With the release of Generative AI and ChatGPT earlier this year, I am seeing wide-spread fear, denial, and trepidation from both students and colleagues regarding AI. In today’s rapidly evolving world, technology is reshaping the landscape of education and the future of work and students are at the forefront of this revolution.

As a career and life design educator whose job is to help prepare students for the future and future of work, I believe we have a duty to teach students how to ethically and responsibly harness these tools to support their educational and professional goals, as Generative AI is very likely going to be an integral part of their workplace landscapes.

In today’s fast-evolving educational landscape, staying ahead of the curve is no longer a choice—it’s a necessity. The future of technology and the future of work will focus on students’ abilities to hone and develop their skills and embrace lifelong learning, which includes reskilling and upskilling to emerging technologies like AI. A viral meme on the internet aptly states: “AI will not replace you, but the person using AI will.”

To support faculty, students and staff in learning how to ethically and responsibly use Generative AI tools, I created and implemented numerous trainings in 2023/2024. A recap of those sessions is below:

• Navigating your future: Career strategies for the AI Era (May 2 + 9, 2024)
  • Led two 1.5 hour experiential AI workshops for 100 managers at Tulane as part of Tulane’s Manager Development Program
•  Global Education Supercharged with Generative AI (May, 2024)
  • Led a 1.5 hour workshop for all Study Abroad staff at Tulane on how use Generative AI tools to amplify their work and better prepare students before, during and after studying abroad.
• Supercharging Your Leadership Skills with Generative AI (February, 2024)
  • Led a 1.5 hour workshop for all Tulane students in a sophomore Leadership Development on how to ethically and responsibly use Generative AI tools and prepare for the future of work.
• Career Services Supercharged with Generative AI (February, 2024)
  • Led a 1.5 hour workshop for all career services staff at Tulane on how to amplify their work as career educators and prepare students for the future of work using Generative AI tools
• How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the World (January, 2024)
  • Panelist for discussion to audience of 80+ with the Shir Chadash Congregation
• Enhancing Learning with ChatGPT: An Experiential Workshop exploring the many faceted ways to use ChatGPT for good, not evil (January, 2024)
  • Selected as one of ten University-wide presentations to lead a talk/workshop on leveraging ChatGPT to support personal and professional goals to 80+ faculty at Tulane’s Sparking Success professional development conference.
• Keynote Presentation: Moderator for SoACE Keynote on AI (December, 2023)
  • Moderated conversation about AI to over 300 attendees at the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers 
• AI in the Classroom, NOAI Conference (November, 2023)
  • Presented at New Orleans AI Symposium focused on AI education, creativity, and establishing AI culture bearers in New Orleans. Our panel focused on ethical and practical considerations around using AI with students, and developing new learning tools.
• Life Design Supercharged with Generative AI (January-May, 2023)
  • I created and implemented a new module for all life design classes on using AI to supercharge skillsets across multiple domains of life.