ICYMI – ODU AAUP in the News (again)

On February 4th, WAVY 10 ran a follow-up news story on faculty and AAUP pushback against FFDTI.

A summary of the story:

• Old Dominion University’s “Forward Focused Digital Transformation Initiative,” which involves AI integration and compressing 16-week online courses into eight weeks by fall, is facing staff backlash.
• A survey revealed most professors feel the transition is rushed and have low confidence in leadership’s planning.
• VP Kimberly Osborne questioned the response rate – and therefore the validity – of the survey, and states the initiative modernizes classrooms and won’t replace professors.
• Meanwhile, the faculty senate is urging leaders to extend the deadline and include them in decisions.
• President Brian Hemphill stated that the plan has been in development for five years, and somewhat surprisingly, goes negative and suggested some faculty are letting personal interests overshadow professional standards.

A friend of ODU-AAUP has made the video of this story available, and we have it here in our archives:

ODU responding to AI concerns surrounding its tech initiative