{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Signals","title":"Innovating Music, AI, and Learning with Dr. Peter Folliard from Augustana University","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1980,"description":"In this episode, host Kelsey Peterson is joined by Dr. Peter Folliard, Dean of the School of Music and Vice President for Innovation at Augustana University. Together, they explore how a lifelong musician and conductor became one of higher education’s most forward-thinking AI innovators bridging creativity, leadership, and technology in surprising ways.\nFrom conducting at the White House with the U.S. Air Force Band to leading Augustana’s AI Task Force, Dr. Folliard shares his journey of discovering how the arts and artificial intelligence can amplify human potential. He discusses how his team built a university-wide AI strategy, launched the AI at AU initiative, and introduced “Welcome to the Future,” a first-year seminar where every student learns to use AI responsibly to write, build, and create at an accelerated level.\nDr. Folliard also dives into how AI is reshaping music education, expanding access and creativity for students and educators alike from custom GPTs and on-prem language models to generative music tools like Suno AI. He reflects on what it means to prepare students not for our past, but for their future, emphasizing flexibility, entrepreneurship, and the power of lifelong learning.\nWhether you’re an educator, creative professional, or simply curious about how human artistry and artificial intelligence can coexist, this episode offers a fascinating look at how innovation and imagination are transforming higher education.\nKey Moments\n05:10  Building Augustana’s AI Task Force\n07:29  Creating a Campus AI Glossary and Policy\n09:52  Teaching “Welcome to the Future”\n11:31  Empowering Students through Responsible AI Use\n14:03  Launching an On-Prem LLM with NVIDIA\n16:01  Partnering with Google for an AI Summit\n17:30  The Role of AI in Music Creation\n21:34  Accessibility and Digital Music Sharing\n24:02  Redesigning Music Curriculum for 2025\n25:28  Teaching Flexibility and the Gig Mindset\n28:11  The New Skill: Learning How to Learn\nWhy You’ll Love This...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZQBLNu5bL6QDsMZngU8O-GefGMV_EVDwumeP7DuoUGE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZGUy/MzhiODgyYTdhYWJm/MjI1MGZkY2Y2OGQ5/YTMxYy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}