Brent Yergensen: Understanding the potential impact of AI on communication and media
07/28/23 • 8 min
Have you ever wondered how a degree in communication and media studies might amplify your career prospects across professional sectors like business, government, and beyond? In this episode, Dr. Brent Yergensen, department chair of the UT Tyler Communication Department and associate professor of communication, examines the historical significance of communication in academia, coupled with his thoughts on the challenges of teaching effective communication skills to the digital native generation.
Yergensen explores the myriad applications of a communication degree, focusing not only on the wealth of job prospects awaiting graduates but also on the inherent real-world value of effective human interaction. In an era marked by rapid technological evolution, he also discusses the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the field and the future career prospects for students.
(Show notes are automatically generated and may contain phonetic spellings and other spelling and punctuation errors. Grammar errors contained in the original recording are not typically corrected.)
Have you ever wondered how a degree in communication and media studies might amplify your career prospects across professional sectors like business, government, and beyond? In this episode, Dr. Brent Yergensen, department chair of the UT Tyler Communication Department and associate professor of communication, examines the historical significance of communication in academia, coupled with his thoughts on the challenges of teaching effective communication skills to the digital native generation.
Yergensen explores the myriad applications of a communication degree, focusing not only on the wealth of job prospects awaiting graduates but also on the inherent real-world value of effective human interaction. In an era marked by rapid technological evolution, he also discusses the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the field and the future career prospects for students.
(Show notes are automatically generated and may contain phonetic spellings and other spelling and punctuation errors. Grammar errors contained in the original recording are not typically corrected.)
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UT Tyler Radio Connects - Brent Yergensen: Understanding the potential impact of AI on communication and media
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For UT Tyler Radio . I'm Mike Landis . The tenth most popular major on college and university campuses across the country is communication and media studies . Nearly 67,000 degrees were handed out last year , down slightly from the year before . Here to talk about communications programs and their value in the real world is UT Tyler's Dr Brent Yergensen , the department chair and associa
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