum
• higher education
• Agnes Scott College
• student preparation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Agnes Scott College

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