Title:The AI-Native Classroom: Early Lessons from a Carnegie Mellon PilotAbstract:For the past year, debates about AI in higher education have largely focused on student access to tools such as ChatGPT. Yet access to AI and learning in an AI-native environment are not the same thing. This session examines what happened when AI was integrated directly into course materials, learning activities, and student study workflows in a graduate-level Carnegie Mellon course. Drawing on observations, usage data, student feedback, and faculty reflections, the presentation explores how students actually engage with AI when it becomes part of the learning environment itself. Participants will discuss implications for pedagogy, academic integrity, faculty roles, and the future of liberal arts education in an increasingly AI-mediated world.
