Ep 2 of 2 | Beyond the SIS: How AI Is Disrupting Higher Ed

Description

AI is reshaping higher education, and universities are under pressure to keep up. In Part 2 of Beyond the SIS, Hema Attibele (Director of Solutions, Sage IT) and Pradeep Thopae (Director of Delivery, Sage IT) move from the technology landscape to the disruption itself.

Missed Part 1? Start here, where we set the stage on the higher-ed tech landscape, legacy systems, and why integration matters

In this episode:

How AI is reaching faculty, students, administration, enrollment, and retention
What we heard at the Ai4 conference and at HEDx in Australia
Why 120-credit degrees are shrinking toward 90, and what that means for institutions
The competency question: how do you prove learning in an age of AI?
Sagacity Classic vs. Sagacity Next: operational efficiency today, mass customization and micro-credentialing tomorrow
Real results: transfer credit evaluation cut from weeks to hours, with 70–80% less manual effort
The regulatory realities (Title IV, FAFSA, state AI laws) that shape what universities can adopt