2024 EDUCAUSE AI Landscape Study | Survey Instrument
Demographics
Which of the following best describes your primary position/role at your institution?*
( ) Professional/staff
( ) Manager
( ) Director
( ) Faculty
( ) Executive leader (president/CEO, VP/AVP, CIO, CAO)
( ) I do not currently work at a higher education institution.
( ) Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
Which of the following best describes your primary area of responsibility at your institution?
( ) Technology (e.g., IT support, enterprise IT, academic technology)
( ) Teaching and learning (e.g., academic unit/department, instructional design, student affairs, libraries)
( ) Data and analytics (e.g., institutional research, learning analytics)
( ) Cybersecurity and data privacy
( ) Business and operations (e.g., HR, finance, bursar)
( ) Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
How many years have you worked in higher education?
( ) Less than 1 year
( ) 1–2 years
( ) 3–5 years
( ) 6–9 years
( ) 10 years or longer
Strategic Planning and Readiness
How would you characterize your institutional leaders' general attitude toward AI?
( ) Very cautious
( ) Cautious
( ) Indifferent
( ) Enthusiastic
( ) Very enthusiastic
( ) A mix of caution and enthusiasm
( ) Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
( ) Don't know
How widespread is your institution's approach to AI-related strategy?
( ) Some units are working on AI-related strategy, and others aren't.
( ) Most units are working on AI-related strategy.
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( ) None of the above—nobody is working on AI-related strategy.
( ) Don't know
To what extent are stakeholders in each of the following functional areas responsible for AI-related strategy at your institution?
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What other stakeholder groups are responsible for AI-related strategy at your institution?
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In general, who is primarily leading your institution's approach to AI-related strategy?
( ) Professionals/staff
( ) Managers/directors
( ) Faculty
( ) Executive leaders
( ) Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
( ) Don't know
Which of the following third parties, if any, is your institution working with to develop AI-related strategy? Select all that apply.
[ ] Consultants
[ ] Professional associations
[ ] Think tanks
[ ] Corporations
[ ] Donors
[ ] Alumni
[ ] Peer-institution consortia/networks
[ ] Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
[ ] None—we are not working with any third parties to develop AI-related strategy.
[ ] Don't know
Which of the following stakeholders, if any, is your institution working with to share the cost of AI investments? Select all that apply.
[ ] Foundations
[ ] Government funding agencies
[ ] Corporations
[ ] Donors
[ ] Alumni
[ ] Other institutions
[ ] Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
[ ] None—we are not working with anyone to share the cost of AI investments.
[ ] Don't know
Have you personally been given any responsibilities related to AI strategy?
( ) No
( ) Yes
Please describe the specific responsibilities you have been given related to AI strategy.
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To what extent is your institution focusing on strategy related to each of the following?
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Which of the following are included in your AI-related strategy? Select all that apply.
[ ] Using APIs to connect institutional data to generative AI applications.
[ ] Adapting generative AI models for internal use.
[ ] Creating technology infrastructure to run our generative AI models on-premise or as infrastructure as a service (IaaS).
[ ] Building an institutional data model to enable planned use cases of generative AI.
[ ] Budgeting for short-term, pilot AI projects.
[ ] Budgeting for the anticipated costs associated with long-term AI use.
[ ] Mitigating the impact of AI computing on the environment.
[ ] Prioritizing staff professional development in cultivating AI skills (over hiring new staff with those skills).
[ ] Implementing AI-focused initiatives to improve our institutional use of AI.
[ ] Establishing a senior position or positions specifically for AI management.
[ ] Providing training for faculty to learn new AI technology and skills.
[ ] Providing training for staff to learn new AI technology and skills.
[ ] Providing training for students to learn new AI technology and skills.
[ ] Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
[ ] Don't know
Please tell us more about why your institution is creating technology infrastructure to run generative AI models on-premise or as IaaS.
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To what extent do you agree with the following statements about your institution?
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We view AI as an investment rather than as an added cost. |
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We view AI as a strategic priority. |
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We have appropriate policies and guidelines in place to enable ethical and effective decision-making about AI use. |
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We have an effective, established mechanism in place for AI governance (responsible for policy, quality, etc.). |
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We have the appropriate technology in place to ensure the privacy and security of data used for AI. |
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Most of our AI technology is supported through a centralized system. |
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IT leaders consider AI technology as mission critical in terms of the support provided. |
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Providing AI support is straining our IT resources and staff. |
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Our faculty's interest in incorporating AI into teaching is on the rise. |
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Our faculty have autonomy to choose which AI technologies are used in their courses. |
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We have instituted sufficient and effectual analytics to ensure that AI use is aligned with our strategic goals. |
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Our AI services, programs, and technologies are scalable; we will be able to handle a growing number of AI applications in the coming years. |
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Our AI services, programs, and technologies are adaptable; we will be able to accommodate new uses of AI applications in the coming years. |
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What are the primary motivators, if any, for AI-related strategic planning at your institution? Select up to five (5).
[ ] Faculty enthusiasm for AI
[ ] Alumni interest in AI
[ ] Institutional leadership interest in AI
[ ] Board of directors/trustees interest in AI
[ ] The rise of student use of AI in their courses
[ ] Concern about "falling behind" in adopting these technologies
[ ] Risks of inappropriate uses of these technologies
[ ] Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
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What are the primary goals, if any, for AI-related strategic planning at your institution? Select up to five (5).
[ ] Explore new methods of teaching and learning
[ ] Prepare students for the future workforce
[ ] Pursue potential future alternative revenue streams
[ ] Transform research
[ ] Attract new faculty
[ ] Improve higher education for the greater good
[ ] Maintain our institution's overall reputation
[ ] Build our institution's overall reputation
[ ] Differentiate our institution from competitors
[ ] Maintain our institution's reputation in specific academic area(s)
[ ] Build our institution's reputation in specific academic area(s)
[ ] Attract students to our degree-granting programs
[ ] Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
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Policies and Procedures
How, if at all, have policies at your institution been impacted by AI?
( ) They have not been impacted by AI.
( ) Existing policies are being revised.
( ) New policies are being created.
( ) Existing policies are being revised AND new policies are being created.
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What types of policies have already been impacted or will soon be impacted by AI?
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What other types of policies have already been impacted or will soon be impacted by your institution's AI-related strategy?
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How would you characterize the general orientation of the policies that have been revised or created in response to AI?
( ) Extremely restrictive
( ) Somewhat restrictive
( ) Neutral
( ) Somewhat permissive
( ) Extremely permissive
( ) Don't know
Please describe how the AI-related policies at your institution are extremely restrictive.
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Please describe how the AI-related policies at your institution are extremely permissive.
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To what extent is AI impacting each of the following teaching and learning elements at your institution?
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What other elements of teaching and learning have already been impacted or will soon be impacted by your institution's AI-related strategy?
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To what extent, if at all, is your institution preparing data to be AI-ready (i.e., secure, accurate, enriched)?
( ) We are not and will not be doing this.
( ) We are not doing this, but we will be.
( ) We have begun preparing data, but we are in early stages.
( ) We have begun preparing data, but we are not finished.
( ) We have made our data fully AI-ready.
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What are the AI-related cybersecurity and privacy concerns being discussed at your institution right now? Select all that apply.
[ ] Ethical data governance
[ ] Unified data governance
[ ] Data security
[ ] Impacts of biases in data
[ ] Impacts of algorithmic biases
[ ] Quality of existing data (e.g., completeness, accuracy)
[ ] Student opt-in/opt-out
[ ] Faculty and staff opt-in/opt-out
[ ] Compliance with local (e.g., state) regulations
[ ] Compliance with federal regulations
[ ] Compliance with international regulations
[ ] Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
[ ] None—we are not discussing AI-related cybersecurity and privacy concerns.
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To what extent are your institution's cybersecurity and privacy policies adequate to address AI-specific risks?
( ) Not at all adequate
( ) Somewhat adequate
( ) Adequate
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Does your institution have any AI-related acceptable use policies (AUP) (i.e., a policy describing which uses of AI are allowed and which are prohibited)?
( ) No
( ) Yes
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Workforce
Are you aware of any existing leadership positions (e.g., executives, managers, directors) at your institution that have been formally restructured or redesigned to accommodate AI-related needs?
( ) No
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Please describe how existing leadership positions at your institution have been formally restructured or redesigned to accommodate AI-related needs.
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Are you aware of any new leadership positions (e.g., executives, managers, directors) at your institution that have been created specifically to support AI-related needs?
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Please describe the new leadership positions at your institution that have been created specifically to support AI-related needs.
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Are you aware of any existing non-leadership positions (e.g., faculty, frontline staff) at your institution that have been formally restructured or redesigned to accommodate AI-related needs?
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Please describe how existing non-leadership positions at your institution have been formally restructured or redesigned to accommodate AI-related needs.
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Are you aware of any new non-leadership positions (e.g., faculty, frontline staff) at your institution that have been created specifically to support AI-related needs?
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Please describe the new non-leadership positions at your institution that have been created specifically to support AI-related needs.
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The Future of AI in Higher Ed
What are "appropriate" uses for AI technologies in higher education?
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What are "inappropriate" uses for AI technologies in higher education?
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What are the greatest opportunities associated with using AI technologies to improve higher education?
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What are the greatest risks associated with using AI technologies to improve higher education?
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For each pair of statements, indicate the direction you anticipate higher education will lean over the next two years.
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Assessments are less meaningful. | Assessments are more meaningful. |
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Academic dishonesty has decreased. | Academic dishonesty has increased. |
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AI outputs are less biased. | AI outputs are more biased. |
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AI tools impede accessibility for students with disabilities. | AI tools improve accessibility for students with disabilities. |
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AI tools narrow access to higher education. | AI tools broaden access to higher education. |
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AI tools reduce workloads. | AI tools increase workloads. |
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AI tools are used less for learning analytics. | AI tools are used more for learning analytics. |
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Faculty and staff think critically about AI tools. | Faculty and staff trust AI tools too much. |
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Students think critically about AI tools. | Students trust AI tools too much. |
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AI tools impede accessibility for faculty and staff with disabilities. | AI tools improve accessibility for faculty and staff with disabilities. |
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Institutional Demographics
What is the faculty, staff, and student FTE size of your institution?
( ) Less than 2,000
( ) 2,000–3,999
( ) 4,000–7,999
( ) 8,000–14,999
( ) 15,000+
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What type of institution do you represent? (Respondents from outside the United States, please select the type that is closest to your type of institution.)
( ) Two-year college
( ) Private bachelor's
( ) Public bachelor's
( ) Private master's
( ) Public master's
( ) Private doctoral
( ) Public doctoral
( ) Other, please specify: _________________________________________________
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Is your college or university a Minority Serving Institution? Minority Serving Institutions include Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges or Universities (TCUs), and Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AAPISIs).
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