We can all agree that AI is here to stay—and it’s only going to become more powerful and integrated into our daily lives. (Disclaimer: I used AI to help edit this post.) We’ll soon be using it in ways we couldn’t have imagined when it first emerged.

As an educator, I can tell you that the initial concern was that students would use AI to cheat—writing essays with a prompt, answering assignment questions by simply pasting them into a chatbot. But aside from a few holdouts, I think most educators have moved beyond trying to ban AI outright.

From my perspective, the shift is toward creating experiences rather than just tests and assignments. In my digital marketing class, students now complete simulations instead of traditional exams. In my marketing research course, quizzes have been replaced with exercises where students analyze focus group data using AI tools. I’ve moved toward helping students learn by doing—not just memorizing—and I’m excited to keep developing these kinds of experiences.

In a few months, I hope to have even more to share.