EDUCAUSE Publications

• Customizing AI for Institutional Efficiency

  • December 10, 2025
  • Multimedia
  • Author

  AI is helping campuses work faster without cutting staff. The University of Michigan and UC San Diego show how institution-specific tools save time, reduce costs, and deliver better support.

• How (and Why) the University of Michigan Built Its Own Closed Generative AI Tools

  • February 7, 2024
  • Article
  • Contributor

  To address privacy, accessibility, and affordability issues, the University of Michigan decided to develop closed generative AI tools for use by its campus community.

• Next Generation Classroom—Some Random Thoughts

  • July 3, 2017
  • Article
  • Author

  In the author’s ideal next generation classroom, technology is transparent, and the focus is on people. Technology exists only to support human connection and the sharing of ideas and to enhance the learning experience for today’s student.