Free Webinar: Similarities and divisions in AI use and perceptions among faculty & students
Sponsored by the Online Learning Consortium
AI is already here and being used, and more AI tools and adoption are coming. The impact on higher education has been and will be substantial. This presentation examines multiple years of Bay View Analytics student and faculty survey data to answer critical AI-related questions:
- What are the current adoption and perceptions of AI in higher education?
- Where are the alignments and tensions between faculty and students?
The webinar will cover how students are using AI for their courses, including AI is most used, what course tasks they apply AI to, and how much they are paying for AI subscriptions.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the faculty and student sentiments on AI personally and for their institution in online classrooms
- Identify how and where faculty and students differ in national trends
- Discuss potential policy and administrative options about AI adoption that can best support faculty and students
This webinar is part of the "2026 Trends in Digital Learning and OER" series. The session will examine multiple points where the student-faculty tension is growing:
- About 40% of faculty either prohibit or discourage AI use in their courses, yet a majority of students report that their AI use in class is “required or assigned” by their professor.
- Student sentiment about AI has become more positive since last year; faculty sentiment is moving in the other direction. The gap between them is expanding.
- Faculty use is growing slowly; student use is growing rapidly.
The national survey results collected by Bay View Analytics queried respondents’ awareness, use, and perceptions of AI. Additionally, responses include trends collected over multiple years, enabling analysis of how AI-related practices and attitudes are evolving. Overlapping survey questions allow for direct comparison between faculty and student perspectives.
Please Note: While attending the webinar live is free for OLC members and non-members, on-demand recordings is only available for institutional members. Please use your UMBC.edu email address when registering to access these resources.