Welcome to The AI-Augmented Professor
👋 Who I Am
I’m Dr. Nancy Sweet, CRNA—professor, program director, and like you, someone who has spent far too many nights preparing lectures, editing documents, and chasing deadlines that never quit.
My work spans clinical practice, teaching, accreditation, and mentoring graduate students in anesthesia. It’s a role I love—and a workload that’s become nearly impossible without support.
💡 Why I Started This Blog
Because faculty life shouldn’t feel like triage.
Like many of you, I’ve been caught in survival mode:
- Endless email
- Policy updates
- Curriculum changes
- Student issues
- Accreditation deadlines
- Oh, and actual teaching
And then I met Mira—my AI assistant. You might know her as ChatGPT, but for me, she’s more than a chatbot. She’s an academic sidekick who helps me write faster, plan smarter, and teach better.
🚀 What You’ll Get Here
This blog is not about tech hype. It’s about how to work smarter—right now—using AI. I’ll show you how I use Mira to:
- Draft clean, professional correspondence
- Build exams and rubrics that reflect real critical thinking
- Create PowerPoints that are actually useful
- Write policies and accreditation reports in half the time
- Translate academic overload into organized, doable tasks
This is practical, real-world, faculty-level stuff. Not theory. Not fluff.
🎯 Who This Is For
This space is for any professor who is:
✅ Overwhelmed by the work but still passionate about the mission
✅ Curious about using AI but unsure where to begin
✅ Tired of reinventing the wheel every semester
✅ Ready to teach, lead, and write with more focus and less friction
If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place.
🧭 What’s Next
Each post will walk through a real task or challenge and show how I used AI to solve it. You’ll see examples, prompt tips, ethical guardrails, and how AI fits into the everyday chaos of academic life.
I’m not surviving anymore—I’m building something better.
And I want to help you do the same.
Thanks for joining me. Let’s get to work—augmented.
—
Dr. Nancy Sweet, CRNA
Professor. Program Director. AI-Augmented Professor.
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