What was once hailed as a technological breakthrough with the potential to transform how people work has quickly become a concern in most college classrooms. As students turn to AI tools to help complete their work, professors are grappling with how to use the technology as a learning tool without allowing it to replace learning itself.
With multiple breakthroughs in AI in recent years, many students are relying on AI to complete their schoolwork and other daily tasks. In fact, a recent survey conducted by ed-tech provider Instructure found that 90 percent of college students use some sort of artificial intelligence to complete their assignments.
“The thing with AI and students, I believe, is it is affecting the student’s ability to think critically, causing them to not have their own opinions about certain topics,” said Caleb Casey, a BU student. “Most times now, instead of a student trying to learn and understand a certain topic, AI just does it for them.”
For many students at Bluefield University, Christmas at Bluefield is a special time of year with festive music and celebrations, but will the new academic calendar have students saying bye-bye to Saint Nick?
Christmas at Bluefield is an annual event of music and celebration hosted by the Department of Music, held typically in December in Harman Chapel. The event features performances by the university’s instrumental and vocal ensembles, including the Chapel Worship Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Masterworks Chorale, and Variations Ensemble. But many are wondering if the event will happen this year since the fall semester ends before Thanksgiving.
“We will celebrate on December 5 after the semester ends,” said Dr. Jeremy Yowell, assistant professor of music and worship arts. “Christmas at Bluefield is too important a tradition to miss, especially because it brings together so many people from our campus and surrounding community.”
Bluefield University recently launched its first-ever doctoral programs: a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) with seven concentrations and a Doctor of Education (EdD) with three concentrations.
According to the Bluefield University website, BU has integrated a wide variety of new doctoral programs that will help workers boost their average salary by $22,776. The doctoral programs in business include seven concentrations in finance, health informatics, healthcare management, human resources, justice administration, leadership, and sports management.
“Bluefield University having doctoral programs opens up the university to offer even more programs to help students reach their goals [and] enables the university to have degrees at all three levels [bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral],” said Dr. Shellie Brown, founding director of the EdD program.