Two recent articles published in Inside Higher Ed address the topic of teaching AI-related skills. Ray Schroeder calls for instructors to take on the “urgent responsibility” of teaching students how to use AI in their disciplines. Citing changing employer expectations and the international impact of AI, Schroeder asserts that students need to acquire “demonstrable skills as soon as possible this fall.” In response to Schroeder’s article, John Warner argues that several important questions must be addressed before implementing significant changes to the curriculum. These questions include how useful AI will be as a tool in the future and what teaching generative AI skills looks like in concrete terms. Warner concludes by advocating instead for training students to have an adaptation mindset, which will serve them beyond the use of generative AI.
