
Artificial Intelligence and You 293 - Guests: José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson, AI in education authors, part 2
Jan 26, 2026
José Antonio Bowen, educator and innovation consultant known for Teaching Naked, and C. Edward Watson, digital innovation leader focused on AI and curriculum, discuss AI in higher education. They explore AI literacy curriculum design, spiral and cross-curricular approaches, faculty readiness, the future of textbooks and credentials, and how AI might reshape assessment, admissions, and learning models.
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Dual-Track AI Literacy
- Teach AI literacy as both a general competency and as discipline-specific skills near degree completion.
- Ensure students practice oversight, bias-checking, and prompt craft when using AI tools.
Spiral Curriculum Over Single Course
- Use a spiral curriculum with early, mid, and capstone AI touchpoints rather than one isolated course.
- Start with a brief freshman module, embed AI in general education, and add discipline-specific work in majors.
Experiment Before Standardizing
- Encourage experimentation before standardizing an AI literacy curriculum across institutions.
- Run comparative research to see which approaches produce the most useful graduate skills.






