Key takeaways
- Pearson launches a global council of educators, innovators, and instructional designers to support and elevate responsible AI use in higher education learning.
- Council members bring real-world perspectives from education, research, and industry to help shape the future of learning.
- The initiative expands Pearson's longstanding collaboration with educators to advance evidence-based AI innovation in education.
Dr. Vincent Liardi, Thought Leadership, Pearson
Pearson has created the Higher Education AI Strategic Council, a global group of AI and higher education experts who will help inform conversations within Pearson and across the higher education landscape around the use of AI in teaching and learning.
This initiative reflects Pearson's longstanding commitment to working alongside educators and innovators to advance responsible AI in education.
Meet the Council
The inaugural members of the Council represent a diverse range of professional experiences around the world. They bring practical insights from classrooms, campuses, research environments, and industry settings to support the future of learning:
- Mustafa Akben, Director of AI Integration and Assistant Professor of Management, Elon University
- Saeed Al Dhaheri, President of UAE Robotics and Automation Society and UNESCO Co-chair
- Hamsa Bastani, Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School
- Jessica Bernards, Mathematics Instructor, University of Oregon and Professor of Mathematics, Portland Community College
- Mutlu Cukurova, Professor of Learning and Artificial Intelligence, University College London
- Claudia Del Pozo, Founder, Eon Institute
- Peter Foltz, Research Professor, Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado – Boulder and Executive Director, National Science Foundation Institute for Student-AI Teaming
- Victoria Lansdown, AI Instructional Designer
- Prashant Jain, Vice President, Unacademy
Guided by educator perspectives
The Higher Education AI Strategic Council builds on Pearson's broader ecosystem of educator engagement, including Pearson's Digital Leadership Community and team of Faculty Advisors. Together, these programs help Pearson better understand the challenges and opportunities facing higher education to inform and elevate the power of pedagogy in the development of outcomes-based solutions.
Read more about the Higher Education AI Strategic Council.