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College faculty aren’t convinced that AI tools are that important just yet. But they’re more bullish about its future.

Those were some of the findings of a new survey of 777 higher ed faculty in the U.S. conducted by Primary Research Group.

Among instructors and professors, ChatGPT seems to be more popular than other tools like Bard and Bing. Their average weekly use of ChatGPT was about 11 minutes. Faculty in the fine arts used it most, with an average of 45 minutes a week. Use was highest among faculty who consider their political views to be “right of conservative.”

Nearly 42 percent of respondents said AI applications are “not at all important” for their research, teaching and scholarship, while 27 percent held the slightly more moderate view that they are “not so important.” Adjunct faculty were the “most enthusiastic about AI,” according to the report.

Many faculty who see AI as unimportant for the time being think it will be a bigger part of their work lives in the near future. Specifically, nearly 20 percent thought it would be “very important” to their work three years from now, while 37 percent thought it would be “somewhat important.”

Check out the EdSurge guide to the use of ChatGPT in education to go deeper.

👂EAR TO THE GROUND

WHEN TRAUMA TAKES ITS TOLL: Research suggests that many educators, particularly Black women teachers, experience trauma at high rates that impact their teaching practices. In the second article of our research series on Black women educators, Sarah Wright discusses the way trauma takes a toll on Black women and the notable implications for understanding teacher retention and preparation for Black women in the field.

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🎧 ON THE PODCAST

TOUGH MEETINGS: It can be harder than ever for teachers to manage their relationships with parents, even though digital tools make interactions more frequent. This week’s EdSurge podcast looks at why.

📈 STAT-O-MATIC

54 percent

The proportion of college students who took one or more of their courses online in the fall of 2022. That’s a nearly 50 percent increase from the fall of 2019, when 37 percent of college students took at least one online class. (The Hechinger Report)

💼 BYTE-SIZE BRIEFS

Tough college courses weed out students. At Minnesota State Mankato, peer lessons help more pass. (Minneapolis StarTribune)

Problems with the new federal student aid form are preventing families from submitting it. (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

State bans on legacy preferences at selective colleges gain bipartisan steam. (Inside Higher Ed)

📣 SPOKEN WORD

“I assume we want generative AI to improve teaching and learning, improve the ways we work and collaborate and improve our lives. But we can’t assume this will just happen, right? … This feels like an epic trust fall at a company retreat, except the retreat is attended by absolutely anyone on the street who wants to show up, no one explains the rules before you’re leaning backward off the edge of the raised platform and you’re left wondering who or what is going to decide whether to catch you.”

— James DeVaney, associate vice provost for academic innovation and founding executive director of the University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation. (Inside Higher Ed)

💾 FROM THE ARCHIVES

WHO GETS PREFERENCE?: The 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the consideration of race in college admissions has sparked a strong push to also end the consideration of enrollment legacy in admissions. Here’s what’s behind the push and a look at other ways colleges are trying to encourage diversity in light of the new ruling.

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