{"id":5662,"date":"2025-06-01T18:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=5662"},"modified":"2025-06-01T18:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:50:01","slug":"mobileviews-564-jons-experience-with-ai-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/01\/mobileviews-564-jons-experience-with-ai-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews 564: Jon&#8217;s experience with AI in higher education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"MobileViews 564: Google I\/O &amp; Microsoft Build? Looking forward to Apple WWDC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=6mjxx-18c5e4f-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MViews-564-Jon-me.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1894\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MViews-564-Jon-me.png 1894w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MViews-564-Jon-me-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MViews-564-Jon-me-1024x398.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MViews-564-Jon-me-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MViews-564-Jon-me-1536x597.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1894px) 100vw, 1894px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discussed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A significant portion of our conversation centered on the continuing proliferation of <\/span><b>AI in consumer products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We noted an increasing sense of &#8220;AI fatigue&#8221;\u2014the saturation of artificial intelligence in nearly every product and announcement. Although I am personally intrigued by developments in AI-generated video and imaging, especially from Google and Meta, I also find the AI trend overwhelming at times. I am even considering subscribing to Google One\u2019s AI Premium offering to further explore these capabilities, particularly for personal creative projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also speculated on potential announcements from <\/span><b>Apple\u2019s upcoming WWDC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially regarding artificial intelligence and whether Apple will finally deliver tangible AI features, following a less-than-smooth rollout of \u201cApple Intelligence.\u201d I expressed hope for hardware updates, such as a refreshed <\/span><b>Apple Watch Ultra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or a more affordable version of the <\/span><b>Vision Pro headset<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014rumored to be called the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vision Air<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I noted that I recently began revisiting older episodes of this podcast, some dating back to 2008. I\u2019ve started re-editing and publishing select episodes as audiograms. One of these featured an interview with the developers of <\/span><b>Google Earth for iPhone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, recorded in early 2009\u2014just six months after the App Store\u2019s debut. It was particularly meaningful to hear the voice of my late friend Mike Morton, one of the app\u2019s original developers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also touched on some of my ongoing technology experiments. I\u2019ve been attempting to repurpose a 2019 AMD laptop that no longer supports Windows 11. My initial plan to install ChromeOS Flex was thwarted by hardware incompatibility, so I\u2019ve shifted my attention to <\/span><b>Linux Mint<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Although I encountered issues related to UEFI preventing boot from a USB drive, I plan to revisit this project soon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jon offered a compelling perspective on the evolving role of <\/span><b>AI in higher education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He discussed how he and other faculty are adapting to student use of AI tools such as ChatGPT, emphasizing the importance of transparency, responsible use, and pedagogical innovation. Jon\u2019s work in this area demonstrates a balanced, practical approach that integrates emerging technology while preserving academic integrity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We concluded the episode with a broader reflection on <\/span><b>the societal implications of AI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, particularly the concern that up to 50% of entry-level jobs may be impacted in the coming years. As someone no longer in the workforce, I observe these shifts with a mix of concern and curiosity, especially regarding how younger generations will navigate such disruptions. We acknowledged the historical cycles of technological change\u2014from calculators and word processors to broadband and mobile computing\u2014and how each brought both fear and opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobileviews.com-podcast\/id301171904?mt=2\">Apple iTunes<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ToddOgasawara\/podcasts\u201d\">MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/MobileViewscom-Podcast-Podcast\/B08K565TQS?qid=1640555789&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;pf_rd_r=TXEJVWB2VW471GJ9XQQ0\u201d&lt;\/a\">MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discussed: A significant portion of our conversation centered on the continuing proliferation of AI in consumer products. 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