16 teaching strategies for more effective learning and meeting the needs and capabilities of all students (UNESCO, 2021). By leveraging the learning environment platform, professors can use AI to help facilitate active and passive learning and integrate curricula content specific to academic and clinical disciplines. The combination of technology with the human factor enhances exams and assessments and validates the student’s competency levels synchronously and asynchronously. Additional benefits include reinforcement of difficult concepts, increased engagement, and, most importantly, augmented delivery of the curriculum for maximum adaptability across multiple disciplines. AI in academia also has implications for the philanthropic side of the house. Meaningful data can help with donor matching and engagement. Additionally, AI can provide recommendations for philanthropic investments, donor-prediction models, and stewardship workflows, as well as online fundraising campaigns. It is important to strike a balance between inno- vation and investment in artificial intelligence products. We do not want to invest too deeply in vast amounts of equipment that may be rendered obsolete within a few years, especially when we are investing in state-of-the-art facilities for students to train and develop their skills. However, we also want to make sure we are investing in the latest technologies, so we can provide our students with the best possible education. Collaboration with procurement and information technology professionals is key to attaining the best solutions. In all scenarios, return on investment, trade- in value, and the competitive structure of deals are vital. In addition, we must consider the impact of any purchases on the technology infrastructure, the environment, and the sustainability factor. In conclusion, a balance is required to infuse innovation with an investment in AI to prepare our young adults for the workforce of the future. Improving the structure of our institution, curriculum, technology, and access will allow students to dominate in all fields of study, especially those with shortages of advanced technological skills. The most valuable resources our society can curate are education, knowledge, and learning. These are our renewable resources of the future. Rethinking the role of AI, transforming technology, and deploying this inside our institutions will transform the future of our academic programs. o Shark Point of View While technology is a great tool, education must drive the technology. Not the other way around.” Dawn Wawersik, Ph.D., R.N., CHSE, CNE-CL ‘‘
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