Artificial intelligence is ever present in the minds of Higher Education technology professionals and those of other industries alike, leaving a plethora of lessons for us to learn from other industries’ approaches.
On April 29th, the Higher Ed Technology Professionals Meetup group discussed where Higher Ed’s AI initiatives stand compared to other sectors and how IT professionals can adjust lessons learned for their own institutions and organizations.
We were joined by Nuno Couto, co-founder of the Higher Ed Tech Pros Meetup; as well as panelists Carolina Rossini, Director for Programs, Public Interest Technology Initiative at the University of Massachusetts: Amherst; and Pradeep Sanyal, Chief AI Officer & AI First Programs of The Data Institute, University of San Francisco.
Key Discussions:
- Where other industries are actually putting AI to work—the use cases that have moved past pilots and into real operations.
- The challenges other sectors have run into along the way—from adoption and change management to data quality, trust, and ROI.
- How those industries have responded—the strategies, guardrails, and course corrections that have helped them move forward.
- Lessons learned and how they apply to higher ed—which takeaways translate directly, which need adapting, and which don’t fit the campus context at all.
You can find a recording of the discussion below:
We would like to especially thank Carolina and Pradeep for helping put together this event. We wouldn’t be able to run our virtual Meetups without the help and support from our wonderful team of volunteers.
If you’d like to join our next virtual event, consider visiting our Meetup page to learn more. It could be a fantastic networking and learning opportunity to meet other technology professionals at colleges and universities and share your expertise. We are also looking for feedback on the next event’s topic, so please feel free to reach out to us if you’re interested in a specific topic.
Learn more about the other Higher Ed Tech Professionals Meetups on our blog.
