We are down to the final weeks left to fully prepare students for entry into the AI-enhanced workplace. Are your students ready. The truth is that the workplace is far different than that which we encountered even last year. There is a new “alpha” teammate in the office. That co-worker goes by its initials, AI. And it outproduces all the rest of the team by working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without coffee or bathroom breaks. On the more positive side, AI is there around the clock to pitch in on brainstorming, writing, formatting, publishing and all the other tasks that are necessary for a smooth-running office. It completes continuing and recurring tasks, mentors staffers, and is a ready resource for up-to-the-minute information. The urgent task facing those of us who teach and advise students, whether they be degree program or certificate seeking, is to ensure that they are prepared to enter (or re-enter) the workplace with skills and knowledge that are relevant to 2025 and beyond.
