A new survey from D2L, an online learning platform based in Canada, and consulting service provider Tyton Partners, has found that daily use of artificial intelligence (AI) can reduce faculty workload in higher education institutions. D2L surveyed more than 3,000 respondents about the current state of AI use in higher education for its Time for Class 2025 report. It found that more than a third (36 percent) who use generative AI daily reported a marked decrease in their workload. However, instructors and administrators reported that attempting to monitor student use of AI has created additional work for them, while 39 percent of respondents had experienced no change in their workload as a result of generative AI. The survey also found only 28 percent of higher education institutions currently have a generative AI policy in place, which can leave students and instructors struggling without standardized guidance or tools in place.
