Listen: Nik was on Teach Smarter podcast

Stephanie Dinnen and Pete Siner invited me on to their excellent podcast called Teach Smarter. We discussed all the ways generative AI is beginning to reshape higher education and how the institution is and is not responding to meet this challenge. Basically, we talked about a lot of the ideas Zach and I explore on this blog.

“AI isn’t just changing how students complete assignments—it’s forcing colleges to rethink everything from course design to institutional purpose. In this episode, Dr. Nik Janos, sociology professor at California State University, Chico, joins Pete and Stephanie to talk about what higher ed needs to confront in the age of AI. From assessment systems written before the internet to the collapse of the TA pipeline, they explore what’s becoming obsolete, what still matters, and how backward design can help educators rebuild with intention.”