Human-Centered AI Strategy: Empathy, Trust, Access | Professor Chesa Caparas

Fifty percent of faculty feel overwhelmed by new tech, yet student AI use is soaring. In this episode, Dr. Norma Jones talks with Professor Chesa Caparas, media-literacy scholar and Fulbright researcher, about a people-first path to AI adoption in higher education. Chesa shares how a two-question survey surfaces hidden anxieties, how faculty can adapt without burnout, and why over reliance on AI detectors can damage trust instead of protecting integrity.

Take-aways
• Ready-to-use survey that maps student comfort with AI
• Tactics that keep feedback human while trimming workload
• Red-flag signs your AI detector policy harms equity
• First steps to close global and local connectivity gaps

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