Dr. Mfon Akpan, Assistant Professor of Accounting at Methodist University joins Blake and David for a conversation on the impact of AI on accounting education, the challenges faced by accounting graduates entering the workforce, and the future of the CPA profession. Dr. Akpan shares his insights on incorporating AI into the classroom and the importance of lifelong learning in the rapidly evolving world of technology. Sponsors Cloud Accountant Staffing - http://accountingpodcast.promo/casKeeper - http://accountingpodcast.promo/keeperBean - http://accountingpodcast.promo/bean Chapters(01:43) - AI in Accounting Education (02:49) - Prompting Techniques for AI (04:36) - Practical Applications of AI in Accounting (05:52) - Challenges and Benefits of AI in Education (07:00) - Incorporating AI into Accounting Curriculum (15:07) - Debate on Accounting Education and Skills Gap (23:51) - The 5th-Year Requirement for CPAs (35:01) - The Value of Personal Interaction in Education (35:42) - The Importance of Smaller Class Sizes (37:33) - The Role of AI in Education (41:29) - Improving Salaries in the Accounting Profession (43:09) - The Impact of Technology on Accounting Jobs (43:55) - Balancing Work and Life in Accounting (56:26) - The Future of Accounting Education (01:00:27) - Embracing AI in Accounting (01:03:30) - Final Thoughts and Conclusion   Meet our Guest, Dr. Mfon AkpanWebsite: https://mfonakpan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmfonakpan/Need CPE? Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get in Touch Thanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040. Sponsorships Are you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus. Need Accounting Conference Info?  Check out our new website - accountingconferences.com Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcastSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/OvercastClassifieds Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Let the listeners of The Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad. Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd Transcripts The full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page