The New Rules of AI for Student Success

Five rules to improve student access, persistence, and achievement

A decade of research distilled into a single guide, this paper examines five rules for using AI to elevate staff effectiveness and enhance student experiences in a new era of student support.

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In this paper

  • 5 New Rules of AI for Student Success
  • 4 key questions for outcomes-oriented uses of AI
  • A Higher Ed Leader’s Problem-Solving Framework
 
Plus contributions from around higher education:

Elizabeth Adams
CSU Bakersfield Antelope Valley

Bridget Burns
University Innovation Alliance

Cole Clark
Deloitte

Michael Feldstein
e-Literate

Lee Lambert
Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Katharine Meyer
The Brookings Institution

Aashir Nasim
Prairie View A&M University

Seth Harris
Former top labor advisor to President Joe Biden

Cecilia Santiago-González
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Roger Schonfeld
Ithaka S+R

Michael Sorrell
Paul Quinn College

Ruth Watkins
Strada Education Foundation

Elizabeth Adams
CSU Bakersfield Antelope Valley

Bridget Burns
University Innovation Alliance

Cole Clark
Deloitte

Michael Feldstein
e-Literate

Lee Lambert
Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Katharine Meyer
The Brookings Institution

Aashir Nasim
Prairie View A&M University

Seth Harris
Former top labor advisor to President Joe Biden

Cecilia Santiago-González
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Roger Schonfeld
Ithaka S+R

Michael Sorrell
Paul Quinn College

Ruth Watkins
Strada Education Foundation

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