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Critical Thinking in Today's AI-Obsessed World

Discover how McGraw Hill’s digital suite bridges the gap between theoretical concepts and real-world application, increasing students' critical thinking skills.

  • Higher Education
  • Event
  • On-demand
  • General Business Administration
  • Marketing
  • Management and Organization
  • Connect
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Education For All
  • 30 Minutes
  • On-Demand Video

Description

Discover how McGraw Hill’s Connect® bridges the gap between classroom learning and the practical skills demanded by today’s job market today with AI Reader, Gen AI Prep, and Application-Based Activities. You'll hear from Competency-Based Program coordinator, Luke Williams, on his approach to using AI tools and scenario-based resources to empower students to tackle complex, real-world challenges and meet employer expectations for practical problem-solving and critical thinking.

About Your Speaker

  • Luke Williams -

    Luke Williams

    Luke Williams is a Senior Lecturer and Competency-Based Education Program Coordinator at Central Washington University. Within the IT-Management (ITAM) Dept. at Central, he teaches business and technology classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. During the past 8 years, he has taught 27 different courses for 4 separate college and university programs. In addition to his many years of corporate experience in the private sector selling to organizations such as Microsoft and Amazon, Mr. Williams draws on his family history. He is the third generation of a family of real estate investors/entrepreneurs. Collectively, the family has remodeled over 150 residential and multi-family properties throughout the United States and recently sold a multimillion-dollar commercial real estate enterprise after three decades of ownership/operation. Mr. Williams’ studies included a semester abroad at the University of Oxford, UK, where he was taught by some of Britain’s top experts in computer science, foreign policy, and international business. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems and shortly thereafter completed an MBA degree from Azusa Pacific University in Southern California. Mr. Williams currently resides near the Seattle area with his wife and 3 children.