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Many universities are now racing to embed AI literacy across their curricula and equip students with knowledge that could prove critical to future careers. But the University of Florida embarked on this mission years before large language models exploded into everyone’s consciousness with the arrival of ChatGPT.
In this episode of Campus Talks, we speak to Hans van Oostrom, director of the University of Florida’s AI2 Center, which supports the institution’s AI initiatives across teaching and research, including the universitywide undergraduate certificate in AI fundamentals and applications.
We discuss what “AI across the curriculum” means in practice, how the University of Florida has built AI expertise across all its academic departments, what drives AI resistance and how to balance AI use against the other foundational skills that students need to develop.
For more advice and insight on building AI expertise from higher education experts all over the world, head to our latest spotlight guide on boosting AI literacy across your institution.
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