How can we implement responsible AI use in the classroom while ensuring equity, transparency, and student success?

2025-04-24

In Episode Seven of the Innovate and Educate podcast, we begin our exploration of faculty responses to the question: “How can we implement responsible AI use in the classroom while ensuring equity, transparency, and student success?” Listen as Ruchin Kansal, MBA, Professor of Practice at the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies and a Visiting Instructor at the Stillman School of Business, talks about the ethical use of AI in the classroom to help students become problem solvers, critical thinkers and com...

In Episode Seven of the Innovate and Educate podcast, we begin our exploration of faculty responses to the question: “How can we implement responsible AI use in the classroom while ensuring equity, transparency, and student success?” Listen as Ruchin Kansal, MBA, Professor of Practice at the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies and a Visiting Instructor at the Stillman School of Business, talks about the ethical use of AI in the classroom to help students become problem solvers, critical thinkers and communicators. We will also hear from Dongdong Chen, Ph.D., Professor of Asian Studies, as she discusses the use of AI to help students with foreign language learning and in their future studies and career development. Finally, we will hear from Viswa Viswanathan, Ph.D., Professor of Computing Sciences, as he tells us about the impact AI is having on education, including the potential to enhance learning and provide personalized learning experiences, but also the ethical considerations it raises around cheating.

Next month, we will continue the two-part series, this time focusing on how AI Skills apply to the modern workforce. We’ll explore questions on how AI is impacting workplace expectations and even changing specific job roles. We’ll consider ethical concerns when using AI in professional settings and how students can prepare for those challenges.

Key topics + time stamps
Series and Episode Introduction [0:00-1:28]

Professor Ruchin Kansal, Department of Management [1:29-6:42]

Dr. Dongdong Chen, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures [6:43-11:06]

Dr. Viswa Viswanathan: Department of Computer and Decision Sciences [11:07-17:50]

Episode Wrap-up [17:51-18:17]

Resources
Ruchin Kansal: Contact Information