Education is moving from a push model, content delivered in fixed sequences, to a pull model where learners retrieve, verify, and apply knowledge on demand. AI accelerates this shift. The argument is simple, AI literacy now belongs beside reading, writing, and math. This session gives leaders and faculty a practical blueprint. We translate concerns about cheating into a broader redesign, prompt engineering as a form of writing, assessment that rewards verification and human judgment, and classroom patterns that reduce automation bias using optional versus forced display techniques. We outline how to inject ethics and humanities into every major, not as an add-on, but as the human center of AI-augmented work. Finally, we describe the coming Great Promotion, graduates will manage small cadres of AI agents on day one.
The Evolution of Education, From Push to Pull in an AI World by Blaine Steven Fisher
Presentation Description
Presentation Details
Date:
11/10/2025
Time:
11:00 AM
Location:
Upstairs Theater
Presenter Biography
Blaine Steven Fisher
Dr. Blaine Fisher is a distinguished scholar, technologist, and educator whose career embodies the power of interdisciplinary innovation. With a Ph.D. in Geography and Anthropology from Louisiana State University, specializing in Maya Archaeology, Dr. Fisher has built a dynamic career at the crossroads of technology, education, emergency response, and scientific research.
As Tulane University’s Senior Instructional Technology Specialist, Dr. Fisher plays a transformative role in shaping the institution’s educational technology strategy. He serves as the administrator for the Canvas Learning Management System, leads initiatives at the Innovative Learning Center, and facilitates faculty development programs across cutting-edge platforms. He has trained over 2,000 faculty members, blending instructional design with AI integration to create engaging, future-ready learning environments.
Dr. Fisher is the president and CEO of Sparkfish Consulting, LLC. Through Sparkfish Consulting he delivers talks, consulting workshops, and intensive boot camps for companies, colleges, and high schools, both in the United States and abroad. He regularly speaks at conferences and conventions, including as a keynote speaker.
Dr. Fisher is a global leader in AI education and consulting, conducting AI Bootcamps not only for Tulane’s faculty and staff but also for international executive groups and community audiences. In the classroom, Dr. Fisher teaches undergraduate and graduate courses across multiple disciplines at Tulane.
