SXSW EDU 2025
New Tool, Same Story? Will Students buy AI Disruption?
Description:
Postsecondary is continually awash in nontraditional offerings that threaten to upend the industry, from massive open online courses to boot camps—with little success. With the advent of accessible AI, Western Governors University and WGU Labs have embarked on a moonshot: a degree for the cost of a gym membership. Will this transform the postsecondary landscape? More importantly, will students buy it this time? In this debate, leading voices in AI, higher ed, and media discuss whether continued innovations will gain the traction needed to upend the system—or if history will repeat itself.
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Takeaways
- Learn tangible, implemented examples of AI-enabled postsecondary interventions.
- Learn how AI can be utilized to make quality higher education more accessible, personalized, and valuable for all students.
- Gain valuable perspectives from experts on how AI can democratize education and meet evolving student needs.
Speakers
- Courtney Hills McBeth, Chief Academic Officer and Provost, Western Governors University
- Sheri Ranis, Director for Workforce Education and Innovation, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Phil Hill, Partner and Publisher, Phil Hill & Associates
- Narine Hall, CEO, InSpace Proximity
Organizer
Jamie Mollo, Sr. Conferences & Events Planner, Western Governors University
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