<p>C. Edward Watson shares about navigating AI’s rapid transformation in higher ed on episode 602 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.<br /> <div id="" class="one-half first divwrap clearfix" /></p> <h2>Quotes from the episode</h2> <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20770" src="https://teachinginhighered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tihe602-2.png" alt="There's a lot of incremental shifts, but the increments are quite large." width="930" height="620" srcset="https://images.coachingforleaders.com/cb:ztCJ~31fd5/w:930/h:620/q:mauto/f:best/ig:avif/https://teachinginhighered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tihe602-2.png 930w, https://images.coachingforleaders.com/cb:ztCJ~31fd5/w:300/h:200/q:mauto/f:best/ig:avif/https://teachinginhighered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tihe602-2.png 300w, https://images.coachingforleaders.com/cb:ztCJ~31fd5/w:768/h:512/q:mauto/f:best/ig:avif/https://teachinginhighered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tihe602-2.png 768w, https://images.coachingforleaders.com/cb:ztCJ~31fd5/w:600/h:400/q:mauto/f:best/ig:avif/https://teachinginhighered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tihe602-2.png 600w, https://images.coachingforleaders.com/cb:ztCJ~31fd5/w:360/h:240/q:mauto/f:best/ig:avif/https://teachinginhighered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tihe602-2.png 360w, https://images.coachingforleaders.com/cb:ztCJ~31fd5/w:930/h:620/q:mauto/f:best/ig:avif/dpr:2/https://teachinginhighered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tihe602-2.png 2x" sizes="(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px" /></p> <p>I never include AI in the beginning of my processes.<br /> -C. Edward Watson</p> <p>There&#8217;s a lot of incremental shifts, but the increments are quite large.<br /> -C. Edward Watson</p> <p>I would argue that maybe this is the first time in the history of higher education that we have learning outcomes that are at war with one another.<br /> -C. Edward Watson</p> <p>We&#8217;ve never built a curriculum for something that&#8217;s changing so quickly. We&#8217;re being asked to keep up with this rate of change in a meaningful way that actually serves our students well.<br /> -C. Edward Watson</p> <p></div><div id="" class="one-half divwrap clearfix" /></p> <h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/54122/teaching-ai">Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson</a></li> <li><a href="https://weteachwithai.com/">Teaching with AI Website (Including Free Resources)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.aacu.org/trending-topics/ai">AAC&amp;U Artificial Intelligence Resources</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.aacu.org/event/teaching-with-ai">AAC&amp;U Teaching with AI Workshops</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.aacu.org/research/the-agility-imperative">AAC&amp;U Report: The Agility Imperative: How Employers View Preparation for an Uncertain Future</a></li> <li><a href="https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-are-companies-using-gen-ai-in-2025/">Wharton School of Business Survey: How Are Companies Using Gen AI in 2025?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shellgame.co/">Shell Game Season Two</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Caraway/page/C08B93A9-264D-456E-A02D-25064614CFCE">Caraway Cookware</a></li> </ul> <p></div></p>