College leaders identify educator unfamiliarity with GenAI, lack of training infrastructure, and institutional unpreparedness as key challenges¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2030: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the AAC&U survey, the biggest challenges college leaders identified were educator unfamiliarity with and resistance to GenAI tools, lack of training and support infrastructure, concerns about reduced learner learning, and security and safety concerns. → Zachariah 2025 q2 i? College leaders also expressed that their institutions are not yet prepared to effectively support AI use among educators and students. → Zachariah 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Zachariah 2025¶

Zachariah, I., Peters Hinton, V., Ruiz, P., Dallas, D., Liberman, B., & Karim, S. (2025). AI Literacy in Postsecondary Education. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/270

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Self-reported survey of college leaders cited in the brief's educator-gaps section, listing perceived challenges including "educator unfamiliarity with and resistance to GenAI tools" and lack of training infrastructure. No statistics beyond the survey identification are printed.

"According to the American Association of Colleges & Universities’ survey of college leaders, the biggest challenges identified were educator unfamiliarity with and resistance to GenAI tools, a lack of training and support infrastructure, concerns about reductions in learner learning, and security and safety concerns"

Zachariah 2025 (2)¶

Zachariah, I., Peters Hinton, V., Ruiz, P., Dallas, D., Liberman, B., & Karim, S. (2025). AI Literacy in Postsecondary Education. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/270

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The same leader survey, as reported in the brief, found leaders expressed institutions are "not yet prepared to effectively support AI use among educators and students." This is a self-reported perception, not a measured outcome.

"Moreover, college leaders also expressed that their institutions are not yet prepared to effectively support AI use among educators and students"

Discussion¶

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