This edition focuses on the evolution of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. business day spotlight.
Host Mudiwa Gabaza will be joined by Stefan van der Westhuizen, Dean of the Faculty of Education at Boston City Campus.
This conversation focuses on the evolving role of AI in education three years after the launch of ChatGPT.
Van der Westhuizen notes that the initial “shock” and fear of student misbehavior has evolved into a more mature understanding of AI as a resource rather than a shortcut.
AI is now viewed the same way Google was initially perceived. In other words, the tools you need to integrate to support your academic journey.
From late 2025, the education sector will enter an “early but mature” stage of adoption, with a focus on how AI can work with educators.
Much of the discussion focuses on how AI reshapes traditional “standardized learning.”
Van der Westhuizen emphasizes that AI will not replace instructors. Instead, real-time data is provided to educators, allowing them to adjust instructional strategies and assessments based on student performance.
Through discussions, educators will focus on current trends in education and AI. Differences in how learners and instructors use technology. Challenges to standardized learning. And advice for learners.
The conversation also highlights the growing demand from employers for graduates skilled in the use of AI tools.
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Producer: Demi Bouzo
business day spotlight is an Arena Podcast Production.
