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Friday, June 12
 

7:00am EDT

Move, Breathe, Begin: A Seated Yoga Reset
Friday June 12, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Start your conference grounded, focused, and ready to engage! This seated yoga session is designed for a conference setting and can be practiced right at your table: no mat, no special clothing, and no prior yoga experience required. Led by Dr. Charlotte Jones-Roberts, RYT-200, Ed.D., yoga teacher and instructional designer, the session blends gentle movement, breath awareness, and mindful pauses to release tension, improve posture, and support mental clarity as you begin your day of sessions. Participants will leave feeling centered, refreshed, and more present for learning, connection, and collaboration throughout the conference.
Speakers
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Charlotte Jones-Roberts

Instructional Designer, University of Central Florida
Charlotte Jones-Roberts, Ed.D., RYT-200, is and Instructional Designer at UCF. TOPkit, QM, Nerd, Yoga Instructor, Researcher, Mom of 3, Native Floridian. I wear many hats. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=y-t-jmEAAAAJ&hl=en 
Friday June 12, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Desoto 2

8:00am EDT

Recharge Lounge
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 8:15am EDT
Take a breather and make the most of your break! Stop by to charge your devices, grab a coffee or refreshment, and explore what our sponsors have to offer. Whether you want to strike up a conversation with a fellow attendee, make a new connection, or simply catch up on email, this is your space. No agenda, just opportunity.
Sponsors
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Adobe

Adobe

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Apporto

Apporto

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Boodlebox

Boodlebox

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Curricu

Curricu

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D2L

D2L

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EBSCO

EBSCO

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Feedback Fruits

Feedback Fruits

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Harmonize Learning

Harmonize Learning

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iDesign

iDesign

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Kyron Learning

Kyron Learning

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McGraw Hill

McGraw Hill

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Turnitin

Turnitin

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Verballi

Verballi

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 8:15am EDT
Citrus

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Buffet
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Key: (V) = Vegan; (Veg) = Vegetarian; (GF) = Gluten Friendly (note: the kitchen is not rated for “Gluten Free”)

  • Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice (V)
  • Chilled Cranberry and Grapefruit Juices (V)
  • Freshly Ripened Cubed Fruit of the Season (V)
  • Apple Turnovers (Veg)
  • French Toast With Mango Mascarpone and Warm Maple Syrup (Veg)
  • Orange-Infused Macerated Berries (GF)
  • Cage-Free Scrambled Eggs, Pico de Gallo, and Roasted Tomatillo Salsa (GF)
  • Fingerling Potato Hash (V) (GF)
  • Hickory Smoked Bacon (GF)
  • Freshly Brewed Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee & Specialty Hot Teas
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

8:00am EDT

FL-IDN Breakfast Meetup
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
The Florida Instructional Designer Network invites both old and new friends to join us for this face-to-face meet-and-greet event. Opportunities to connect in person are especially valuable to our community because of the nature of our work and our operational model. We look forward to sharing conversations, ideas, and connections over breakfast.
Speakers
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Tom Tu

Instructional Designer, Florida Virtual Campus
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Coastal 8

8:00am EDT

Invite Only: Provosts' Summit
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Suwannee 4

8:00am EDT

Registration
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Welcome! Please stop by the Registration Desk to sign in and collect your name badge upon arrival. Don't forget to grab your swag bag filled with event goodies while you're here! Our team will be happy to answer any questions you have -- and the Registration Desk remains open throughout the entire conference, so feel free to stop by anytime you need assistance.
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Coastal Landing

8:00am EDT

Stick It, Share It: AI Teaching & Learning Exchange
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Throughout the conference, interactive boards with bold AI provocation prompts will invite attendees to pause, reflect, and respond by hand. Add your ideas, questions, and experiments with AI to a collaborative board. Browse others’ notes, make connections, and leave with practical inspiration you can use right away. Come for the conference. Stay for the conversation.

Speakers
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Lauren Kehoe

Head of Research Engagement, University of Central Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Coastal Landing

9:00am EDT

AI Playground: Setting Up a Low-Lift, High-Value PD Session for Faculty
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:10am EDT
For colleges where AI is synonymous with ChatGPT alone, how can you introduce different types of AI to faculty in a fun, inexpensive way? AI Playground was designed as a drop-in PD option that gave faculty a chance to try out AI for lesson-building, administrative tasks, and media creation while offering high value with minimal setup. See how you can build your own PD session with some tips and tricks learned from one such session held in Fall 2025. #facultydevelopment
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Jesika Brooks

Educational Technology Librarian, Columbia College
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:10am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

9:00am EDT

Using AI to Improve Spoken English for International Teaching Assistants
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
The use of AI for improving spoken English proficiency is relatively underdeveloped compared to AI for use in written English. This study uses data from a small cohort of students who were trying to improve their spoken English proficiency to illustrate how the use of AI to improve their spoken English proficiency compares to students who had previous failed to show significant improvement without the use of AI.
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Albert Camp

Louisiana State University
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Lafayette 1

9:00am EDT

AI in Action. Empowering a Blind Colleague with Generative AI for Accessibility
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
We need to tackle the mandated accessibility gaps in higher education before the federal deadlines in 2026/2027. This session showcases a solution for a gap that I discovered with a screen reader unable to read a VPAT PDF’s that had become unreadable due to a large amount of spaces. We fixed this with a custom Gemini GEM (Generative Expert Model). In this session we will demonstrate the prompt instructions to analyze the VPAT, flag vague compliance language, and deliver clear accessible results. See a live demo and gain a method that you can apply at your institution.
Speakers
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David Ecker

AI Educator, Stony Brook University
I have been in technology for 30 years.
I teach in the Business School at Stony Brook and Old Westbury.

Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Suwannee 2

9:00am EDT

Advancing Critical Thinking Through System Card Analysis
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Students often overtrust or dismiss AI outputs, lacking the critical skills to assess model reliability, bias, and limitations. This session presents a framework that uses AI system cards, model cards, and technical reports to teach critical thinking. By analyzing how training data, design decisions, and ethical trade-offs shape AI behavior, students learn to evaluate outputs with informed skepticism, building trust through understanding and preparing for thoughtful, responsible collaboration with AI in academic and professional contexts.
Speakers
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Hao Do

Instructional Technologist, Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
I’m an experienced instructional technologist with expertise in managing and supporting educational technology to enhance teaching and learning outcomes in higher education and technology sector. Skilled in learning management systems, technical troubleshooting, workshop facilitation... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Suwannee 3

9:00am EDT

AI-Informed, Not AI-Driven: A Framework for Responsible Course Redesign
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
As AI tools become increasingly embedded in course design workflows, the question isn't just whether to use them, it's how to use them responsibly and ethically. This session explores the UCF RN-BSN program's partnership with iDesign to redesign 17 fully online, accelerated and compressed nursing courses. Attendees will learn how an "AI-informed, AI-supported" framework keeps human experts in control of content decisions while AI handles alignment checks, workload calibration, and quality assurance. Ethical considerations are built into the workflow, with humans maintaining authority over academic and content choices at every stage. The session offers a transferable model for institutions navigating AI adoption without sacrificing academic oversight.
Speakers
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Whitney Kilgore

Cofounder & CAO, iDesign
Whitney is the Chief Academic Officer at iDesign working with institutions of higher education to build high quality online and blended learning programs. Her primary areas of focus are faculty professional development, personalized adaptive digital content, and learner engagement... Read More →
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Amanda Major

Assistant Program Director, University of Central Florida
Amanda Major, EdD, PMP, ACP, CPTD has experience delivering results in higher education digital learning. She brings to her role as an assistant program director for the University of Central Florida's Pegasus Innovation Lab experience as a higher education faculty, staff, and administrator... Read More →
Sponsors
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iDesign

iDesign

Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Lafayette 3

9:00am EDT

Your AI Compass: A Values-Driven Approach to Teaching & Learning With AI
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
When faculty share their values about AI, they make learning goals explicit, reduce anxiety, and model reflective thinking. When students articulate their own AI values, they develop metacognitive awareness and ownership of their learning. In this interactive session, participants will explore the concept of an AI Value Statement: a brief reflection that helps articulate how AI supports (or challenges) meaningful learning. Through guided reflection, a values-based card-sorting activity, peer dialogue, and a scaffolded writing exercise, participants will draft their own AI Value Statement and examine how the same framework can be used with students, including as an early-course or Day 1 activity.  #FacultyDevelopment #AIEthics #StudentEngagement
Speakers
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Chad Rohrbacher

Associate Director for CTLE, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Dr. Chad Rohrbacher is an Associate Director for the Center of Teaching and Learning Excellence at ERAU. Dr. Rohrbacher provides support to faculty through competitive teaching and learning grants, faculty development programs, awareness workshops, and individual consultations, CTLE... Read More →
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Tracy Mendolia, PhD

Associate Director, Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
I’m an Associate Director at the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where I lead initiatives at the intersection of AI, immersive learning, and faculty development. My work focuses on helping educators not just adopt new technologies... Read More →
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Tess St. John

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Desoto 4

9:00am EDT

From Preparation to Practice: Mentoring Preservice Teachers in AI-Enhanced Learning Environments
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly present in K–12 classrooms, mentors in teacher preparation programs must help preservice teachers navigate emerging technologies with confidence, purpose, and responsibility. This 30-minute session shares practical approaches for using AI to increase mentoring efficiency, provide high-quality instructional feedback, and empower mentors supporting preservice teachers. Rather than centering on tools alone, the session focuses on mentoring practices that leverage AI to streamline coaching tasks, enhance engagement, and support reflective teaching practice. Participants will leave with actionable strategies that can be applied immediately across teacher preparation contexts.
Speakers
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Sherwin Jose

Assistant Professor, Florida International University
Dr. Sherwin Jose is a nationally recognized Assistant Teaching Professor of Science Education at Florida International University and a leading innovator in the field of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED). With over 20 years of experience across K–12 and higher education... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Lafayette 4

9:00am EDT

Ethical Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Graduate Research: A Mixed-Methods Study Advancing Pedagogical Innovation and Digital Literacy
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
As AI becomes embedded in academic writing, data analysis, and literature review practices, doctoral students are left to interpret inconsistent or missing guidance. This session shares emerging research on how students actually use AI, the ethical tensions they encounter, and what institutions can do to create clear, responsible guidelines. Participants will gain insight into designing policies and supports that keep pace with rapidly evolving technologies.Generative AI; graduate research; academic policy
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Dione Thomas

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Florida
Hi! I’m Dr. Dione R. Thomas, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of North Florida, researcher, speaker, and AI collaboration coach passionate about helping educators and graduate students use AI in ethical, practical, and human-centered ways... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Coastal 9

9:00am EDT

Bridging the Gap: Using ID Principles to Create AI-Forward Course Navigators
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
What materials are essential for powering an effective AI assistant? Using a Moodle training course as a case study, this presentation breaks down the “knowledge items” that drive a successful faculty-facing bot. We’ll explore the creation of both faculty- and AI-facing course resources, the development of structured troubleshooting guides, and the use of categorized content priorities to shape the bot’s system instructions. I will demonstrate how instructional design informs every step of the bot-building process—from defining the bot’s role and tone to setting guardrails that protect the user experience and ensure accurate, faculty-centered support.
Speakers
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Shane Sletten

Senior Academic Technologist, Augsburg University
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Desoto 3

9:00am EDT

The AI Thinking Partner: Practical Approaches to Assessment Design
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
As generative AI becomes part of everyday academic and professional work, higher education has an opportunity to move beyond policing AI use and focus on designing stronger, more meaningful assessments. In this session, USF Digital Learning designers share how they integrate AI as a thinking partner to support student learning while keeping students fully responsible for their work. Participants will explore practical design approaches, including prompt scaffolding and cross-verification assignments, that model how students can use AI responsibly and thoughtfully while strengthening critical thinking, creativity, and applied problem-solving. Attendees will leave with design strategies for maintaining academic rigor, improving assessment authenticity, and preparing students to navigate professional work in AI-influenced environments.#AuthenticAssessment, #StudentCenteredLearning, #LearningExperienceDesign, #AIThinkingPartner
Speakers
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Michael Rodriguez Delgado

Learning Designer, University of South Florida
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Janine Diaz-Cotto

Learning Designer II, University of South Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Desoto 2

9:00am EDT

“But AI Said It Was True”: Teaching Students to Question the Machine
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Why do students use AI blindly? Because it’s easy, just like most of the information they consume every day. This session gives educators practical ways to help students slow down, test AI’s answers, and recognize where the “easy” approach falls apart and why the shortcut rarely beats actually thinking. Attendees will leave with practical strategies, from full lessons to quick, bite‑sized tasks, that make this exploration engaging, eye‑opening, and just a bit entertaining.
Speakers
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Michelle DeWalt

Lone Star College
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Lafayette 5

9:00am EDT

Enacting Collaborative-based Frameworks for AI-Engagement: Strategic Alignments of Programs, Principles, and Pedagogies
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Individuals in higher education may find it difficult to formulate coherent approaches to AI, but such alignment can be even more challenging across diverse departmental contexts. In this session, presenters describe the development of shared frameworks for AI engagement within a Department of Writing and Rhetoric. The department chair describes the complexities of this large, multifaceted department, and four program directors describe their strategies toward programmatic AI engagement including workshops, principles statements, and pedagogical revision. The presenters not only describe specific collaborative activities but also posit a model for creating collaboratively-based strategic alignment grounded in collective values.
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Martha Brenckle

University of Central Florida
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Stephanie Wheeler

University of Central Florida
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Melody Bowdon

University of Central Florida
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Shane Wood

University of Central Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Desoto 1

9:00am EDT

Exploring the Role of Personalized Generative AI in Entrepreneurship Education
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
This study explores how personalized Generative AI can transform entrepreneurship education through deeper cognitive engagement and experiential learning. We introduce the Business Model Canvas Coach, an AI-driven chatbot designed to guide hospitality and tourism students through inquiry-based prompts, Socratic dialogue, and iterative reflection while applying the Business Model Canvas. Our research examines whether AI-mediated scaffolding enhances problem identification, business model integration, and critical thinking. Findings aim to inform educators on designing AI as a cognitive partner, empowering learners to move beyond passive use toward active, creative entrepreneurial practice.
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Yoo Ri Kim

University of Central Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Suwannee 1
  Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session |   AI in K-12 Education, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Arthur Huang (University of Central Florida), Michael Kentz (AI Literacy Partners)

9:00am EDT

Empowering Student Autonomy Through AI Course Companions
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
This session will discuss and demonstrate my development of custom AI Agents and Content Libraries using different platforms, such as Gemini and NotebookLM. I have created Agents (Gems) that assist with syllabi content, guided learning, practice and feedback, and ethical use of AI. I have also created AI Content Libraries that include infographics, podcasts, and videos and reels posted on social media, catering to different learning styles and preferences. This session will help you understand how these platforms increase engagement and knowledge by promoting students' autonomy, content learning and precision, and ethics. #Custom AI Agents1 #AI-Enhanced Content Libraries#Ethical AI Use in Education
Speakers
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Reima Abobaker

Savannah College of Art and Design
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Coastal 10

9:00am EDT

AI is not a tool: metaphors, ethics and agency
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Metaphors help us understand what’s new in terms of what’s familiar, so it’s no surprise that we talk about AI as a tool, assistant, collaborator, and tutor. This session argues that metaphors, while helpful, can also shape our thinking in ways that reduce agency, obscure moral responsibility, and undermine our critical capacities. Using examples from art and design education, where AI is sometimes considered a threat, we explore linguistic strategies that can restore ethical clarity, strengthen student accountability, and support faculty in creating assignments that foster critical engagement with AI, not passive trust.#AI-ethics, #AI-literacy, #responsible-AI
Speakers
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Amy Ruopp

College for Creative Studies
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Lafayette 2

9:00am EDT

Generative AI, My Dear Watson: Sherlock Holmes Meets Information Literacy in the Library
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
“The Generative AI Game is Afoot” is a Sherlock Holmes-themed workshop series developed to explore generative AI through a librarian-designed pedagogical framework that merges creativity, ethical inquiry, and critical evaluation. The program reimagines learners as detectives using information literacy as their magnifying glass to uncover how generative AI tools can be leveraged and critiqued in academic contexts. It positions educators as co-investigators leading students toward more informed and critically engaged uses of AI. This session shares insights from the development and implementation of an active-learning based four-part workshop series that culminates in an open forum.#Themed-instruction#Workshop#Critical-engagement
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Denise Wetzel

Pennsylvania State University

Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Coastal 7
  AI Fluency and Faculty Development, 60-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Elliott Rose, Pennsylvania State University

9:00am EDT

AI research assistants in the library: Do you have a strategy?
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
AI Research Assistants are flooding the information landscape. Every major vendor in the industry has or is developing one. Yet the value proposition is unclear. Should the library invest limited resources in an AI research assistant? This session will share the strategy recently developed at a midwest, urban R1 library to answer this question. #ai-research-assistants #library #ai-strategy
Speakers
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Kate Ganski

Library Associate Director, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Escambia

9:00am EDT

What Happens to Quiet Students When AI Speaks for Them? Voice, Identity, and Inclusion in AI-Mediated Learning
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
AI avatars, synthetic voices, and AI-assisted writing increasingly allow students to express themselves through digital intermediaries. For students who stutter, speak with accents, or struggle with anxiety, this can be both empowering and unsettling. This poster draws on classroom pilots using AI voice dubbing, avatars, and AI-supported idea-sorting to examine how AI changes participation, confidence, and identity. It explores when AI amplifies student voice - and when it risks masking or distorting it. #accessibility #student-identity #AI-in-the-classroom
Speakers
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Eunjeong Shin

Assistant Professor, Berry College
Hi! I’m Eunie Shin, a business management professor at Berry College, located in Rome, GA. I teach and research organizational behavior, business ethics, creativity, culture, and the growing role of AI in education and organizations.I’m especially interested in how AI is changing... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Escambia

9:00am EDT

From Manual to Magical: Using AI to Fast-Track Content Creation in High-Enrollment Courses
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Adding engaging content in high-enrollment courses often feels like a choice between faculty burnout and basic assessments, especially when factoring in accessibility. H5P offers a powerful solution, allowing instructors to build interactive content directly within their LMS without any coding experience required and with most content types being accessible. Now, with H5P's Smart Import AI extension, the process is even faster. This session demonstrates how faculty can transform files (video, audio, or text), weblinks, and/or written text into accessible, interactive content within minutes. Learn how to leverage AI through H5P's Smart Import AI extension to reclaim your time while delivering high-quality content to your students no matter the course size.
Speakers
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Andi Nelson

Associate Professor of Clinical Practice & UKCOH Educational Innovator, University of West Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Escambia

9:00am EDT

Strategic AI readiness in higher education: A hands-on introduction to the AI Strategy Compass (AISC)
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Discover how to navigate institution-wide AI implementation through the AI Strategy Compass (AISC): a human-centered framework balancing technical and cultural transformation. This interactive workshop explores six interconnected components: Urgency, Ambition + Strategy, AI Pioneer Team, Programmatic Approach, Communication, and Cultural Change. Drawing from practical implementation at Breda University of Applied Sciences, participants will engage in hands-on activities to apply the framework to their own institutional contexts. Learn how to move beyond fragmented AI initiatives toward strategic, comprehensive adoption that embeds AI literacy and ethical use across education, research, and operations.#AI-strategy #change-management #higher-education-transformation
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Ines Springael

Programme Lead CTL & AI, Breda University of Applied Sciences
Programme Lead CTL-AI, Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) Ines Springael leads the AI programme and Centre for Teaching and Learning at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) in the Netherlands. She developed the AI Strategy Compass (AISC), a framework for strategic... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Coastal 6

9:00am EDT

Designing for Everyone: Student-Led Experiential Labs for Teaching Accessible Computing with AI
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
This poster shares Accessible Learning Labs, a set of hands-on activities created by undergraduate student researchers to help learners recognize and address accessibility issues in software and digital content. Through experiential learning and AI-supported tools, the labs guide students in exploring real-world accessibility challenges and inclusive design practices. Attendees will view sample labs, learn how they can be adapted for different course levels, and access free instructional resources. The project highlights collaboration across institutions and emphasizes real-world problem solving, and building accessibility awareness alongside technical skill development. (#StudentResearch #AccessibleComputing #AIinEducation)
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Brooke Myers

Daytona State College
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Nicolas Scarangelli

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Anindya Paul

Dayton State College
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Escambia Hallway

9:00am EDT

Returning to Music After Traumatic Injury: A Practice-as-Research Study on AI-Assisted Practice
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
This poster demonstrates how music educators can use generative AI tools to support musicians with disabilities returning to practice after injury. As researcher and subject, I used ChatGPT to guide my practice after not playing cello for fifteen years, integrating Google Notebook LM to document, identify patterns, and reflect on my practice using a Practice as Research (PAR) methodology. This project shows how AI tools support musicians with disabilities through personalized, self-directed study. My experience offers practical strategies for practice-based practitioners working with students facing physical and emotional barriers. Furthermore, this project offers a nuanced perspective on what it means to “practice.” #music #disability
Speakers
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Kristin Wolski

Music Information Literacy and Outreach Librarian, University of North Texas Libraries
Kristin Wolski is the Music Information Literacy & Outreach Librarian at the University of North Texas Music Library. Kristin’s current research interests include topics in instructional design and learning theory as well as literacy frameworks. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in cello... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Escambia

9:20am EDT

What Makes Learning Human? An Evaluation of AI-Generation in Academics
Friday June 12, 2026 9:20am - 9:30am EDT
AI is able to generate art pieces, essays, and research papers quickly, but does it truly create - or simply imitate? In this TAI Talk, we'll explore the flaws behind algorithmic creations and why critique is essential for creativity and humanity. We’ll reveal common weaknesses in AI-generated pieces and demonstrate how human intervention transforms machine-made projects into authentic works. We will try to answer the impossible question: What makes learning human? #AI-Generation #Human-Centered-Creativity
Speakers
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Madison Hecker

Instructional Design Assistant, Florida Atlantic University
Friday June 12, 2026 9:20am - 9:30am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

9:40am EDT

Pedagogical Innovation in the Age of AI: Teaching Ethical AI Integration in First-Year Composition
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 9:50am EDT
Generative AI doesn't have to undermine critical thinking and information literacy—it can enhance it. This presentation demonstrates how a redesigned first-year composition curriculum uses GenAI as a "research guide" to teach students misinformation detection, source verification, and lateral reading techniques. Through scaffolded assignments requiring documented AI interactions and independent fact-checking, students learn when AI assistance crosses into academic dishonesty. Attendees receive practical curriculum design strategies, assignment prompts, rubrics, and student examples for integrating AI into composition and information literacy instruction while maintaining academic integrity. Essential for faculty navigating AI's impact on writing and research pedagogy.#artificial-intelligence #information-literacy #composition-pedagogy
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Leanna Fry

Colorado Technical University
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 9:50am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

9:40am EDT

Co-Intelligence in Action: Student–AI Collaboration in Class Projects
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
This session presents an AI-enhanced cultural training game design project. Grounded in constructivism and AI-as-co-intelligence approach, it offers a tangible pedagogical framework that can be integrated across disciplines by guiding students through: (1) critical engagement with course content, (2) AI literacy, and (3) metacognitive reflection. The project is designed and assessed so AI functions as a thinking partner rather than a shortcut, keeping students accountable for reasoning, intellectual ownership, and ethical use. Participants will leave with clear guidance for applying the AI-as-co-intelligence framework, practical strategies for scaffolding the assignment, and approaches to using instructor feedback to cultivate an ethical, responsible AI mindset in students.
Speakers
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Gamze Yilmaz

University of Massachusetts Boston
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Lafayette 1

9:40am EDT

AI as Thinking, Practice, and Support Partner: Redesigning an Interdisciplinary Research Methods Course
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
AI has quietly rewritten the rules of research, yet many research methods courses still operate as if it hasn’t. In this session, we share the redesign of an interdisciplinary research methods course that proposes to teach with and about AI by design, not by accident. Moving beyond AI policing or unstructured use, we introduce a practical pedagogical framework that scaffolds student thinking, makes learning visible, and integrates critical AI literacy into core research practices. Using an online research methods course redesign as a case study, we'll explore how to structure AI as a "thinking partner," "practice partner," and "support partner." These are roles that scaffold learning rather than replace it. We'll share specific strategies for designing AI-transparent assessments that make student thinking visible and demonstrate authentic research competency. Leave with actionable approaches for redesigning your own courses to build both disciplinary skills and critical AI literacy simultaneously.
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Kevin Jardaneh

University of Central Florida
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Susan Spraker-Jardaneh

Instructional Designer, University of Central Florida


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Shelly Wyatt

University of Central Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Coastal 10

9:40am EDT

From Abstract to Actionable: A Custom GPT Suite for Outcome Alignment
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Outcome alignment within curricula often feels abstract and compliance driven. This session introduces the CWLO Checker Suite, a set of custom GPTs built in ChatGPT, each tailored to a specific institutional outcome. Faculty paste assignment content and receive structured feedback: matched performance levels, what's already working, and optional improvement suggestions labeled by design framework (TILT, UDL, accessibility). Piloted at a college-wide in-service, the suite made alignment feel concrete, transparent, and surprisingly enjoyable. Participants will see the tool in action and leave with a replicable model for their own institutions.
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Kristin Copeland

Dean of Library and Learning Innovation, Clover Park Technical College
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Ronald Lethcoe

Instructional Curriculum Design Specialist, Clover Park Technical College
I’m a Curriculum and Instructional Design Specialist at Clover Park Technical College, where I focus on helping faculty integrate AI, equity, and design thinking into their teaching practice. My background spans K–12 and higher education, with a special interest in how technology... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Suwannee 2

9:40am EDT

How do we navigate students’ perception of AI replacing workers?
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
As AI becomes more embedded in workplaces, students face growing uncertainty about their job search, job security, and shifting role expectations. Headlines often amplify fears of AI replacing workers, yet the reality is more nuanced: students must build in-demand skills, navigate psychological safety, and prepare for ongoing reskilling. This session examines how AI shapes students’ future employment experiences through role identity, role conflict, and role ambivalence. Participants will explore how these dynamics influence student attitudes and how higher education leaders can reduce fear, strengthen adaptability, and empower students for a transforming workforce.Keywords: AI Literacy in Higher Education, Student Career Development, Future‑Ready Skills
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John Sherlock

Professor, Western Carolina University
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Lafayette 3
  AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Sarah Minnis, Western Carolina University

9:40am EDT

Improving Instructor-Student Communication with the Student Generative AI Use Scale
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
A significant challenge to supporting student learning in the age of AI is miscommunication between instructors and students about appropriate use in a variety of contexts. To help with that challenge, our teaching center designed the Student GAI Use Scale. This session will share that student-centered scale as a resource for others along with feedback from instructors and students who have used it in their classes. Attendees will also be invited to share and brainstorm other key approaches and tools for effective communication between instructors and students to enhance the development of critical GAI literacies in learning environments.(Communication, AI Literacies, Ethical Use)
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Jill Abney

Associate Director, Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), University of Kentucky
I direct the UK Teaching Innovation Institute developed by the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching.
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Desoto 4

9:40am EDT

Using Critical Reflection to Support Significant Learning with GenAI: A Learn-Change-Grow Strategy
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Significant learning produces lasting, transformative changes in how individuals think, act, and view themselves (Fink, 2013). We developed a Learn-Change-Grow critical reflection strategy based on Borton's (1970) What? So What? Now What? model. This strategy guided doctoral students (N = 32) through weekly critical reflections of their genAI use for the semester-long authentic course project and for their genAI use in academic and workplace environments. Qualitative analysis of over 100,000 words of student reflections showed evidence of growth across all six categories of significant learning. This session shares the reflection strategy and implementation guidance attendees can adapt for their own teaching. #critical-reflection #significant-learning
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Byron Havard

Professor, University of West Florida
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Lauren Adlof

University of West Florida
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Holley Handley

University of West Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Lafayette 4

9:40am EDT

Beyond “Is It Right?”: Teaching Students to Evaluate AI Output with Purpose
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Generative AI produces fluent and persuasive output that can obscure factual errors, bias, and misalignment with academic expectations. This session introduces two complementary, classroom-tested strategies for teaching students how to evaluate AI-generated content with purpose rather than relying on surface-level correctness checks. Drawing on an AI Output Evaluation Worksheet and the Triple-R strategy (Read, Relevance, Represent), participants will explore practical methods for embedding accuracy, relevance, ethical reflection, and accountability into assignments so students critically assess AI output before incorporating it into their academic work.
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Victoria Antwi

Assistant Professor & Research and Learning Librarian, Stetson University
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Suwannee 3

9:40am EDT

Avoiding Libel (and Possible Defamation Consequences) in the Age of AI Detection: Lessons from Journalism for Higher Education
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
As AI-detection tool usage increase expontentially, colleges risk defaming students when they treat detector outputs as proof of AI plagiarism. This session applies newsroom libel standards—falsity, publication, fault, and privilege—to academic misconduct processes that rely on AI detectors. Case law, university policy statements, and journalism guidelines, reveal how over-reliance on AI detection (including in appeals) can create negligence or a reckless disregard for truth (actual malice). The session also outlines assignment and syllabus designs that emphasize responsible AI engagement over policing.
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Thomas Pear

Lecturer, University of Miami
Thomas A. Pear, M.A., M.Ed., is an English and ESL instructor whose work bridges composition studies, second language acquisition, and emerging educational technologies. He has taught in the Intensive English Program at the University of Miami, supporting multilingual learners in... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Desoto 2

9:40am EDT

“Is AI Allowed?”: Designing Transparent AI-Integrated Assignments
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
As generative AI becomes ubiquitous, ambiguity around acceptable student use undermines learning and assessment. This session presents a structured framework aligning Bloom’s Taxonomy (Revised) with a five-level AI Assessment Scale adapted from Perkins, Furze, et al. (2024). Instructors assign a clear AI Level to each assessment so students know exactly how and when AI may be used, with allowances intentionally increasing from foundational tasks (remember, understand) to higher-order work (analyze, evaluate, create). Participants will explore assignment examples that scaffold AI use, promote student accountability, and assess judgment and critique.
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Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Desoto 1

9:40am EDT

The Great AI Cleanup: Ditch the Tool Fatigue and Streamline Your Workflow with Google
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Stop the "app hop." Faculty are currently drowning in a fragmented tech stack, juggling multiple AI subscriptions for research, drafting, and slide generation. This interactive session demonstrates how to collapse that friction into a unified, secure ecosystem using NotebookLM and Gemini.We will showcase a "source-first" workflow: grounding AI in your specific syllabi and research to eliminate hallucinations, then instantly transforming those insights into course assets. Participants will leave with a practical blueprint to reduce costs, ensure academic integrity, and reclaim prep time using a streamlined Google workflow.
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Charley Butcher

Chief Educational Technology and AI Officer, University of Lynchburg
With over 28 years of experience in educational technology and a forward-thinking vision for AI, I serve as a strategic leader dedicated to helping institutions navigate their digital transformation. My expertise is built on a proven track record of leading and implementing large-scale... Read More →
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Sandra Perez

Senior Director Academic Initiatives and Human Resources, University of Lynchburg
Sandra E. Perez is a dynamic and forward-thinking leader in higher education, specializing in driving institutional transformation through strategic change management, innovative AI integration, and robust process architecture. With a proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Suwannee 1

9:40am EDT

AI Fluency at Scale: A Faculty & Staff Development Model
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Learn how the University of Pennsylvania launched a collaborative, university-wide professional development initiative to enhance faculty and staff AI fluency. Discover how we did it, what we learned, and how to create a similar program at your own institution without relying on external vendors or specific AI platforms. You’ll learn about our process, recommendations, limitations, and future plans, and leave with practical details like budget considerations, learning objectives, and curricular materials to jump-start an AI fluency initiative of your own.#facultydevelopment #curriculumdesign #lessonslearned
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Rachel Hoke

Associate Director, Technology & Pedagogy, University of Pennsylvania
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Coastal 9

9:40am EDT

The Purposeful Struggle: Designing Learning That Matters in the Age of AI
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
As education moves toward integrating generative AI into assessments and learning, a critical question emerges: how do we ensure students are actually learning? This session explores how to design AI-integrated assessments that promote purposeful struggle and lead to purposeful products; work that students see as meaningful, relevant, and worth doing. Experience an example assignment and discover strategies that use reflection, feedback, and revision to make learning visible. Leave with practical ideas for fostering ethical AI use and designing assessments that balance product, process, and purpose. #purposeful-learning #productive-struggle #authentic-GenAI-assessment
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Candyce Nelson

Teaching and Learning Specialist and Adjunct Instructor, Saint Leo University
I'm a Teaching & Learning Specialist at Saint Leo University's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, and most of my work lives at the intersection of experimenting with what AI can actually do and helping students and faculty tap into their own creativity along the way.

I... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Desoto 5

9:40am EDT

From Classroom to Campus: Institutional AI Value Statements
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
While much work has been done at the course level to create AI policy statements to govern individual courses, there is an increasing need for AI mission statements at the institutional level that are both flexible and reflective of the unique purpose and values of liberal arts education. Further, although there are a number of AI-focused centers at larger R1 institutions, I argue that liberal arts institutions are uniquely positioned to offer critical AI studies given their commitment to holistic learning, ethical reasoning, and critical thinking. Yet, such course work should be informed by the AI mission statements of the college. This session will be a bridge between work being done in classrooms and larger, institutional conversations about the role of AI on campus. As such, it will help guide faculty leaders in these conversations by providing a framework for crafting an institutional mission statement for AI that takes into consideration the needs of faculty, staff, and students. Specifically, this presentation will offer a method for composing, assessing, and refining an institutional AI mission statement based on work done at my institution.
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Alexis Ramsey

Assistant Dean for AI and Learning Integrity, Eckerd College
Alexis E. Ramsey-Tobienne is the Assistant Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Learning Integrity and the Director of Writing at Eckerd College, St.
Petersburg, FL where she helped launch a new AI studies minor. She also oversees the college's Academic Honor Council and serves on the General Education Committe. Her work examines the intersections of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty Development, Academic Integrity, and Writing... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Lafayette 2

9:40am EDT

AI Alt-Text Helper: Make Course Content Accessible Using LLM’s
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Introducing the AI Alt-Text Helper, a tool designed to enrich accessibility in LMS course content. Currently being rolled out to all Canvas courses at the University of Michigan, this solution leverages LLM and Canvas APIs to apply efficient alt-text suggestions while keeping instructors in control. We will demonstrate the development journey from a Flask proof-of-concept to an LTI-integrated solution and highlight how to balance generative AI with proper oversight. Join us to explore how AI tools can improve equitable student outcomes. #Accessibility #GenerativeAI #EdTechDevelopment
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Jaydon Krooss

Application Developer, ITS Teaching & Learning, University of Michigan
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Lafayette 5
  Universal Design and Accessibility with AI, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Sean DeMonner, University of Michigan

9:40am EDT

The Dissertation Whisperer: Building a Symbiosis Between AI and Human Mentorship
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
With doctoral completion rates stalled between 33% and 70%, the traditional mentoring model is increasingly unsustainable. This session introduces the AI–Faculty Partnership Loop (AI-FRL), a transformative framework that integrates generative AI into dissertation supervision. Discover how tools like ChatGPT act as rubric-aligned partners to deliver immediate, actionable feedback on drafts. By automating technical reviews, this model empowers faculty to focus on higher-order conceptual and ethical guidance. Join us to explore how this symbiosis enhances student autonomy and reduces faculty burnout.  #Artificial intelligence, #Doctoral supervision. #Faculty Burnout Reducer
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Vernon Czelusniak

Full Professor/Doctoral Research Chair, St Thomas university
Dynamic and award-winning higher-education executive with 30+ years of progressive leadership experience spanning academic administration, doctoral program design, instructional innovation, faculty development, and strategic organizational transformation. Recognized nationally for... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Desoto 3
  Universal Design and Accessibility with AI, 30-Minute Session |   Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) John B. Francis, Jose R. Perez Jr., Judy Akin Palmer (St. Thomas University)

10:00am EDT

From Prompts to Production: Vibe Coding an AI-Powered Learning Platform
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 10:10am EDT
It started with a simple goal: let programming students use AI assistance grounded in their textbook. What began as a basic code editor with a chat panel evolved over 15 months into StudySite.ai—a comprehensive platform with AI tutoring, learning artifacts, and virtual classroom management. This TAI Talk shares the organic journey of building with AI-assisted development, using multiple LLM vendors to grow features iteratively. Learn what worked and failed in the Spring 2025 pilot across three programming courses, and practical lessons for educators considering their own AI-powered solutions. Honest insights from someone still building and learning.
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Alan Gandy

Founder, Martlet Solutions
Developer of StudySite.ai , CodeTeach.ai and other EdTech solutions. Professor, BCIS - Lone Star College, University Park
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 10:10am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

10:20am EDT

Preserving AI Research Conversations: Why it Matters and How to Do it
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:30am EDT
Faculty and students increasingly use AI for research, but most cannot preserve or search their AI conversations. This creates problems for research documentation and building on previous work. This talk demonstrates what AI conversation preservation looks like using visual examples, shows how to export conversations from platforms that provide this capability, and provides resources attendees can use. Attendees will see what searchable AI archives look like and receive practical guides for preserving their own AI research conversations. (#research-documentation #data-portability #AI-tools)
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Joseph Hartnett

Information Services Librarian, Baruch College, CUNY
Information Services Librarian at Baruch College, CUNY. I work on cognitive sovereignty: the idea that researchers should maintain meaningful ownership of their AI-assisted intellectual work. I develop practical tools and resources to support that, including a public guide on AI conversation... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:30am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

10:20am EDT

The Call Is Coming From Inside the Library: A Framework for Evaluating and Responding to Generative AI in Library Databases
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Over time electronic resources offered by traditional library vendors have been stable products with understandable enhancements. The rapid emergence and widespread consumer access to Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) tools has compelled vendors, libraries, and librarians to urgently address this significant innovation. Vendors began developing and implementing new in-product Gen AI features as librarians faced a steep learning curve to evaluate, assess, make decisions about, and develop instruction around Gen AI add-ons. This session will offer a framework and actionable steps to help librarians with the challenge of new Gen AI tools showing up inside trusted platforms.
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Jennifer Freer

Business Librarian, Rochester Institute of Technology
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Desoto 1

10:20am EDT

A Human-Centered AI Strategy for Faculty Development
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
How do we cultivate AI literacy across the full spectrum of faculty readiness—from apprehensive to advancing? This session unveils a human-centered, data-informed AI strategy developed at Fort Lewis College, a rural NASNTI institution. Grounded in faculty survey data and responsive to the unique needs of Native American-serving contexts, our approach employs two complementary frameworks—an AI Course Design Framework and an AI Faculty Engagement Framework—to create scalable, values-driven pathways for pedagogical transformation. Participants will explore how equity-centered strategy design, targeted faculty development, and culturally responsive AI integration can spark meaningful institutional change.Keywords: #facultydevelopment #humancenteredAI #equitableintegration
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Jennifer Rider

Fort Lewis College
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Marnie Clay

Fort Lewis College
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Lafayette 3

10:20am EDT

AI as a Reflective Partner: Enhancing Dialogue and Depth in Critical Reflection Courses
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Curious how artificial intelligence can make reflective discussions more dynamic and meaningful? This session explores AI as a mediating tool that enhances rather than replaces the intersubjective dimensions of reflective practice. Engage in interactive activities demonstrating how AI supports critical discourse analysis of learning narratives, facilitates perspective-seeking through generated alternative viewpoints, and scaffolds movement from descriptive to critical reflection. For students, this approach develops deeper analytical skills, broadens understanding through multiple viewpoints, and enhances engagement in reflective dialogue, resulting in more meaningful learning experiences.Three Keywords:Reflective DialogueCritical DiscourseAnalytical Skills
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Elle Corvette

Director of Faculty Development and Immersive Learning, William Peace University
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Coastal 9

10:20am EDT

Don’t Fail the AI Sniff Test: An Aristotelian Cure for Stale Prose
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Many professors encourage students to use AI in their research/writing process, then struggle when students ask exactly how many AI-generated ideas/how much AI generated prose can appear in their academic writing. Too often the rule becomes: if the writing fails the professor's AI sniff test, it’s a problem. This session offers a rhetorically grounded framework for defining “meaningful human contribution.” Participants will leave with a lesson plan on the pitfalls of generic prose, an "updated annotated bibliography” assignment that uses Notebook LM to synthesize research, and a process-based, collaborative assessment strategy. #AIWriting #Assessment 
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Jill Quandt

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Lafayette 4

10:20am EDT

From Ideas to Products: AI-Assisted Learning Without Outsourcing Thinking
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
In a hybrid biotechnology course (wet-lab + computational), we redesigned a mini-grant innovation pitch so GenAI accelerates ideation and critique without outsourcing thinking. The model pairs scaffolded inquiry (claim → evidence → mechanism → limits → feasibility) with two chatbot tutors: a Socratic evidence tutor that interrogates primary-paper figures and prompts counterarguments, and a workflow coach that guides protocol and pipeline execution (controls, parameter choices, troubleshooting, and “why this step” reasoning) while refusing to write graded text or analyses. We share tools, policies, and student outcomes. #critical-thinking #responsibleAI #chatbot-tutors
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Diego Cuadros

University of Cincinnati
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Maria Torres

Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Lafayette 5

10:20am EDT

Using AI to Mimic In-Class Interactions in an Asynchronous Session for Case-Based Learning
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Transitioning from face to face instruction to asynchronous learning raised concerns about losing the rich, real time reasoning practice students gain from interactive clinical cases. While students adapted well to online learning, recreating sequential, layered clinical reasoning without intensive instructor effort remained a challenge—until AI transformed the process. This session will demonstrate how AI can replicate the dynamic, conversational problem solving that occurs in live classrooms. By guiding learners through evolving clinical scenarios, AI enables real time reasoning, personalized feedback, and deeper engagement. Attendees will explore practical strategies for integrating AI to enhance clinical decision making in asynchronous environments.
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Kersten T Schroeder

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Central Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Desoto 2

10:20am EDT

Building AI Creative Labs: A Model for Hands-On AI Learning at Scale
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
This session explores the design, development, and launch of Penn State’s AI Creative Labs, a suite of hands-on learning experiences that position AI as a creative partner rather than just a productivity tool. Participants will learn how the Labs were conceptualized, structured, and scaled to support students, faculty, and staff through interactive activities such as game design, music creation, coding, and storytelling. The session will share practical lessons, challenges, and design principles for building AI learning spaces that prioritize creativity, experimentation, and responsible use. #experiential-learning #creativity #learning-labs
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Zachary Lonsinger

Sr. Learning Experience Designer, Pennsylvania State Univeristy

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Markus Furer

Associate Director - Creative Learning Initiatives, Penn State Univeristy
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Desoto 3

10:20am EDT

Bridging Tradition and Innovation: Faculty Use of BoodleBox to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Health Sciences
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
As artificial intelligence becomes more accessible across higher education, health sciences faculty face a familiar tension: how to preserve time-tested teaching practices while adopting emerging tools that can strengthen learning, assessment, and faculty workflow. This presentation describes how faculty used BoodleBox—an education-focused platform that consolidates multiple AI applications—to enhance teaching and learning in health sciences contexts. Drawing on faculty-led use cases, the session highlights practical applications aligned with traditional instructional priorities: clear learning outcomes, sound assessment design, consistent rubrics, authentic case-based learning, and supportive feedback practices. Examples include developing case studies and class activities, refining assessments and rubrics, and streamlining course design tasks while maintaining academic integrity and disciplinary standards. Participants will leave with a set of adaptable strategies, implementation considerations, and discussion prompts they can use to evaluate fit, set guardrails, and support responsible adoption of AI in health sciences education—bridging the best of established pedagogy with purposeful innovation.
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Vincent Wiggins

Director, Center for Faculty Development & Excellence, Southern California University
At the heart of everything I do is one simple belief: education should help people grow—not just academically, but emotionally, socially, and personally. I am deeply committed to holistic education and the intentional work of helping individuals build emotional stability, self-awareness... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Lafayette 2

10:20am EDT

Beyond the Prompt: Integrating AI for Experiential Learning and Professional Readiness
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Move from policing AI to professionalizing with it. This session explores a dual-layered approach to AI in experiential learning. First, we share a faculty workflow using Boodlebox to "AI-audit" syllabi, identifying strategic points to infuse AI assignments. We then pivot to the student experience using Quinncia to navigate the AI-driven job market through ATS-optimized resumes, simulated interviews, and LinkedIn development. Participants will discuss "not-easily-answered" questions of equity and agency: Does AI-assisted prep level the playing field for first-generation students, or does it mask their authentic voice to satisfy an algorithm?
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Allison Muise

Assistant Professor, Experiential Learning, Endicott College
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Katherine Nessen

Assistant Professor, Experiential Education, Endicott College
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Lafayette 1

10:20am EDT

AI Use, Ethical Decision-Making, and the Open-Ended Case Method: Promises and Perils
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
If the principal learning objective of a business ethics class is to enhance student ethical decision-making capabilities, how do AI platforms (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok) both aid and hinder the achievement of this goal?   This session examines the promises and pitfalls around using AI software in a case discussion where the open-ended inquiry method is utilized. Using an example, while AI software greatly aids the information gathering and distillation process necessary for decision-making, it lacks any tangible sensitivity for what information matters, as well as a sensibility for the “right decision.”  Solutions are proposed to address this issue.KEYWORDS:  open ended case analysis, ethical decision-making
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Angelo Carlo Carrascoso

University of Redlands

Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Suwannee 3

10:20am EDT

Beyond the Answer Engine: Using AI to Support Student Thinking, Not Replace It
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
As generative AI becomes widely available to students, faculty across disciplines face a common challenge: how to use AI to support learning without turning it into an answer engine that replaces student thinking. This interactive session presents a practical instructional framework that positions AI as a cognitive partner to support student planning, monitoring, and reflection during problem solving. Using a hands-on coding workshop as a concrete example, participants will examine structured AI prompting strategies, “explain-first” guardrails, and guided exploration techniques that preserve student ownership of reasoning. Attendees will leave with transferable design patterns they can adapt to their own courses, regardless of discipline or modality.#TeachWithAI #Metacognition #FacultyDevelopment
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Diego Alvarado

University of Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Desoto 4

10:20am EDT

AI Fluency for Freshmen: Insights from Teaching a Dedicated Course Online, Hybrid, and In-Person
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Evidence-Based Strategies for Ethical AI Instruction in Higher Education If AI is reshaping every industry, why are so few students being taught how to use it ethically and effectively? This session presents research-informed strategies for teaching AI literacy while upholding academic integrity. Drawing from AI Unlocked, a stand-alone, first-year AI literacy course taught for multiple semesters at Saint Leo University, Amy Harris and Candyce Nelson will interactively share instructional models, student outcomes, and ethical frameworks. Collaborative activities include adapting rubrics and assignments across disciplines and exploring how to embed AI instruction into existing courses. Attendees will leave with practical resources and guidance for building or enhancing AI pedagogy without compromising rigor or ethics.#Freshman-AI-Literacy #Ethical Pedagogy #Academic Integrity
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Candyce Nelson

Teaching and Learning Specialist and Adjunct Instructor, Saint Leo University
I'm a Teaching & Learning Specialist at Saint Leo University's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, and most of my work lives at the intersection of experimenting with what AI can actually do and helping students and faculty tap into their own creativity along the way.

I... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Desoto 5

10:20am EDT

From Generic to Engaging: Using AI as a Co-Designer for Narrative-Based Case Studies
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Faculty at teaching-intensive institutions are constantly balancing the need to create engaging, rigorous learning activities with limited time and heavy teaching loads. This interactive session shares a practical, step-by-step approach to using AI to transform basic course materials into narrative-based case studies. Using an insulin signaling case study from my introductory biology course as an example, I will show how a simple Q&A activity evolved into an engaging case study that incorporates clinical data. Participants will learn to refine AI prompts, evaluate outputs, and make pedagogical choices that support student engagement while maintaining scientific rigor, with applications across STEM disciplines.
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Bhooma Srinivasan

Lecturer, UNT Dallas
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Suwannee 1

10:20am EDT

From Concept to Practice: Launching a Peer-Driven AI Teaching and Learning Lab
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
This session examines the development of a student-centered AI Teaching and Learning Lab at a four-year urban university. Participants will learn the rationale for the lab’s creation, the peer-tutor staffing model, and the PEER framework (Permission, Evaluate, Engage, Reflect) used to train student tutors. Drawing on reflections from the lab’s Spring 2026 launch, the session highlights key challenges and successes. Attendees will leave with adaptable materials and practical strategies for building a student-focused AI lab and integrating AI frameworks across classroom contexts.
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Melanie Gagich

Cleveland State University
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Coastal 10

10:20am EDT

AI-Enhanced UDL: Practical, Inclusive Teaching for a Rapidly Changing Classroom
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
AI is rapidly transforming how we design for equity, engagement, and learner variability. This session explores how Universal Design for Learning and AI tools can work together to create inclusive, flexible, and future-ready classrooms. Participants will leave with practical strategies for redesigning course components using AI-enhanced UDL principles, along with ethical insights and tools that can be applied immediately. #UDL #AIinTeaching #InclusiveDesign
Speakers
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Lyndsey Stratton

Pedagogy and Instructional Innovations Specialist, Lincoln University-Pennsylvania
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Suwannee 2

10:20am EDT

AI Playground
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Stop by and join us for demos on various AI tools! These demos do not include advanced techniques but serve as a tool comparison and provide insights into functionalities using quick examples. Bring your questions, and we'll do our best to provide answers and demonstrations. The stations and presenters are below:

ChatGPT
Emanuel Cortes Lugo, University of Central Florida

NotebookLM
Mariya Gluzman, CUNY Brooklyn College

Copilot - Let's Create with Copilot!
Jesika Brooks, Columbia College

Claude - Instruction Prompting with Claude: Generating Interactive Semantic Maps
Angely Suarez de Jesus, University of Central Florida

Gemini - A Vision and Voice AI Math Tutor
Christopher Cardenas, Utah Valley University
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Jesika Brooks

Educational Technology Librarian, Columbia College
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Christopher Cardenas

Utah Valley University

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Angely Suarez DeJesus

Second Year PhD Student-Text & Technology Program, UCF, University of Central Florida
I am a second year PhD student in the Text &Technology program at UCF. I have an interest in generative AI shaping identity. I currently work at for the School District of Osceola at Celebration High School as the English teacher for 10-12th grade students in the IB Program. 
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Mariya Gluzman

Instructional Designer & Lecturer, CUNY Brooklyn College
Mariya is a seasoned educator, innovator, and mentor. She serves as an Instructional Designer in Academic IT at the Brooklyn College (CUNY) Library, where she supports faculty, staff, and students in LMS use, digital pedagogy, and course design. She also leads professional development initiatives focused on teaching, working, and learning with AI. Drawing on over two decades of experience as a Philosophy instructor... Read More →
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Emanuel Cortes Lugo

University of Central Florida

Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Escambia

10:20am EDT

From Theory to Practice: Implementing the AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) in Higher Education
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Many institutions have adopted frameworks for AI in assessment, but translating theoretical guidelines into classroom practice remains challenging. This interactive workshop addresses the gap between policy and implementation using the AI Assessment Scale (AIAS), a five-level framework developed by Perkins, Furze, Roe, and MacVaugh (2024). Participants will engage in hands-on activities used successfully at Breda University of Applied Sciences: sorting assessment tasks by AIAS level and designing event-based assignments with appropriate AI integration. By workshop end, participants will have concrete strategies to communicate AI expectations clearly to both educators and students in their own context.#AIAS #learningactvities #ConstructiveAlignment #CurriculumIntegration 
Speakers
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Tanja Beks

Educationalist, Breda University of applied science
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Coastal 6

10:20am EDT

Teaching AI-Enhanced Podcasting Across Disciplines
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Podcasting offers a dynamic platform for students to share research findings, conduct expert interviews, and synthesize complex ideas into widely available audio stories. This poster explores an interdisciplinary approach to teaching podcasting to students in industrial engineering, communication and journalism, history, and animal science. By integrating AI-enhanced audio tools into podcast creation in coursework, studio-quality sound can be achieved, and editing and accessibility needs can be met. We utilize tools such as Adobe Podcast and Adobe Audition, and Adobe Express provides access to AI-generated imagery for cover art. Free versions of this software are available. (#podcasting, #Adobe, #storytelling)
Speakers
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Chelsy Hooper

Instructional Technology Coordinator, Auburn University
I assist students, faculty and staff with digital creation skills and technology to support innovative learning, teaching, and research. I guide users in responsible teaching and AI integration in education via digital and AI literacy initiatives.
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Escambia Hallway
  AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, Print Poster
  • Co-Author(s) Erin Garcia, Samantha James, Monique Laney (Auburn University)

10:20am EDT

Strategic AI Leadership in Higher Education: Governance, Investment, and Curriculum in the Age of Transformation
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
As artificial intelligence reshapes higher education, institutional leaders face pivotal decisions about governance, resource allocation, and academic preparation. This session addresses three critical leadership challenges: establishing governance structures that empower innovation while maintaining institutional oversight, developing compelling investment strategies that secure stakeholder support, and aligning curricula to prepare graduates for an AI-integrated world. Through practical frameworks and case examples, participants will learn how to communicate a clear AI vision, build broad-based support among faculty and boards, and establish their institutions as models for responsible AI innovation.
Speakers
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Munevver Mine Subasi

Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Florida Institute of Technology
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Coastal 7

10:20am EDT

Understanding Student Resistance to AI: Bridging the Gap Between Institutional Investment and Student Adoption
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
This research examines student resistance to AI adoption in higher education despite significant institutional investments in AI technology. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a framework, this qualitative study investigates factors influencing student acceptance or resistance to AI, how educators' approaches align with or diverge from TAM principles, and which teaching methods have succeeded or failed in facilitating AI adoption. Through student surveys, a focus group with university leaders, and analysis of educational artifacts, this study aims to provide actionable insights for higher education leaders seeking to prepare students for AI-literate careers while maximizing institutional investments in AI learning technologies.
Speakers
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Abby Bell

Director of Academic Operations, Lipscomb University
Abby Bell is Director of Academic Operations at Lipscomb University, where she has spent three years transforming academic operations through AI implementation and instructional innovation. With over a decade in education, including seven years as an international teacher and vice... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Escambia Hallway

10:20am EDT

AI-Polling Pedagogy: Using Peer Instruction to Build AI Fluency in STEM
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
How do we ensure that AI-assisted learning leads to conceptual mastery rather than passive reliance? This poster presents a high-impact teaching model from a Physical Chemistry curriculum that integrates Generative AI with real-time classroom polling (Peer Instruction). In this model, polling serves as the "truth mechanism," requiring students to pivot from AI-guided exploration to individual and group accountability.We detail a 6-step instructional workflow where students interact with AI as a Socratic tutor, followed by a rigorous "Human-Only" polling phase to diagnose misconceptions. By leveraging polling data, instructors can immediately identify where AI-driven "guided learning" succeeded or where it led to conceptual errors. The poster showcases visual data on student performance, the "Reveal" strategy for auditing AI hallucinations, and evidence of how polling-driven feedback loops transform the classroom into a laboratory for critical AI evaluation.
Speakers
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Alex Ambrose

Director of Learning Research, University of Notre Dame
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Yanran Chen

University of Notre Dame
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Escambia Hallway

10:20am EDT

Learning & Assessment in 2030: A Collaborative Exploration of What Comes Next
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
By 2030, AI will render artifact-based assessment obsolete. When AI can generate polished essays and problem sets, how do we assess actual learning? This collaborative session explores emerging alternatives: dialogic assessment where AI engages students Socratically, instrumented environments that reveal reasoning processes, and continuous competency demonstration replacing high-stakes exams. Share your predictions, surface institutional barriers, and contribute experiments underway. Leave with assessment patterns you can pilot, language for institutional change, and peer connections; not a fixed blueprint, but sharper questions and plausible futures.
Speakers
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Adam King

Director of Innovation & Transformation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business
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Julia Sabin

Manager of Academic Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Julia Sabin is Senior Associate Manager of Academic Innovation at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She leads pilots of emerging educational technologies, including AI-assisted grading and feedback systems, learning analytics, and scalable instructional... Read More →
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Brook Corwin

Sr. Associate Director of Design & Production, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Gies College of Business
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Coastal 8

10:20am EDT

Introductory Music Class Assignments in the Era of AI
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
In this poster session, I share my current practices for an “annotated playlist” research assignment that is commonly used in introductory music classes. By developing annotated AI examples that highlight where AI performs well and where it falls short, I teach students to critically evaluate AI's strengths and limitations. Drawing on this approach, my poster offers an overview of my latest version of this assignment that requires digital trails documenting student’s research. I suggest that educators need to re-envision citations to be interactive to achieve the goal of teaching research skills.
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Kristina Nielsen

Southern Methodist University
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Escambia Hallway

10:20am EDT

Designing GenAI Curriculum for Library AI Practitioners
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
As academic institutions shift from experimentation to systemic adoption, library professionals are uniquely positioned to move beyond basic chatbot interactions and rethink how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can transform existing workflows. This session details the rationale and development process behind a curriculum designed to upskill practitioners for this transition. The presentation covers why specific course modules were selected and shares examples of applying library expertise to enable AI-assisted professional work across various library functions.
Speakers
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Yinlin Chen

Associate Director, Virginia Tech

Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Escambia Hallway

10:20am EDT

Fluency ≠ Literacy: Practical Strategies to Scaffold, Not Offload
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Fluency ≠ Literacy. Our interactive LMS module for instructors explains this and related mindset shifts that equip instructors to actively coach students in developing AI literacy skills and illustrates how instructors can address common expert blind spots regarding student AI usage. We highlight two adaptable AI assignments: using AI agents to generate practice questions for an exam and “adversarial audits” in which students fact-check technical AI output (e.g., protein synthesis). Visit our poster for practical strategies to ensure AI functions as a cognitive scaffold rather than a tool for cognitive offloading. #CriticalAILiteracy #InstructionalDesign #CognitiveScaffolding
Speakers
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Rachel Rupprecht, Ph.D.

Senior Instructional Designer, Broward College
Dr. Rupprecht supports meaningful learning experiences for students for whom quality higher education makes a real difference. She earned her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and is a senior instructional designer at Broward College, where she fosters teaching... Read More →
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Heidi Keller

Broward College
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Vanessa Hormann

Broward College
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Escambia Hallway

10:20am EDT

Designing for Discovery: AI-Assisted Metadata and Transcripts in Digital Repositories
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
The University of South Florida Digital Initiatives Unit works to improve search engine optimization by leveraging robust metadata, transcription, and descriptions generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Inconsistent metadata, uneven text extraction or transcription, and limited descriptive context reduce access to digital collections of all formats. This session examines how AI can improve audiovisual transcription, hand-written document transcription, and enhance descriptive metadata within repository environments. Using staff-scalable workflows, presenters demonstrate how AI-assisted, human-in-the-loop text generation can strengthen titles, abstracts, and subject terms while embedding ethical considerations such as consent, representation, and privacy.
Speakers
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Dahlia Thomas

Library Operations Coordinator - Oral History, University of South Florida - Libraries
I coordinate oral history projects at the University of South Florida Libraries, partnering with students, faculty, staff, and community members to document, preserve, and expand access to community histories. My work includes oral history production, transcription and remediation... Read More →
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Marlena Carrillo

Digital Initiatives Coordinator, University of South Florida Libraries
Marlena Carrillo is the Coordinator for Digital Initiatives at the University of South Florida Libraries, where she oversees the user experiences for more than 190,000 digital collections items. Marlena earned her MLIS from USF in 2024 and a degree in journalism from the University... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Escambia Hallway
  Universal Design and Accessibility with AI, Print Poster
  • Co-Author(s) Emerson Elliot, University of South Florida

10:40am EDT

AI-Enhanced Exam Prep for Diverse Learners
Friday June 12, 2026 10:40am - 10:50am EDT
In this 10-minute TAI Talk, I will demo a fast, repeatable workflow for turning course materials into high-quality exam prep resources. Using NotebookLM, I generate study guides, podcasts, and practice questions grounded in assigned readings and slide decks. Next, I build a low-prep, high-engagement Jeopardy-style review game in Claude. Finally, I share how a course-specific custom GPT can act be designed as an academic tutor. Participants will leave with a mini playbook they can use immediately. #NotebookLM #Claude #ChatGPT
Speakers
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Gamze Yilmaz

University of Massachusetts Boston
Friday June 12, 2026 10:40am - 10:50am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

11:00am EDT

The Theft of our Data & The Great Reframe
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:10am EDT
AI places the answers to our assessments directly into students’ hands. We try to police it, or even ban it, and yet none of those paths lead anywhere new. What makes this moment feel so unsettling is not the technology itself, but what it threatens to invalidate: our hard-won knowledge and our identity as educators. This talk invites you into a deeper examination of that discomfort and toward a reframe that changes how we understand learning, assessment, and what it means to begin with an answer. If we are willing to see it, a new path forward is already waiting.
Speakers
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Brittney Schultz

Instructor, Web & Software Dev, Waukesha County Technical College
Brittney Schultz is an Instructor of Information Technology at Waukesha County Technical College, where she teaches software development and helps prepare the next generation of technologists. She holds a Master of Science in Computer and Information Systems and has spent much of... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:10am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

11:00am EDT

AI in Academia & the World: The Current State of Play
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
For those considering or already engaged in curriculum revision: Your students are already using AI. The question is, do you know how? Do you know how K12 students, your future students are using AI? In this session, we’ll pull back the curtain on the tools students are actually using today, including how these “study tools” are reshaping how work gets done. We’ll explore how these tools are changing student behavior, expectations, and skill development, and what that means for your classroom. We will also take a sneak peek at Turnitin's next-generation assignment types, designed to meet the needs of this era, where process has become much more important than product. If you are thinking about updating assignments or curriculum, this session will help you understand why now is the time. Walk away with practical insights to better support students in an AI driven world.
Speakers
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Leann McArthur

Senior Customer Success Manager NOA HE Strategic Accounts, Turnitin
I look forward to connecting with colleagues in Orlando!
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Kathryn Williams-Walker

Solutions Engineeer, Turnitin
Kathryn is a member of the Solutions Engineering and Bid Management Team within Revenue Operations. Previously, Vlad was a Solutions Engineer with ExamSoft, supporting the global sales team with in-depth product discussions, responding to RFPs and security questionnaires. Kathryn... Read More →
Sponsors
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Turnitin

Turnitin

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Desoto 5

11:00am EDT

From Traditional to AI-Native: Adapting Curriculum for the BoodleBox AI-Enabled Classroom
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
As artificial intelligence reshapes education, instructors face the critical challenge of transforming existing curricula into AI-native learning experiences. This session explores practical strategies for adapting traditional course materials to BoodleBox's collaborative AI platform, where students and educators engage with AI as an integrated learning partner. Participants will learn how to redesign assignments that leverage AI tools—including AI-assisted research, iterative drafting with AI feedback, and collaborative problem-solving—while preserving academic rigor and learning outcomes. We examine frameworks for scaffolding AI literacy, building assessments that evaluate critical thinking alongside AI fluency, and fostering authentic student engagement in an AI-enabled environment. Practical templates and examples included.
Speakers
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France Hoang

Founder & CEO, Boodlebox
France Hoang is the Founder and CEO of BoodleBox, a collaborative AI platform selected by over 100 colleges and universities and more than 120 companies to bridge the gap between education and the workforce. A West Point graduate, Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at the U.S. Military... Read More →
Sponsors
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Boodlebox

Boodlebox

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Coastal 10

11:00am EDT

Teaching AI With Joy: The Reframing That Changes Everything
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Joy enters AI literacy when we stop treating AI as “intelligent” and begin seeing it as math revealing useful patterns in data. This session offers a clear, hopeful reframing through two academic lenses: mathematics as the engine of pattern recognition, and information literacy as the practice of tracing how ideas—and even individual predicted words—emerge from human sources. Together, these lenses dissolve confusion and open the door to teaching AI with confidence, ease, and joy. Why? Because math shows us the statistically overwhelming pattern of people showing up to help every time we use AI.
Speakers
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Mikhael Loo

AI Integration Specialist, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
I love to talk about the reframing of AI from intelligence to Human Behavioral Data. It really does change everything and brings joy to the times we are living in.  See my website at: https://mikhaelloo.github.io/
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Coastal 9

11:00am EDT

Conversational voice-based AI agent for skills assessment
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Cheating with AI has become one of the leading reasons why faculty have to transform their evaluations. Learn how to use conversational voice-based AI agents to effectively design and implement AI voicebots that simulate phone calls and evaluate students´ skills in real time, reducing cheating probabilities, adapting  the evaluation to the student’s proposal, and developing practical skills (e.g., strategic framing, argumentation, adaptability, executive communication, etc.).
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Sandro Sanchez

Director of MBA Programs, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL PERU
My profile: https://centrum.pucp.edu.pe/centrum/profesores/sandro-sanchez/Research Center: https://centrumthink.pucp.edu.pe/centros-de-investigacion/centro-de-investigacion-en-ia-y-el-futuro-de-los-negocios/
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Lafayette 4

11:00am EDT

AI and the Job Search: Infusing Career Technology into Curriculum to Support Student Professional Development
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Incorporating AI into career readiness for college students can help them build the essential skills needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving workforce. AI tools can support students in areas such as résumé building, interview preparation, and professional communication by offering personalized feedback and real time suggestions. In the classroom, AI can simulate the job search process, giving students hands-on experience with tools commonly used by recruiters to evaluate job applications. By integrating AI literacy into career readiness programming, colleges can ensure students are not just job ready, but future ready.
Speakers
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Emily Flositz

Career Development Training Specialist, University of Central Florida
Experienced higher education professional with over 15 years in leadership and program management roles. Recognized for excellence in supervision, training, and developing innovative career readiness initiatives for diverse student populations.
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Iryna Malendevych

University of Central Florida

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Lafayette 3

11:00am EDT

AI for Access and Inclusive Learning: Supporting First-Generation, Multilingual, and Neurodivergent Students
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
This 30-minute, practice-focused session demonstrates how faculty can use AI tools to support first-generation, multilingual, and neurodivergent students in college classrooms. Drawing from real teaching practices, the session showcases concrete strategies using tools such as Microsoft Immersive Reader, Otter.ai, MyStudyLife, AI captions in PowerPoint and Zoom, and Be My Eyes to support reading and writing, organization, focus, and classroom access. Participants will learn how to frame AI as academic support rather than a shortcut, with attention to transparency, ethics, and inclusive pedagogy. Attendees will leave with adaptable practices they can immediately apply across disciplines.#AIpedagogy #Accessibility #InclusiveTeaching
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Rosita Scerbo

Associate Professor of Visual and Digital Cultures, Georgia State University
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Suwannee 3

11:00am EDT

Teaching Nursing With GPTs: A Rapid-Fire Tour of Tools That Build Skills, Not Shortcuts
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Want practical ways to use GPTs in your teaching without turning learning into a shortcut? This 30-minute rapid-fire session tours a set of GPT-based classroom tools I use with undergraduate nursing students to build real skills and, just as importantly, spark ideas you can adapt in your own courses. You’ll see structured practice for interprofessional communication, guided health assessment, and NCLEX-style item generation with rationales students can analyze (not just memorize). I’ll also demo choose-your-own-adventure clinical scenarios with realistic consequences and a mystery pathopharmacology “decoder” case. The goal is transferable strategies with endless classroom possibilities. #PracticalAITools #HealthProfessionsEducation #ClinicalReasoning
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Erin Kelley

Associate Professor, Northern Kentucky University
I spend most of my time helping future nurses think critically, solve problems, and survive NCLEX-style chaos. I’m especially passionate about practical, realistic uses of AI in education and healthcare- not just the flashy stuff, but the tools that actually make learning more engaging... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Desoto 1

11:00am EDT

Syllabus Scholar: developing an AI-powered syllabus design tool
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
We developed an AI-powered tool to integrate the User Designed Inquiry (UDI) framework we developed into curriculum design, helping faculty create a student-centered, inquiry-driven, and competency-based course. This tool simplified the transition from a traditional syllabus to an inclusive, High Impact Practices (HIPs) UDI syllabus. By analyzing uploaded syllabi, the AI applies a backward design process to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL), professional and academic competencies, and HIPs into the course learning objectives, assessments, and activities, providing a UDI-aligned syllabus. This tool empowers faculty to bridge the gap between complex pedagogical theory and practical, student-oriented course design.
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Xiangyu Hu

Lehigh University
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Suwannee 2

11:00am EDT

Good Grief, I Built an AI Workshop! Practical Lessons for Teaching Library Research with Generative AI
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
This presentation shares practical lessons learned from designing and delivering an AI-enhanced library research workshop for students, faculty, and staff across disciplines. It examines how the GUIDE model emerged from instruction, organized around five strategies: (1) selecting appropriate AI tools, (2) using intentional prompting informed by the CLEAR framework, (3) investigating and refining research topics, (4) verifying information using SIFT, and (5) navigating citation practices. Aligned with the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy, the session highlights what worked, unexpected outcomes, and ongoing challenges from teaching AI in practice. Attendees will leave with adaptable approaches for supporting responsible AI use, academic integrity, and research instruction alongside traditional scholarly resources.
#AIinResearch #InformationLiteracy #FacultyDevelopment
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Brock Edmunds

Assistant Head, Access Services, Frederick S. Pardee Management Library, Boston University Libraries
See my LinkedIn page for more details. You can check out my Generative AI Tools for Students LibGuide here: https://library.bu.edu/gen-ai
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Suwannee 1

11:00am EDT

How to Build and Test Ethical AI Tutors
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
In this session, I argue that educators should build custom, purpose-built AI tutors rather than rely exclusively on enterprise AI tools. I will discuss my own effort to build a transparent and responsible AI tutor for my Fall 2024 Ethics and Artificial Intelligence course (see here and here for articles that describe the project). I will present my views about how bounded, deterministic instructional logic can be used to constrain AI tutor behavior, such that these that these tutors enhance student reasoning rather than replace it. I will also describe my IRB-backed plans to rigorously assess the impact of this tutor on student learning outcomes in my Fall 2026 version 2.0 of the course. 

For those interested in my earlier work on AI and education, including applications that allow students to have conversations with philosophers and play various types of educational games, I also invite you to view this video lecture: https://youtu.be/yXJ0b2_6C6s?si=NfQcMSjJuwbEzvjl
Speakers
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Mark Collier

Professor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Morris
Mark Collier is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota, Morris and is also Affiliate Faculty Member at the University of Minnesota Center for the Cognitive Sciences and Core Member of the University of Minnesota AI Hub. His areas of interest include History of Modern... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Lafayette 5

11:00am EDT

Human Centered AI: Collaborative Models for Deep Learning in High Education
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
This interactive workshop shares lessons from a *CETLOE-supported pilot using BoodleBox AI, highlighting a collaborative model that brings together faculty, a teaching center, and a platform partner. Rather than focusing solely on tools, the session emphasizes pedagogy first and pilot-based approaches to adopting generative AI. Through reflection, discussion, and guided design, participants will develop a small-scale AI pilot aligned with their own teaching goals, institutional context, and ethical considerations. #AIinTeaching #FacultyDevelopment #EthicalAI *CETLOE: Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Online Education
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Justin Lonsbury

Georgia State University
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Marta Galindo

Faculty, WLC| Director, Center for International Resources and Collaborative Language Engagement, Georgia State University
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Desoto 3

11:00am EDT

AI Supporting Autonomy and Ownership for Instructors of a Common Curriculum: A Case Study from Furman’s Pathways Program.
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Furman University's Pathways Program® is a mandatory two-year advising curriculum facilitated by faculty, staff, and undergraduate Peer Mentors with diverse expertise and experience levels. This session shares the development and Spring 2026 pilot of a purpose-built AI facilitation assistant designed to support advisors navigating a common curriculum across four semesters. By centering pedagogical flexibility within structured learning objectives, the assistant empowers educators to adapt activities to their cohort's unique needs while preserving non-negotiable program requirements — enabling instructors to honor both program integrity and the distinct personalities of their student groups. Attendees will hear honest pilot findings and are invited to consider how a similar model might support common course delivery at their own institutions. #autonomy #adaptation #integrity
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Courtney Firman-Watkins

Pathways Program Coordinator, Furman University
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Desoto 2

11:00am EDT

AI-Enhanced Assignments with a Spiral Design
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Discover how spiraled assignment design can guide deeper learning and intentional AI integration across any course. This session introduces a spiral design framework that helps faculty scaffold skills, promote metacognition, and embed generative AI at key points for exploration, reflection, and progression through increasingly complex skills.  Participants will learn how to design assignments into a spiraling curriculum that intentionally incorporates generative AI to reinforce learning objectives over time. #SpiralLearningNotYourself #AiAssistedLearning
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Aubry Jacques

Instructional Designer, Florida Atlantic University
Aubry, instructional designer, specializes in online learning, digital pedagogy, and faculty collaboration. Their current work centers on empowering faculty to rethink teaching strategies and align course elements for deeper student engagement and authentic learning outcomes, and... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Desoto 4

11:00am EDT

Beyond Technical Training: Building Emotionally Intelligent AI Adoption Through Cognitive Trust, Secure Design, and the V-E-V Framework
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Higher education’s AI adoption challenge extends beyond technical training. It requires emotionally intelligent design that addresses fear, trust, and accountability. Drawing from Marshall University’s AI readiness initiatives and evidence-based psychology research on emotion-cognition interaction, this session shares a tested framework combining secure deployment (audit trails, safe innovation spaces, approved tools) with emotional intelligence strategies (emotional anchors, the V-E-V Framework: Validate-Evaluate-Verify, affective feedback loops). Participants will learn why emotional intelligence reduces AI resistance and strengthens ethical judgment and accountability. The session provides adaptable tools: governance templates, emotionally intelligent training designs, and practical strategies to build AI ecosystems that foster faculty and staff trust, understanding, and responsible use.#emotionalintelligence #AIgovernance #facultydevelopment
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Shahid Ali

AI Engineer, Marshall University
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Lafayette 1

11:00am EDT

Brain-First AI Use: Balancing AI Assistance and Student Thinking
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
How can students use AI tools without letting AI do the thinking for them? Duke University’s Academic Resource Center developed an AI Toolkit that applies a “brain-first” framework to guide generative AI use in learning. This approach helps students use AI to support rather than shortcut their learning. Participants will experiment with example prompts for common learning challenges and consider how AI can reinforce essential cognitive work such as retrieval, interleaving, and metacognition. Participants will leave with adaptable examples that can be implemented in their own courses or learning support programs across diverse institutional contexts and disciplines (#effective-prompting, #metacognition, #AI-in-study-cycle).
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Marta McCabe

Duke University
Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Lafayette 2

11:30am EDT

Buffet Lunch
Friday June 12, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
Key: (V) = Vegan; (Veg) = Vegetarian; (GF) = Gluten Friendly (note: the kitchen is not rated for “Gluten Free”)

Soup
  • Tortilla Soup: Cilantro Crema, Tortilla Strips (Veg) (GF)
Salads
  • Santa Fe Salad: Iceberg, Jicama, Tomato, Pickled Red Onion, Pepitas; Chipotle Agave Vinaigrette (V) (GF)
  • Quinoa and Black Bean Salad: Mango, Tomato, Cucumber, Red Onion, Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette (V) (GF)
Entrees
  • Birria Beef (GF)
  • Chicken Tinga (GF)
  • Chipotle Cauliflower (V)
  • Sour Cream, Queso Fresco, Lime Cilantro Cabbage, Pico de Gallo, Salsa Roja, Guacamole, Flour Tortillas
  • Cilantro Lime Rice (V) (GF)
  • Frijoles de Olla (V) (GF)
Desserts
  • Caramel Flan (Veg)
  • Tres Leche Cake (Veg)
  • Mini Guava Pastelitos (Veg)

Friday June 12, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
Exhibit Hall F

11:30am EDT

Florida AI Learning Consortium (FALCON) Lunch Meeting
Friday June 12, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
Grab your lunch and join FALCON members for a relaxed conversation on AI in higher education, followed by a short presentation on what's ahead for 2026-2027. Learn about FALCON and connect with colleagues from across the state. All are welcome.
Speakers
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Anna Haney-Withrow

Florida SouthWestern State College
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Rozalind Jester

AVP, Strategic Innovation and Online Learning, Florida SouthWestern State College
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Leslie Rios

Director Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Santa Fe College
Santa Fe College is creating a Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence as part of our next Quality Enhancement Plan, and I am the first director. The QEP is focused on equity-minded education. I want to build a robust professional learning program that will help faculty in all... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
Coastal 10

1:00pm EDT

Building Bridges, Not Walls: Facilitating Safe Dialogue About AI Across Campus
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Faculty, staff, and students hold vastly different perspectives on AI in education—from enthusiastic adoption to deep skepticism. This session explores practical strategies for creating psychologically safe environments where diverse stakeholders can discuss AI openly, address concerns authentically, and collaboratively develop policies and practices. Participants will learn facilitation techniques, conversation frameworks, and institutional approaches that move beyond polarization to productive dialogue. Whether you're leading a department meeting, faculty development session, or campus-wide initiative, you'll gain tools to navigate resistance, honor legitimate concerns, and build shared understanding around AI's role in teaching and learning.#productive-dialogue #faculty-development #change-management
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Susan Purrington

Harold F. Wiley Generative AI Teaching and Learning Fellow, Connecticut College
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Desoto 1

1:00pm EDT

AI With Guardrails: Practical Course Design for Learning and Academic Integrity
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Generative AI is already reshaping how students learn to code, but “ban it” and “let it rip” both create problems. This session shares early evidence and practical course-design strategies from introductory programming contexts that vary in AI allowance and instructor guidance. We discuss how more open AI use can lift short-term assignment performance while increasing risks of overreliance, reduced conceptual understanding, weaker problem-solving retention, and academic integrity violations. In contrast, when instructors frame AI as a supportive but limited tool and embed process checks, students show more constructive attitudes and deeper learning signals. Attendees will leave with policy language, assignment structures, and guidance prompts ready to adapt. #GenAI #TeachingWithAI #AcademicIntegrity
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Andrew Wright

Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
Andrew L. Wright is Assistant Professor and Chair of the Information Systems, Analytics, & Operations department in the College of Business at the University of Louisville. He joined the faculty in 1994 and has previously served as the university's Director of Academic Technology... Read More →
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Rui Sundrup

University of Louisville

Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Desoto 5

1:00pm EDT

RGAR (Rigor): A Conceptual Approach to AI-Enhanced Learning Activities
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Refine, Generate, Analyze, and Roleplay (RGAR) are four ways to incorporate generative AI into learning activities in order to promote deeper engagement and critical thinking for learners. In this session, we provide a conceptual overview of each paradigm, and we showcase a scaffolded assignment that builds on all four paradigms. We end with a practical exercise to help you adapt a RGAR assignment for your own context.
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Aubry Jacques

Instructional Designer, Florida Atlantic University
Aubry, instructional designer, specializes in online learning, digital pedagogy, and faculty collaboration. Their current work centers on empowering faculty to rethink teaching strategies and align course elements for deeper student engagement and authentic learning outcomes, and... Read More →
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Jessica Bosinger

Instructional Designer, Florida Atlantic University
After ten years in K–12 classrooms, Jessica brings a strong foundation of classroom experience to her work as an instructional designer. She enjoys collaborating with faculty to create student-centered courses that explore thoughtful uses of AI. She is passionate about learning... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Desoto 3

1:00pm EDT

Creative Agency in the Age of Generative AI: Authorship, Disclosure, and Rights in Higher Education
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Generative AI brings longstanding tensions around authorship, derivation, and creative agency into sharp focus across higher education. This presentation offers a cross-disciplinary framework for addressing these issues, developed through the lens of music education, where questions of ownership, influence, and style have long been contested. Drawing on technology integration research, contemporary copyright law, and Creative Commons models, we examine how generative AI complicates existing understandings of authorship. We propose a creative-rights approach that emphasizes transparency, ethical decision-making, and risk management, positioning students as active agents navigating AI-assisted creative work. #authorship #creative-rights #creative-agency
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Kimberly Goddard Loeffert

Assistant Professor of Music Theory, Virginia Tech
I am a saxophonist and music theorist who serves as Assistant Professor in the Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts. My recent music academic research has focused on AI and creative rights, AI and accessibility, and representation of composers and musicians in saxophone and music... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Lafayette 4
  AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session |   Institutional Strategy and Leadership, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Emmett J. O'Leary, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

1:00pm EDT

Librarians as AI Literacy Leaders: Connecting Coursework to Career
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
As AI becomes an essential workforce competency, students need assignments and experiences that teach them to use generative tools ethically, transparently, and effectively. This session highlights how librarians can partner with faculty to connect course‑based AI tasks to real‑world career preparedness. Through new or redesigned assignments, ethical use guidance, and scaffolded activities, students learn to evaluate, question, and responsibly apply AI in ways employers now expect across industries. Participants will leave with adaptable models for teaching AI literacy that benefit both academic success and career readiness.Keywords: #AIfluency #CareerReadiness #EthicalAI
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Amy Stalker

Dept Head/Librarian, Georgia State University: Alpharetta and Dunwoody campuses
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Lafayette 5

1:00pm EDT

AI and Teaching Online Journalism: The Good, the Bad, and the Evil
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
AI has presented a series of massive challenges in education, and especially in journalism. In this session, we will discuss strategies for using AI in journalism education, including classroom expectations and boundaries, AI's abilities and limitations, assignment ideas, class policies for academic and journalistic integrity, and other tools for encouraging students to use AI for good and not evil.#AI #journalism #education
Speakers
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Jeff Sharon

Course Director, Full Sail University
Jeff Sharon is a Course Director in the New Media Journalism M.A. program at Full Sail University. Jeff has extensive experience in multimedia journalism, having worked for both UCF Athletics as the Director of Broadcast Production, and the former WNEG-TV in Toccoa, Georgia as Sports... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Suwannee 3

1:00pm EDT

AI as Cognitive Apprentice: Preserving Faculty Judgment in AI-Influenced Teaching and Learning
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
AI is increasingly embedded in academic work, yet faculty expertise remains difficult to surface and support. This session shares a project that uses a structured dataset of real faculty decision-making to train a local AI model as a cognitive apprentice, supporting reflection and professional judgment rather than automating decisions. Participants will see how capturing decision context, constraints, and reasoning reveals patterns in faculty work and informs more thoughtful AI integration. The session includes interactive moments that invite participants to reflect on real faculty decision scenarios and how judgment shifts across contexts.
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Jeannette Shaffer

Maricopa Community Colleges
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Lafayette 2

1:00pm EDT

Connection is the Antidote: Harnessing Belonging, Agency, and Purpose to Reduce AI-Era Misconduct
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
As generative AI becomes ubiquitous, many institutions respond with detection and surveillance. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT), this workshop offers a relationship-centered alternative. When students experience meaningful choice, appropriate challenge, and genuine connection, motivation increases and the impulse to outsource thinking diminishes. Clarity about AI use enables students to see opportunities rather than fear punishment. Participants gain practical strategies to scale care, connection, and presence—even online—so engagement and integrity become natural byproducts of learning rather than requiring enforcement. #UDL #AcademicIntegrity #SelfDeterminationTheory
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Karen Haslett

University of Central Florida (UCF) - Orlando, FL
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Danielle Maya Pratt, PhD

Program Director & Associate Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Central Florida
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Devon Cadwell Bazata

University of Central Florida

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Mandy Pacheco

Lecturer, Leadership Program, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Central Florida

Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Coastal 8

1:00pm EDT

Designing AI Experiments in the Writing Classroom
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
This 10-minute presentation introduces a classroom assignment in which students design a multi-step creative AI prompt, run it across two different large language models, and iteratively revise the resulting outputs. By comparing how different systems respond to the same prompt, students learn to identify predictability, bias, and constraint in AI-generated writing. Guided iteration, remixing, and reflective self-assessment emphasize human agency, ethical judgment, and responsible use over efficiency or polish. The assignment offers a practical, adaptable framework for teaching critical engagement with generative AI through creative writing practice. (#writingpedagogy #responsibleAI #creativewriting)
Speakers
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Stephanie Young

Associate Teaching Professor, Northeastern University
I am a writer and educator interested in what happens to writing when it becomes computational and contested. In my course Writing Creatively in the Age of AI, students experiment with large language models to surface questions about voice, authorship, ethical use, and the boundaries of human agency. I situate these questions within experimental and avant-garde writing traditions that have long engaged randomness, chance, and constraint... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Desoto 2

1:00pm EDT

Transparent Process Over Perfect Products: Scaffolding Metacognitive Reflection and Documentation into AI-Assisted Academic Writing
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
This session introduces an adaptable documentation and reflection framework designed to preserve core writing skills while integrating ethical AI assistance. Attendees receive access to a Writing Processing Hub that uses structured prompts to guide both AI-users and non-users through metacognitive reflection of their writing process. Guided documentation strategies help students engage their critical thinking while supporting academic integrity and intentionally crafted prompting templates teach students how to use AI as an editing tool rather than a content generator. The session will share insights into implementation successes, challenges, and next steps for writing-intensive courses like Research Methods. #AIPedagogy #AIInWriting #TeachingTransparency
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Ashlie Johnson

Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Denver
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Desoto 4

1:00pm EDT

Sparking Change through AI Faculty Learning Communities
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
This session will share key elements of teaching and AI faculty learning communities at Oregon State University, and offer practical guidance for designing and facilitating learning communities that meaningfully engage faculty coming from diverse disciplines with varied perspectives and experience with AI in education. Faculty recruitment, learning community structure and scale, learning outcomes, facilitation, and blending of synchronous and asynchronous components will be illustrated. The presentation will show how learning communities reinforce and extend other campus AI faculty development. Participants will leave with materials and approaches they can readily apply to create or enhance AI learning communities at their institutions. Keywords: #faculty learning communities #faculty development #teaching and AI
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Cub Kahn

digital learning consultant, Oregon State University
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Coastal 9

1:00pm EDT

Designing Graduate Courses for an AI-Led Workplace
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
This session will share the approach and examples of how graduate courses at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies are applying the scholar-practitioner model to incorporate AI in Teaching to prepare students for an AI-lead Future of Work environment. The session will start with an overview of the school’s AI in Teaching and Learning Community of Practice, governance frameworks, and deep dives/demos of some examples of incorporating AI literacy skills building with AI tools in classes. #AIinTeachingandLearning #TeachingAI #AIUseCases
Speakers
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Katja Schroeder

Senior Lecturer, Associate Program Director, Technology Management Program, Columbia University, School of Professional Studies
Hello, I am currently Senior Lecturer for the Technology Management Program at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies. My research interest is AI leadership competencies. My teaching also focuses on the role of technology in enabling sustainable business models, stakeholder... Read More →
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Blake DiCosola

Associate Professor, Information & Knowledge Strategy, Columbia University in the City of New York
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Lafayette 1

1:00pm EDT

Guardrails, not gotchas: Ethics and policy in AI
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
This session explores how the rapid adoption of AI in teaching, research support, and integrity workflows is outpacing the development of policy, privacy, and equity safeguards. Participants get a concise ethics update on bias, opacity, hallucinations, detector limits, and data governance risks, then apply a red–yellow–green framework to classify AI uses, set guardrails, and identify prohibited practices. The session concludes with a straightforward implementation plan that incorporates stakeholder input, vetted tools, and update cycles aligned with learning and equity outcomes. Attendees leave with a campus-ready traffic-light scaffold, a one-page checklist for privacy and transparency, and a pilot template for staged rollout.#AIEthics #Policy #AcademicIntegrity
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Christian Moriarty

Professor, St. Petersburg College
Christian Moriarty is a Professor of Ethics and Law at St. Petersburg College, the Ethics & Governance co-chair of the Florida Artificial Intelligence Learning Consortium (FALCON), and a director and treasurer of the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI). He earned a... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Suwannee 2

1:00pm EDT

Linking Knowledge: Collaborative AI Applications for Metadata and Discovery
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
The Metadata Creation and Management Department, in collaboration with the Digital Scholarship Department at the University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries, is exploring the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into digital collections management and workflows. Leveraging the OpenAI API and a custom FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) vector database, the project generates subject headings and semantic enrichment for collections within UCF’s repository and library management system. These efforts, combined with linked data enrichment from external knowledge bases, enhance resource discovery and user engagement. Together, they demonstrate a scalable, collaborative approach to enriching metadata and advancing discovery through responsible AI.
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Jeanne Piascik

Head, Metadata Creation and Management, University of Central Florida
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Sai Deng

Metadata Librarian, UCF Libraries
Sai Deng is the Metadata Librarian and Associate Librarian at the University of Central Florida. She has served on the ALA ALCTS (or Core) Cataloging and Classification Research Interest Group, the Metadata Interest Group and other groups. She has also served on the SAC Subcommittee... Read More →
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Sarah Norris

Digital Initiatiaves Coordinator, UCF Libraries
Sarah Norris is Digital Initiatives Coordinator at the University of Central Florida Libraries. In this role, she leads the Libraries’ Digital Initiatives unit in digitization and the management of STARS, UCF's Institutional Repository. She has presented at local, state, national... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Suwannee 1

1:00pm EDT

From Vibe to Variable: Driving Rapid Prototyping and Sophisticated Tool Development in the AI Studio
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
This session explores how an integrated AI Studio serves as a high-velocity engine to drive the prototyping of sophisticated digital tools, allowing academic leaders to move from conceptual “vibes” to functional architectures in record time. While AI accelerates early generation, the session emphasizes that Vibe Coding still requires technical rigor and a full-stack mindset. Attendees will see how natural language intent, rapid iteration, and disciplined design can advance curriculum innovation, competency mapping, assessment generation, Competency-Based Education, and Prior Learning Assessment, shortening the path from strategic idea to digital reality.
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Rebecca McNulty

Instructional Designer, Center for Distributed Learning

Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Lafayette 3

1:00pm EDT

Ditching Detectors: Promoting Trust with AI in the Classroom
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Join us we explore strategies to promote trust and integrity in the AI-enhanced classroom. This session challenges the reliance on AI detectors, advocating for incorporating practices that promote critical thinking and equitable learning. Discover how to design meaningful assignments that drop the detectors and foster AI literacy in your classroom.
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Stephanie Korslund

University of Cincinnati
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Escambia

1:00pm EDT

What if Everyone Could Build AI Applications? Vibe Coding Across Disciplines and Backgrounds (#K-12Educators, #CollegeInstructors, #Nocodetools)
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Building applications without programming expertise or tech background can be challenging, but no/low-code tools now enable anyone to create AI-powered solutions and bring their ideas to life. Our hands on workshop will introduce educators from a variety of different backgrounds to vibe coding tools. Lovable.dev, and Google AI Studio, as no-code platforms that enable AI application development using natural language prompts. Participants can develop any creative applications of their choice or relevant to their disciplines. By engaging in this process, participants will explore how AI can enhance creativity, design thinking, and entrepreneurial mindset among themselves and their students.
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Md Ulfat Tahsin

Graduate Research Associate, The Ohio State University
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Coastal 7
  AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 60-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Dr. Benjamin Ahn, The Ohio State University 

1:00pm EDT

Stop Policing AI. Start Designing It.
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Most classrooms already function as AI systems—rules, feedback loops, incentives, and automation only poorly designed. This poster challenges the dominant academic narrative of AI as a tool to be monitored or banned and instead presents AI as a teaching system faculty must intentionally design. Through a bold visual “Agent Blueprint,” participants will see how syllabi, assessments, policies, and accessibility choices quietly shape AI behavior in their courses. The poster reframes academic integrity, ethics, and pedagogy as design problems, not enforcement problems—offering a new, uncomfortable, and empowering way to think about teaching with AI.#DesignNotDetection #AIAsSystem #AcademicReckoning
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Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Escambia

1:00pm EDT

Grade the Human, Not the Homework: Assessing Understanding Instead of the Artifact
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
AI can write our students' essays. It can solve their problem sets, answer their discussion posts, and pass a rubric with flying colors. So, what exactly are we grading?

This session makes the case for a radical shift: stop assessing the assignment and start assessing the student.  More specifically, let's start assessing student understanding of the work they submitted, instead of grading the work itself.  We'll discuss a cross-disciplinary toolkit for scalable, AI-resistant evaluation that reveals whether learning actually happened, regardless of how the work got done. With this framework, we can shift from "did AI write this?" to "what did my student learn?"

The presenter is recording this session for her professional portfolio. Participants will not be filmed during the session, though cameras may occasionally capture the back of the audience's heads from the rear of the room. This recording is not for commercial use or conference distribution.
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Ashley Evans

Professor, Software Development and Cloud Computing, Valencia College
I help colleges and universities navigate the complex, shifting landscape of AI. My focus is on helping faculty respond to the technology's full impact, from students using generative AI to draft an essay, to AI agents that can autonomously complete an entire project. As a consultant... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Coastal 6

1:00pm EDT

Crafting the Message: AI as a Collaborator in Scientific Presentations
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
This talk demonstrates how AI tools can enhance students’ scientific communication skills through guided collaboration. In a scientific communication course, students use AI to ideate, draft, and refine presentations—improving clarity, design, and confidence. Beyond introducing technology, this approach teaches students to engage critically and responsibly with AI, refining prompts, evaluating outputs, and collaborating thoughtfully. The session shares lessons learned from a pilot project, examples of student progress, and practical strategies educators can immediately apply to amplify student voice, creativity, and engagement across disciplines—without compromising academic integrity. #AI-in-Pedagogy #Scientific-Communication #AI-Literacy
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Adani Pujada Alcala

Lecturer, Georgia State University | Institute for Biomedical Sciences
I'm a biologist and life science educator at Georgia State University. My work sits at the intersection of scientific communication, AI-integrated pedagogy, and making STEM more equitable and accessible. I teach across graduate and undergraduate levels and spend a lot of time thinking... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Escambia

1:00pm EDT

(CANCELLED) Building a Faculty AI Readiness Framework: Evidence from Netnography and Interdisciplinary Dialogs
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Faculty readiness to teach with AI is shaped by both individual perceptions and institutional conditions. Using netnography and round-table discussions, this two-stage qualitative study captured how faculty and administrators articulate opportunities, concerns, and constraints surrounding AI use in teaching. Findings highlights shared tensions around ethics, assessment practices, and support structures. The study illustrates how these qualitative insights were synthesized to inform a socio-technical Faculty AI Readiness framework that serves as the foundation for subsequent scale development and empirical testing.
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Ahmet Hacikara

Asst. Professor, University of South Alabama
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Escambia
  Institutional Strategy and Leadership, Digital Poster
  • Co-Author(s) Youcheng Wang, University of Central Florida

1:20pm EDT

Beyond the Panic: Helping Students Use AI Thoughtfully in Research and Writing
Friday June 12, 2026 1:20pm - 1:30pm EDT
Discover a practical framework for integrating AI into research-intensive writing assignments. This session shares concrete strategies from a capstone course where students produce 20-25 page papers. Learn how to scaffold AI use across the research and writing process—from topic selection and source discovery to bibliography formatting, outlining, and editing. Attendees will leave with sample prompts, classroom activities, and clear guidance on AI's strengths and limitations that you can adapt for any discipline requiring deep research and analytical writing. #AI-pedagogy #scaffolding-AI-use #practical-AI
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Christy Snider

Associate Professor of History, Berry College
Friday June 12, 2026 1:20pm - 1:30pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

1:40pm EDT

The Alternative Examiner: AI-Assisted Socratic Assessment for Personalized Learning at Scale
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 1:50pm EDT
Traditional examinations, especially in a remote format, are susceptible to cheating. Instructors are increasingly returning to classical methods of assessment in response. The Alternative Examiner leverages AI to conduct individualized Socratic dialogues that can assess student reasoning, adaptability, and ethical judgment. Students are engaged in authentic, deep assessment while academic integrity is maintained via graduated consequence systems. This presentation explores the pedagogical design, ethical guardrails, and practical implementation of AI-mediated assessment that transforms evaluation from standardized testing into personalized learning pathways – at scale – preparing students for a world where human-AI collaboration is essential.
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Joy Osipchuk

Lipscomb University
I’m a recent graduate student (M.S. Applied AI) with optimistic ideas of incorporating AI in education. Pedagogy has become a newfound passion of mine and I’m excited to learn and discuss futuristic ideas here at this conference. I’m easy to get along with so feel free to reach... Read More →
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Matt Vergne

Professor of chemistry, Lipscomb University

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John D. Smith

Chair and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Lipscomb University
I'm a scientist, lawyer (IP), educator, and writer. I'm very interested in the potential of AI to deliver on personalized or individualized education, enabling all students - even the ones that don't often succeed in our "one size fits most" system - to thrive. I think the most important... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 1:50pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

1:40pm EDT

From Detecting to Mentoring: Teaching for Trust and Learning in the Age of AI
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
False accusations of cheating based on unreliable AI-detection tools can erode trust, undermining constructive faculty-student relationships. Caution regarding GenAI’s impact on learning integrity is warranted, but a policing mindset contributes to student anxiety and negates the emotional dimensions of learning. Drawing on student experiences that highlight faculty’s central role in shaping students’ AI-adoption, this session proposes a mentoring mindset as a human-centric approach to academic integrity. Mentoring shifts the cat-and-mouse dynamic. Faculty become guides through intentional learning frameworks that invite honest discussion. Participants will examine opportunities and pedagogical challenges of a mentoring-mindset and crowdsource interdisciplinary-practices that position faculty as approachable mentors.  #mentor #intentional-AI #human-centric-AI
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Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Desoto 4
  AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Megan Alstot, Baylor University

1:40pm EDT

From Idea to Infrastructure: Building the COBALT Initiative for Sustainable, Faculty-Centered AI Integration
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
This session examines the creation and implementation of the COBALT (College of Business + AI for Learning and Technology) Initiative, a faculty-centered approach to integrating AI into teaching and learning at scale. Rather than focusing on tools alone, COBALT was designed as an institutional framework supporting experimentation, shared language, and pedagogical alignment across disciplines. The session will explore how the initiative was developed, how faculty engagement was cultivated, early victories achieved, and critical lessons learned along the way. Emphasis will be placed on practical decisions, missteps, and strategies that other institutions can adapt to their own contexts. #FacultyLedAI #InstitutionalDesign #TeachingWithAI
Speakers
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Amanda Main

Chief Innovation Officer, Assurance of Learning Coordinator, Lecturer, The University of Central Florida, College of Business, Management Department
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Sean Robb

The University of Central Florida, College of Business, Dean's Office
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Suwannee 3

1:40pm EDT

Guiding AI Integration: Leadership Lessons from the Front Lines
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
As artificial intelligence transforms higher education, community colleges face the dual challenge of innovation and inclusion. This interactive forum explores how Middlesex Community College (Massachusetts) developed a comprehensive plan for AI integration across teaching, learning, and operations. Assistant Dean for AI Integration Peter Shea will share lessons learned from his first year leading institutional efforts—balancing experimentation with governance, aligning AI literacy across departments, and building faculty trust through training and ethical frameworks. Participants will discuss common barriers, exchange institutional strategies, and co-develop actionable approaches to managing AI adoption within their own colleges. The forum emphasizes practical leadership models, cross-campus collaboration, and strategies for fostering a culture of responsible innovation. (#AI Integration, #change management)
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Peter Shea

Assistant Dean for AI Integration, Middlesex Community College (MA)
Being a full-time AI Integration Officer
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Coastal 10

1:40pm EDT

Designing Equity with AI: Scaffolding, Offloading, and Translation for Students with Learning and Attention Differences
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
This session positions AI tools as an essential mechanism for supporting students with learning and attention differences, grounded in theories from Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development to distributed cognition. It distinguishes cognitive barriers arising from peripheral demands from those related to conceptual understanding. Drawing on scaffolding, cognitive offloading, and translation, the session argues for equity through intentional task design rather than individual exception. It concludes by examining the pedagogical trade-offs between AI-supported cognition and the pursuit of tool-independent mastery.
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Oksana Hagerty

Dean of Student Success, Beacon College
Support for neurodivergent learners; distributed cognition
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Lafayette 5

1:40pm EDT

Partnering with a Third Party to Leverage AI
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Over the past two years, our Providence College office has build a close relationship with colleagues at Rolai.  Rolai’s platform provides a secure environment for our faculty to use a variety of generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and more.  As faculty and staff use their secure platform, they build an internal knowledge base, which prevents important data from being shared outside of college-licensed tools.  Our office has partnered with our Information Technology department, to create an internal workflow to assign licenses. We have also created external relationship with Rolai, so our faculty are supported by specialists with more Generative AI expertise and experience than our internal team.  This presentation will discuss the positives and negatives of the relationship and the challanges of supporting faculty through an invigorating, yet disruptive time.  
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Julie Cicilline

Director Office of Teaching & Learning Tech, Providence College
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Desoto 3

1:40pm EDT

Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI with Adobe
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT

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Todd Taylor

Pedagogical Evangelist, Adobe
Dr. Todd Taylor is an award winning teacher and distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, although he currently works full time for Adobe as a Pedagogical Evangelist.
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Chris Lutz

Sr. Account Executive, Adobe
Sponsors
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Adobe

Adobe

Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Suwannee 4

1:40pm EDT

Building AI Literacy in Schools: A Hands-On AI and Computer Science Lab Workshop
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
This workshop introduces district leaders, school administrators, and K–12 STEM educators to hands-on computer science labs designed to build AI literacy and promote accessible technology practices. Participants will explore ADA-accessible labs from the accessible learning labs initiative, covering topics such as designing software for ADA compliance, as well as ethical considerations in AI, algorithmic bias, and cybersecurity. Through interactive modules, media, and quizzes, attendees will gain practical insights into accessibility and responsible AI development, empowering them to integrate these concepts into STEM curricula and create future-ready, K-12 students for the growing AI workforce sector.
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Christopher Randles

University of Central Florida
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Laxima Niure Kandel

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
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Heather Mullins

Daytona State College
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Desoto 2
  Ethics/ Policy/ and Governance, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Daniel Krutz (University of Florida), Farzana Rahman (Syracuse University)

1:40pm EDT

Engaging Today's Students with Tomorrow's Teaching
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Adopting AI for productivity and operational efficiency makes sense, but neither of those address the core mission of higher education: engaged student learning. SchoolAI helps higher ed faculty engage today's students with active learning Spaces and LMS-informed virtual TAs, both in-class and online. We’ll showcase our new Canvas Informed Spaces that draw on course content and let you place a SchoolAI TA directly in the course navigation. We'll center on real examples of how college and university faculty are using AI to improve, not shortcut learning.

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Dee Bohne

SchoolAI
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Lafayette 2

1:40pm EDT

Weekly Prompts Instead of Weekly Readings
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Students learn most effectively through active engagement rather than passive consumption of static materials. This talk examines replacing traditional weekly textbook readings with interactive, chatbot-driven prompts that adapt to individual student understanding, encourage inquiry, and reinforce conceptual reasoning. By shifting learning from one-way information transfer to guided technical dialogue, instructors can create and manage feedback-driven learning environments that better support how engineering students explore, test, and internalize complex systems. This talk will present a demo of the tool currently in use at Kennesaw State University.
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Billy Kihei

Research Associate Professor, Kennesaw State University
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Coastal 8

1:40pm EDT

From Mission to Action: Developing Values-Based AI Governance
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
When institutions ground AI policy development and governance decision in their mission and values, the results are energizing and transformative. This session equips you to guide your institution through a values-based approach to AI integration and governance. Through guided questions and a structured framework, you can engage faculty, staff, and leadership in a collaborative governance process that results in authentic, contextually appropriate AI integration. Examples will be shared showing how this approach helps develop policies that faculty and students embrace because they reflect the community’s core values. #AI-policy #shared-governance
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Charlena Miller

Assistant Professor of Management, Doane University
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Desoto 5

1:40pm EDT

Redesigning Teacher Preparation for the AI Era: A Course Model for Technology Integration
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
As generative AI reshapes education, teacher preparation programs must equip candidates to integrate technology ethically and effectively. This session presents the design of a new undergraduate course, Integrating Educational Technology and AI for Effective Teaching Practice, developed for pre-service teachers in their final preparation phase. Grounded in national standards and the ASSURE model, the course emphasizes AI literacy, applied practice, and ethical reflection. The presentation details the design process, key assignments, and collaboration strategies. Attendees will gain an adaptable structure for building tech-rich, practice-based courses, and a preview of a graduate-level companion course focused on cognitive approaches to AI in education.
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Elizabeth Aguila

Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Suwannee 2

1:40pm EDT

The Disclosure Dilemma: Navigating AI Transparency in Course Materials
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Should educators tell students if they’re using AI for course materials? Drawing from empirical research on AI disclosure and source credibility (Powers, Johnson & Killian, 2023), this session examines how transparency about AI-assisted course development impacts instructor credibility and student trust. Research findings in the aforementioned study reveal disclosure reduces perceived trustworthiness, suggesting tension between transparency and pedagogical effectiveness. Participants will explore when, how, and whether to disclose AI use in their own teaching materials. #AIethics #facultydevelopment #transparency
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Dr. Greig Powers

Faculty, Full Sail University
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Lafayette 4

1:40pm EDT

Scaling Course Improvement without Losing Instructional Judgment
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
AI can do a lot of the heavy lifting in course improvement—but what happens when efficiency starts eroding the nuance that makes teaching effective? This session uses a real-world case study of 17 social work learning materials to explore the tension between scaling instructional design work with AI and preserving the human judgment that gives courses their integrity. Through a brief before-and-after example and structured discussion, participants will wrestle with questions that don't have easy answers: What must stay fully human? How do we keep AI from standardizing the complexity out of courses? Leave with one concrete guardrail and a framework for thinking more critically about where AI belongs—and where it doesn't—in course improvement work.
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Jessica Greil-Burkhart

Assistant Teaching Professor, Florida State University
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Ose Ndebbio

Lead Learning Experience Designer, Florida State University
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Suwannee 1

1:40pm EDT

Empowering Educators and Librarians: Pedagogical Strategies for Teaching Verifiable RAG-Evidence Synthesis
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
This presentation outlines instructional sessions tailored to train medical librarians, graduate medical students, and teachers in the combined use of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows to support the synthesis of verifiable evidence. Presenters will share structured demonstrations and prompt engineering techniques designed to teach the effective use of two distinct platforms:• Copilot: Generate efficient search strategies, integrating MeSH terms, the PICO framework, and Boolean operators.• NotebookLM:  Integrating JBI‑PRISMA scoping review steps to support transparent, framework‑aligned synthesis.Participants will leave with adaptable retrieval-aware prompt templates and AI‑enhanced synthesis strategies for their teaching and reference services.
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Howard Rodriguez-Mori

Associate Professor, Texas Tech University
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Desoto 1

1:40pm EDT

The Online Educator's AI Playbook
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Ready to put AI to work in your online courses, without the guesswork? This session covers practical strategies for integrating generative AI across four key areas: developing AI policies that actually work, designing assessments that account for AI use, creating engaging online discussions that promote critical thinking, and streamlining the creation of instructional materials. You'll see real examples from two different courses and walk away with concrete techniques you can implement immediately. Whether you're just AI-curious or ready to transform your course design, no tech expertise required. Just bring your questions!
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Wilson Rojas

Assistant Director, Emerging & Innovative Technologies, University of Northern Iowa
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Lafayette 3

1:40pm EDT

Actionable AI Integration for First‑Year Writing Courses
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
This session shares practical, classroom‑tested strategies for integrating AI into first‑year writing while maintaining a strong focus on student voice, clarity, and critical awareness. Drawing on an assignment sequence where students compare their writing to AI‑generated versions, the presentation offers concrete methods for teaching conciseness, analyzing rhetorical choices, and guiding students toward responsible, “acceptable” AI use. Attendees will leave with adaptable assignment models, reflection prompts, and implementation tips they can bring directly into their own composition courses.
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Margaret (Peg) Aubin

AI Integration Specialist, Southern New Hampshire University
Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm EDT
Lafayette 1

2:00pm EDT

Smart Support: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Personalize Remediation and Advance Student Success
Friday June 12, 2026 2:00pm - 2:10pm EDT
This presentation examines how artificial intelligence can transform remediation into a more targeted, equitable, and data-driven process. Using graduate exam results, AI tools were applied to identify learning gaps, generate individualized study plans, and monitor progress. Student outcomes improved significantly, with an average 38 percent increase overall and a 50 percent increase from baseline (pre-predictor) to the second attempt. Faculty experience greater efficiency and consistency in developing plans. Attendees will learn practical and ethical ways to integrate AI into assessment and curriculum design to strengthen student success and streamline academic support across disciplines.#artificial-intelligence #student-success #data-driven-education
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Janet Huxley

St. Thomas University
Friday June 12, 2026 2:00pm - 2:10pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

2:20pm EDT

The AI Gap in Our Classrooms—and the Librarian Partner You’re Overlooking
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:30pm EDT
Students arrive with wildly different levels of AI confidence, and faculty often feel pressure to bridge that gap alone. In this 10‑minute talk, we’ll explore how partnering with academic librarians can transform student research. Librarians coach learners through AI‑enhanced databases, complex search strategies, literature‑gap discovery, and research‑question development. This session highlights quick, high‑impact ways faculty can integrate librarian expertise to boost student outcomes, reduce inequities in AI literacy, and strengthen research instruction across disciplines. Attendees leave with practical, scalable ideas they can implement immediately.Keywords: AI literacy, librarian collaboration, AI research skills
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Rachel Cooke

University Librarian for Education & the Arts, Florida Gulf Coast University
Rachel Cooke is the Education and Arts Librarian at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:30pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

2:20pm EDT

Inside AI-Enhanced Courses: Intentional Criteria for Practical Gen-AI Integration
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
In 2025, USF Innovative Education Digital Learning, in partnership with University leadership and faculty, launched an AI-Augmented Course Pilot exploring how generative AI can be intentionally and responsibly integrated into course design to enhance learning and give students practical experience that supports future academic and professional readiness. Six criteria served as a framework to guide participating faculty in imbuing purposeful AI integration into courses. The session showcases the criteria, real examples of how they were met in 11 AI-augmented courses, and data-driven insights from stakeholders on the benefits and challenges of implementing meaningful, pedagogically sound AI integration across disciplines.
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Desiree Henderson

Learning Design Project Manager, University of South Florida


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Alexandra Ward

Learning Design Project Manager, University of South Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Lafayette 2

2:20pm EDT

From Barriers to Bridges: Using AI and Universal Design for Learning as Partners for Change
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Education thrives when every learner can access and engage with content. This session will showcase how AI, paired with Universal Design for Learning (UDL), can transform accessibility from a challenge into an opportunity. We’ll explore practical applications—from generating alternative text for images to creating adaptive supports for a wide range of learners. Participants will leave with actionable strategies to harness AI as a powerful ally in designing inclusive, flexible learning environments that meet the needs of all learners.
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Alex Mason

Assistive Technology Specialist, Purdue University
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Jenny Monarch McGuire

Educational Technology Consultant, Purdue University
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Desoto 3

2:20pm EDT

Learning 3.0: From "Guide on the Side" to "Shaper on the Path", Prototyping AI-Enabled Adaptive Learning at Scale
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
What if we redesigned learning architecture rather than automating existing models? The University of Illinois Gies College Business prototypes "Learning 3.0" where faculty define outcomes and standards while AI personalizes pathways to shared competencies. See AI avatars and dynamic content in action. Learn how to preserve human judgment where it matters while achieving personalization at scale; increasing rigor, relevance, and efficiency simultaneously. Leave with practical artifacts for piloting adaptive learning in your context. #AdaptiveLearning #HumanAI-Collaboration #PersonalizationAtScale
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Adam King

Director of Innovation & Transformation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business
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Julia Sabin

Manager of Academic Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Julia Sabin is Senior Associate Manager of Academic Innovation at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She leads pilots of emerging educational technologies, including AI-assisted grading and feedback systems, learning analytics, and scalable instructional... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Desoto 4

2:20pm EDT

AI for Nonprofits: Designing AI Education That Transfers Across Disciplines
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
How do we teach AI in a way that is rigorous, relevant, and grounded in our disciplinary context? This session examines how the AI for Nonprofits Course Framework from the Applied AI Innovation Initiative can be adapted by faculty across different fields. The course is structured to begin with transferable foundations such as generative AI models, tokenization, AI terminology, security, accountability, ethics, AI tools, automation, and chatbots, before moving into discipline specific applications within the nonprofit sector through modules on grant writing, the evaluation cycle, and other nonprofit topics. This structure puts into perspective how AI instruction can be adapted to support thoughtful implementation across academic fields.  #DisciplineSpecificAI #AIinAction #LearningwithAI
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Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Suwannee 4

2:20pm EDT

AI Hallucinations, Academic Integrity, and Learning-Centered Design
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
As generative AI becomes embedded in higher education, AI hallucinations—plausible but unsupported outputs—pose a growing threat to academic integrity and student learning. This session examines how hallucinations manifest in academic work and why higher education is uniquely vulnerable to fluent but inaccurate AI-generated content. Emphasizing prevention over surveillance, the presentation explores strategies for grounding AI use in verified sources, requiring transparent uncertainty and citation practices, and maintaining human oversight in academic workflows. The session concludes by reframing academic integrity for AI-rich environments, arguing that the goal is not an AI-free classroom but a learning-centered one grounded in accuracy, verification, and intellectual responsibility.
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Robert Mott

Communication Department Chair, Online, Liberty University
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Mary Myers

Assistant Professor, DSC Program Director, Regent University
I am full-time faculty at Regent University and work primarily in Regent University’s Doctor of Strategic Communication (DSC) program. The DSC degree program is a one-of-a-kind, applied doctoral degree program, like a JD or MD. It incorporates real-world, real-life applications... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Suwannee 3

2:20pm EDT

Responsible Intelligence: Guiding Ethical AI Use on Campus
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Higher education is navigating evolving discussions about the responsible use of AI. Formal adoption often requires multi-level policy action. Academia must keep pace with the integration of AI, including ethical and responsible use. In this session, we’ll discuss AI policy development, AI-inclusive practices being explored and implemented, and teaching students ethical and responsible AI use. We’ll also provide participants with frameworks and comparative models for constructive campus dialogue. Participants will analyze scenarios, adapt language for their intended use, and identify steps to guide students in the ethical use of AI across campus. This session is appropriate for all conference participants.Keywords: ethics, policy, responsible use
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John Sherlock

Professor, Western Carolina University
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Desoto 2

2:20pm EDT

AI at EBSCO: Our Approach and Impact
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Discussion about the state of AI at EBSCO and its impacts on areas of academic study.  
Topics include:
  • Core tenants that drive AI development at EBSCO
  • Real-world impacts of AI features on library engagement
  • What’s next on EBSCO’s roadmap

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Michael Napoleone

VP, Product Management, EBSCO
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EBSCO

EBSCO

Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Desoto 5

2:20pm EDT

Talk Back to the Machine: Reclaiming Discussion in the AI Era
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
As AI-generated responses become increasingly more robust, many traditional discussion prompts no longer elicit authentic student thinking. This session explores how video-based discussions can foster Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) and increase engagement while reducing cognitive offloading in online learning. Participants will learn to design AI-resistant, student-centered prompts that promote connection, motivation, and genuine engagement. Through a live demonstration and a redesign activity, attendees will see how asynchronous video and structured peer interaction create meaningful learning opportunities for faculty and students. The presenters will share how these tools enhance participation and belonging in the online classroom and in professional development.
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Jessica Slisher

Professor, FSW Florida Southwestern State College
https://www.flacademyofsciences.org/council-members/
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Heather Olson

Director, Online Teaching and Learning Experience, Florida Southwestern State College

Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Coastal 9

2:20pm EDT

Teaching for Tomorrow: Futures Thinking and AI Literacy for Community College Classrooms
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
This practice session demonstrates how futures thinking and generative AI can be integrated into community college classrooms to strengthen adaptability, resilience, and creativity. Developed collaboratively by the Business Innovation & Technology Center and Learning Resources at Miami Dade College, the initiative includes faculty workshops, student-focused experiences such as the “Career Lab powered by AI,” and interdisciplinary presentations on the future of arts, libraries, and life sciences. In this session, participants will engage in hands-on activities and AI-assisted exercises that can be embedded into existing courses without full redesign, leaving with practical tools grounded in futures pedagogy.
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Yhosemar Mendez Sanchez

Innovation Manager / Futurist, Miami Dade College
Yhosemar Mendez is a futurist and innovation strategist passionate about exploring how emerging technologies—especially AI—shape the future of business and education. With a multidisciplinary background in chemical engineering, food innovation, and data analytics, she brings both... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Lafayette 5

2:20pm EDT

KEEP SHINING: Staying Human While Teaching with AI
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Many educators are experimenting with AI in their teaching while still trying to understand what is helping, what is not, and why. This session introduces KEEP SHINING, a human-centered framework for making sense of teaching with AI. Using concrete examples from digital media, video, and social media assignments, participants will examine what has supported learning and connection, and what has not. The session helps educators refine existing practices or begin with greater clarity and confidence. This interactive session invites participants to reflect on their experiences with AI and leave with a concrete takeaway to support more human-centered teaching.#HumanCenteredAI #DigitalMedia
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Dr. Nancy Richmond

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Business, FIU
I’m Dr. Nancy Richmond, professor, speaker, and author of KEEP SHINING: Rediscovering Purpose and Connection in a Digital World.🌐 I work with leaders and teams who want to use AI and digital media without losing their humanity in the process. My work sits at the intersection... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Desoto 1

2:20pm EDT

The AI That Refuses to Do Your Homework: Designing Chatbots That Actually Teach Instead of Cheat
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Can we build an AI tutor structurally incapable of academic dishonesty? While many focus on detection, this session offers a proactive alternative: The General, from The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina. Drawing on nearly two decades of teaching, this calculus agent uses a Strategic Socratic Method that refuses to give solutions. It offers one‑step guidance, requires students to explain their reasoning, and flags misconceptions without resolving them. Introduced transparently, it shifts students from answer‑seeking to genuine explanation, mirroring effective one‑on‑one tutoring. Attendees will see interaction examples and explore how this replicable framework supports critical thinking across disciplines.#AcademicIntegrity #PromptEngineering
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Jeffrey Lyons

Associate Professor of Mathematics, The Citadel
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Lafayette 4

2:20pm EDT

From Prompts to Platforms: Creating Your Own AI Tools That Fit Your Context
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Commercial AI tools rarely fit our exact teaching context. But you don't need programming skills to build your own tools. This session maps the whole spectrum, from free, no-code options like custom GPTs and Gemini Gems, through locally-run web applications, to fully hosted platforms. I'll share real examples from my experience as a faculty member and CTL leader: tools for student study support, a writing tutor, Canvas integrations, and a flipped classroom social learning platform. Participants at any comfort level will leave ready to move from AI consumer to AI creator, starting exactly where you are.#BuildYourOwnAI  #ConsumerToCreator  #PracticalAITools
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Daniel Ruelle

Director: Teaching and Learning Excellence, VinUniversity
I am the director of Teaching and Learning and also a faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences, teaching communication subjects. I teach in Team-Based Learning (TBL) and of course have been experimenting with AI in teaching and learning, like all of us. If you ever come to Hanoi... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Lafayette 1

2:20pm EDT

Good Answers, Bad Alignment? Evaluating Fidelity of GenAI Output
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
As generative AI (GenAI) tools move from experimentation to everyday use, higher education lacks practical methods for testing whether prompts perform reliably across consistent examples. This session presents a replicable prompt evaluation process using controlled multi-case testing, human rubric-based review, and revision cycles. Participants will examine ways to evaluate a GenAI prompt across varied scenarios, identify failure indicators, and iteratively refine performance by prioritizing human expertise. Together, these strategies build a practical model for evaluating GenAI integration into instructional and institutional workflows. #AI-evaluation #human-in-the-loop #prompt-fidelity 
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Wendy Howard

Director, Digital Learning Innovation, University of Central Florida
As program director of UCF’s iLab, Dr. Howard’s primary focus is to strategically align, promote, and provide project management support for initiatives that contribute to the lab’s mission to serve as an incubator for the next generation of digital learning by supporting faculty... Read More →
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Rebecca McNulty

Instructional Designer, Center for Distributed Learning

Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Lafayette 3

2:20pm EDT

Vibe Coding for the Liberal Arts: From AI Literacy to Future-Ready Careers
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
While Generative AI is transforming the workforce, Humanities students often lack technical portfolios to prove relevance in a tech-centric economy. This session presents a tri-divisional model—Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab, Fairfield Meditz Career and Professional Development, and University Advancement—using “Vibe Coding” (natural language programming) to expand career pathways. Career Development translates workforce demands into training competencies, and students learn to manage AI agents to build functional prototypes without traditional coding, thus becoming AI-literate innovators. The training concludes with a vibe coding competition with alumni as mentors, judges, and speakers, strengthening advancement through innovation-focused engagement.
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Tommy Xie

Director, Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab, Fairfield University
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Coastal 10

2:20pm EDT

Applications and Reflections From an AI Unit Plan Assignment in a Fall 2025 Teacher Education Course
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
In this session, I share an assignment from my media literacy teaching methods course that positions generative AI as a starting point, rather than a shortcut, for instructional design. I show how my pre-service teachers used AI to generate unit plans, then revised, curated, and personalized those plans to align with standards, teacher-produced Essential Questions, and student-centered texts. Using student reflections and sample artifacts, this session offers a practical generate, adapt, curate framework for helping novice instructors use AI to reduce cognitive load while preserving pedagogical expertise and creativity.
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Christy Goldsmith

Associate Director, Campus Writing Program, University of Missouri

Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Suwannee 1

2:20pm EDT

Responsible Use of Generative AI in Peer Review: Where Do We Draw the Line?
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
As generative AI becomes embedded in academic workflows, faculty are increasingly experimenting with its use in peer review and often without clear or consistent guidance. Publisher policies vary widely, raising an important question for higher education: what role, if any, should AI play in peer review? Drawing on experience reviewing qualitative research, this session examines ethical, practical, and scholarly considerations, including confidentiality, trust, and reviewer accountability. Participants will explore responsible uses, common pitfalls, and leave with guiding questions to support transparent, ethical, and effective AI-assisted peer review practices.
Speakers
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Martha Snyder

Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Marti Snyder is the Director of Faculty Professional Development at Nova Southeastern University's Learning and Educational Center and a professor in the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. With over 15 years of experience in corporate learning... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Suwannee 2

2:20pm EDT

AI Playground
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Stop by and join us for demos on various AI tools! These demos do not include advanced techniques but serve as a tool comparison and provide insights into functionalities using quick examples. Bring your questions, and we'll do our best to provide answers and demonstrations. The stations and presenters are below:

ChatGPT
Dylan Yonts, University of Central Florida

NotebookLM
Emanuel Cortes Lugo, University of Central Florida

Copilot
Anastasia Bojanowski, University of Central Florida

Claude Code
Mariya Gluzman, CUNY Brooklyn College

Gemini
David Ecker, Stony Brook University
Speakers
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David Ecker

AI Educator, Stony Brook University
I have been in technology for 30 years.
I teach in the Business School at Stony Brook and Old Westbury.

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Mariya Gluzman

Instructional Designer & Lecturer, CUNY Brooklyn College
Mariya is a seasoned educator, innovator, and mentor. She serves as an Instructional Designer in Academic IT at the Brooklyn College (CUNY) Library, where she supports faculty, staff, and students in LMS use, digital pedagogy, and course design. She also leads professional development initiatives focused on teaching, working, and learning with AI. Drawing on over two decades of experience as a Philosophy instructor... Read More →
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Emanuel Cortes Lugo

University of Central Florida

Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Escambia

2:20pm EDT

AI Coding for Everyone: An Introduction to Teaching with Coding Agents
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
New AI coding agents like Claude Code are lowering the barrier to programming. This interactive workshop will survey approaches to coding across disciplines, including current agentic tools and strategies for incorporating them into classes beyond computer science, drawing on lessons from our recent "AI Coding for Everyone" class. Attendees will practice the key methodology of specs-driven development, which uses critical thinking, writing, and human-centered design to drive the programming process rather than traditional line-by-line coding. We'll discuss how agentic coding can complement the humanities and social sciences and strengthen the value proposition of a liberal education.
Speakers
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Dan Myers

Rollins College
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Coastal 8

2:20pm EDT

Break Your Own Assignments: Stress Testing Your Course Against AI Misuse
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
The best way to fix your assignments is to break them first. Participants will use AI and other student-accessible tools to stress test their own assessments, revealing which assignments measure learning and which measure prompt-writing skills. Faculty leave understanding their course vulnerabilities and AI's real capabilities. Participants should bring a laptop and 2-3 course assignments to work with during the session.
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Mary Ann Hughes Butts

Professor, Business Administration, College of Southern Nevada
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Ayla Koch

Math Professor, College of Southern Nevada
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Coastal 7

2:20pm EDT

Designing Writing Assignments in the Age of AI: Practical Strategies for Faculty and Students
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
As generative AI tools become commonplace, faculty face new challenges in designing writing assignments that support learning while maintaining academic integrity. This poster shares a practical, faculty-centered framework for adapting existing writing assignments to explicitly incorporate AI as a collaborative tool rather than treating it solely as a threat. Drawing on classroom experience and faculty development work, the poster highlights common student challenges, models transparent AI use, and offers concrete strategies for assignment design that emphasize process, accountability, and growth. The focus is on transferable practices applicable across disciplines.
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Lee Markowitz

Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology, La Roche University
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Escambia Hallway

2:20pm EDT

Designing an AI Chatbot–Agent from Scratch to Teach Personal Branding
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
This research presentation describes the design and development of an AI chatbot–agent built from scratch to support teaching and learning in personal branding and career readiness. The system uses a real job posting provided by the user to analyze and evaluate key professional assets, including the elevator pitch, résumé, and LinkedIn profile.The chatbot–agent assigns structured scores to each component based on job-specific criteria and provides targeted feedback to help users iteratively improve their alignment with the role. Beyond enhancing personal branding outcomes, the system is intentionally designed as a learning tool that exposes students to the principles of building AI chatbots and agents
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Carlos Valdez

UCF College of Business
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Escambia Hallway

2:20pm EDT

An AI Tutorial for Information Literacy
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
This poster outlines the development of West Virginia University Libraries’ Intro to AI tutorial, which teaches users about GenAI through an information literacy lens. Our tutorial provides a brief history of artificial intelligence and defines common AI terms and concepts. More importantly, it covers how generative AI is trained, how that training impacts its outputs, how to evaluate those outputs and common ethical issues. The tutorial includes self-check questions and a final exam to assess students’ learning. Assigning the tutorial to students before a workshop gives librarians time to focus on more complex AI and information literacy discussions and assignments.  #information_literacy #Sustainable_Instruction#libraries
Speakers
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Kelly Diamond

Head, Student Success and Instruction, West Virginia University
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Martin Dunlap

Engineering Librarian, West Virginia University
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Escambia Hallway
  AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, Print Poster |   Assessment and Academic Integrity, Print Poster
  • Co-Author(s) Derek Brown, Miranda Smith, Jeff Werst (West Virginia University)

2:20pm EDT

Feedback Fusion: AI Enabled Qualitative Feedback Analytics
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Feedback Fusion is an AI-powered learning analytics platform that helps educators analyze large volumes of open-ended student feedback at scale. Using a fine-tuned BERT model trained on authentic higher education survey data, the platform categorizes qualitative responses into actionable themes, enabling earlier detection of learning barriers and unmet needs. Grounded in learning engineering and human-in-the-loop design, Feedback Fusion transforms student voice into timely, equitable, and pedagogically meaningful insights that support continuous instructional improvement in large, hybrid, and online courses.  #learning-analytics #student-voice #ai-in-education
Speakers
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Ayushi Chakrabarty

Research Scientist I | Co-founder of Feedback Fusion Inc., Georgia Institute of Technology
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Escambia Hallway

2:20pm EDT

Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes in Genetics with Custom Chapter Chatbots and Character AI: A Controlled Comparison
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
This study evaluates targeted AI tools in BIOL 3451 (Genetics) at UNT Dallas using identical content across semesters, including lectures, textbooks, and assignments. Experimental sections used two AI interventions: chapter-specific custom chatbots to answer any questions and Character AI personas to role-play topics such as DNA replication, Mendelian inheritance, and population genetics. Control sections had no AI access. Data from over 100 students shows an average 30% increase in assignment scores among AI users. Student feedback reports improved confidence, retention, and engagement, with ethical guardrails requiring disclosure and prohibiting AI-generated submissions, demonstrating scalable, low-cost personalized tutoring.#Chatbot #AI Charchter # Teaching
Speakers
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Escambia Hallway

2:20pm EDT

Requiring Students Prove Provenance to Avoid AI Academic Misconduct Accusation
Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
A growing number of students use AI to complete assignments. Instructors should not wait until students violate AI policies to identify them for judicial review because it is a tedious, stress-filled process that results in students feeling anxiety and shame, and blaming the instructor. This presentation suggests strategies for instructors to implement AI in the classroom by requiring students to prove the provenance of their assignments. It also reviews the impact of AI on academic misconduct cases.
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Sheri Stover

Wright State University

Friday June 12, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
Coastal 6

2:40pm EDT

Designing with AI, Not Around It: A One-Day Generative AI-Assisted Course Design Studio
Friday June 12, 2026 2:40pm - 2:50pm EDT
This session shares the design and outcomes of a one-day Generative AI-Assisted Course Design Studio embedded within a Spring Pedagogical Institute. Faculty participants from diverse disciplines used backward design principles and structured AI prompting to build a complete or near-complete course in a single day. Rather than treating AI as a shortcut, this model positions generative AI as a pedagogical partner. Participants will leave with a replicable framework, sample prompts, and lessons learned for implementing AI-supported course design at their own institutions.#AIinPedagogy #FacultyDevelopment #CourseDesign
Speakers
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Adeline "Addy" Tolliver

Associate Director - Center for Teaching Excellence, Southern Methodist University
Dr. Addy Tolliver is the Associate Director of SMU's Center for Teaching Excellence. Some of the initiatives created are: the CTE Passport, JiTTT Teaching and Technology Grants, CTE Affiliates, CTE Liaisons, Teaching Thursdays, Teaching and AI, and others. Additionally, she assists... Read More →
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Constantin Icleanu

Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, Southern Methodist University
Dr. Constantin C. Icleanu is a Senior Lecturer of Spanish and the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Southern Methodist University. He joined the Department of World Languages and Literatures in the Fall of 2017. Dr. Icleanu holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 2:40pm - 2:50pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

3:00pm EDT

(Rescheduled) Using LLMs as Adversarial Thought Partners in U.S. Higher Education
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
In higher education, our goal is to foster resilience and critical thinking, yet we often soften our feedback to avoid discouraging students. This talk explores a counter-intuitive application of Generative AI: using it not as a tutor, but as a "ruthless critic." The psychological distance that makes students more receptive to AI feedback than human critique will be examined. By implementing a systematic "Critique-Response" assignment protocol, educators can teach students to separate their ego from their ideas, turning the AI into a sparring partner that exposes flaws in logic, research, and argumentation before a human ever sees the work.
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Robert Macy

University of Wyoming

Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

3:00pm EDT

Presenter Drop-In Session: STARS Repository
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
This is an open session for presenters to ask any questions about the Teaching and Learning with AI conference repository. Presenters were previously notified about this new repository, and this session is an opportunity to learn more and ask questions about the submission process. The repository is an optional resource for presenters to share their presentation file(s) with a broader, public audience.
Speakers
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Lauren Kehoe

Head of Research Engagement, University of Central Florida
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Nicole Stahl

Project Coordinator II, UCF Pegasus Innovation Lab
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Sarah Norris

Digital Initiatiaves Coordinator, UCF Libraries
Sarah Norris is Digital Initiatives Coordinator at the University of Central Florida Libraries. In this role, she leads the Libraries’ Digital Initiatives unit in digitization and the management of STARS, UCF's Institutional Repository. She has presented at local, state, national... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Desoto 5

3:00pm EDT

What 100 Partners Taught Us: Lessons Learned from Launching BoodleBox at 100 Campuses
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
After launching BoodleBox at over 100 colleges and universities, clear patterns have emerged—what accelerates meaningful adoption, what stalls it, and what surprises everyone. This session shares candid lessons from the founder's perspective: which institutional strategies drive faculty buy-in, how students actually use AI when given structured access, why some implementations thrive while others falter, and the role of leadership in setting AI culture. We'll examine common pitfalls, unexpected wins, and the critical questions institutions should be asking now to prepare for what comes next in AI-enabled education. Come ready for an honest, forward-looking conversation.
Speakers
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France Hoang

Founder & CEO, Boodlebox
France Hoang is the Founder and CEO of BoodleBox, a collaborative AI platform selected by over 100 colleges and universities and more than 120 companies to bridge the gap between education and the workforce. A West Point graduate, Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at the U.S. Military... Read More →
Sponsors
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Boodlebox

Boodlebox

Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Desoto 4

3:00pm EDT

Wait...Microsoft Copilot Can Do That?!
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Microsoft can be fun, too! This session explores creative and often overlooked ways Microsoft Copilot can support teaching and learning without requiring a separate paid Copilot subscription. Participants will see how course content can be transformed into narrated videos, editable infographics, and engaging assets that help bring concepts to life for students. The session highlights approaches for building visual learning materials using institutionally provided Microsoft tools, keeping instructional work within secure, familiar, and supported platforms. Participants will leave with new ideas for enhancing teaching, learning, and student engagement while discovering additional capabilities that can support a variety of instructional goals.
Speakers
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Alissa Harrington

Instructional Designer and Technologist, Towson University
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Desoto 1

3:00pm EDT

Making AI Accessible: Concrete Strategies for Teaching Undergraduates in the Academic Library
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
In this presentation, two academic librarians and a student worker will share concrete ideas for introducing hesitant undergraduates to AI tools and building their confidence in ethical and appropriate use of them. Designed for a neurodiverse population, our approach emphasizes explicit, step-by-step instruction and hands-on practice to reduce anxiety and build confidence with emerging technologies. We will review workshop ideas and teaching strategies we have found beneficial for our population and also provide practical suggestions for incorporating AI into assignments. While developed for neurodiverse learners, these methods benefit all college students and are easily adaptable. Attendees will leave with ideas to incorporate at their own institutions.
Speakers
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Gretchen Dreimiller

Director of Library Resources, Beacon College
Director of Library Resources at Beacon College, a small liberal arts college in Central Florida dedicated to serving neurodiverse students.
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Emily Morgan

Assistant Director of Library Resources, Beacon College
Emily currently serves as the Assistant Director of Library Resources at Beacon College. In this role, she is dedicated to supporting faculty, students, and staff through individualized library instruction, embedded librarianship, and cross-departmental collaborations. Over the past... Read More →
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Calinda Strayhorn

Library Assistant, Beacon College
Recent Alumna and Library Assistant at Beacon College, a small liberal arts college in Central Florida dedicated to serving neurodiverse students.
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Coastal 10

3:00pm EDT

The REAL Framework: An Ethical Solution for Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Tools
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming student life, from tutoring apps to AI companions, and with it come new ethical and relational challenges. The REAL Framework (Retained, Eroded, Atrophied, Leveraged) provides a practical model for evaluating how AI affects authentic human connection. This presentation equips educators to help students discern whether AI tools preserve or erode empathy, community, and ethical growth, while also identifying ways to leverage technology for the common good. Participants will explore classroom-ready applications and discussion tools that foster discernment, digital ethics, and the responsible use of AI across multiple disciplines. #ethics #REALframework #responsibleAI
Speakers
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Martin Jones

Professor of AI, Law and Ethics, Anderson University
I am an immigrant from the United Kingdom, having moved to the US in 2007, and now hold dual British-American citizenship. I have lived in a broad spectrum of cultural contexts, including England, Germany, Dallas, Chicago and Asheville, NC. I currently enjoy living and being part... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Coastal 9

3:00pm EDT

Dinner is Served: How Faculty Development Created a “Choose-Your-Own-Assessment” Menu for AI-Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Hungry for innovation in creating an engaging faculty development course about AI? Learn how we expanded our AI course offering to have both a beginner and advanced track. For our advanced track, we created a theme of an “AI restaurant” with a menu of options so that faculty could engage with a “choose-your-own-assessment.” Faculty had leeway in creating content relevant to their own classes that they could use immediately. We'll share what worked, what surprised us, and how you can adapt this model for your own institution.
Speakers
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Shauna Maragh

Faculty Development Instructional Designer, Valencia College
Ask me about my "Spot the Bot" activity that I adapted from what I learned at a conference presentation from this very conference two years ago. The best way to reach me is [email protected]
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Jennifer Fontaine

Faculty Development Instructional Designer, Valencia College
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Kevin Colwell

Valencia College
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Desoto 2

3:00pm EDT

Teamwork Transforms: U-M's Collaborative Leap Into Generative AI
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Abstract: Teamwork Transforms: U-M's Collaborative Leap Into Generative AI Abstract: In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, how does a decentralized institution unify to support AI literacy? This session explores the University of Michigan’s collaborative journey to integrate Generative AI across its 19 schools and colleges. We will detail how cross-functional instructional support groups formed the Teaching Technology Collaborative (TTC) to develop a comprehensive ecosystem of resources, including the U-M Instructor Guide, custom AI tools like UM-GPT, and a tiered workshop series. #incorporatingAI  #TeachingandLearningwith GenAI
Speakers
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Monica Hickson

Instructional Learning Specialist- ITS Teaching and Learning, University of Michigan
AI trainer with experience in teaching workshops for the University of Michigan as well as technical trainer and educator.

Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Lafayette 2

3:00pm EDT

Roleplaying with AI Bots
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
This presentation showcases a series of AI‑driven roleplaying bots designed for an Introductory Mythology course. Each bot embodies a classic mythological trickster, engaging students in interactive dialogue that blurs the line between mischief and wisdom. Through these conversations, students investigate whether these figures are truly malicious or simply navigating their journeys with wit rather than force. The project demonstrates how AI‑supported roleplay can deepen engagement, encourage critical interpretation, and create dynamic learning experiences within the humanities.
Speakers
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Aaron Crowell

Professor, Pueblo Community College (PCC)
I’m a part‑time art professor at Pueblo Community College in Cañon City, Colorado. I hold a BFA in Graphic Design as well as an MA and MFA in Illustration. My work and teaching focus on art, creativity, and the growing intersection between AI and education.
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Lafayette 5

3:00pm EDT

AI Adventures in Introduction to Psychology
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
What does it mean to build AI fluency in an introductory college course, and where should instructors begin? This short presentation explores how AI was embedded into the course content of an introduction to psychology course. Students were also provided with a specially designed AI assistant, allowing them to practice AI use and prompt engineering while learning about bias and limitations of broader AI tools. The session invites discussion about teaching students about how AI works, when its use is appropriate, and where human judgment, reflection, and disciplinary thinking must remain central to learning.
Speakers
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Julie Grignon

Professor of Psychology, Anne Arundel Community College
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Suwannee 1

3:00pm EDT

Beyond ChatGPT: Building Communication, Judgment, and Teamwork in AI-Enabled Hospitality Strategy Courses
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
As AI becomes a routine learning tool, educators need course designs that build what remains distinctly human: judgment, communication, collaboration, and ethical decision-making. This presentation introduces a practical soft-skills framework (Intrinsic, Navigational, Connectivity, Visionary) and demonstrates a Strategic Management in Hospitality exercises where students may use AI to draft responses but must apply a “human verification” layer for empathy, risk-awareness, and integrity. Participants will leave with a rubric-ready approach to assess soft skills alongside AI-enabled work.
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Jeong Hyun Kim

University of Central Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Suwannee 4

3:00pm EDT

(RESHEDULED) Democratizing Voices: An AI-Enhanced Workflow for Multimodal Francophone OER
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
This presentation demonstrates a strategic AI-assisted workflow for developing culturally inclusive multimodal OER for language education that centers global communities beyond traditional French-centric narratives. Given persistent Internet and algorithm bias towards European French perspectives, creating truly diverse materials requires intentional intervention; "Francophone diversity" will not emerge accidentally from standard searches or AI queries. By leveraging carefully prompted AI tools for HTML-based visual content creation, contextualized audio scripts, and culturally grounded vocabulary materials, faculty can efficiently produce high-quality resources representing diverse regional voices. The session shares a replicable design process that positions AI as a collaborative tool requiring critical oversight and exxplicit AI literacy to democratize the cultures appearing in educational materials.
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Nouha Gammar

Rollins College
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Lafayette 4

3:00pm EDT

AI Bytes: Small Sessions, Big Impact
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Faculty and staff want to explore AI but often lack time to learn how on their own. AI Bytes offers a solution through short, focused workshops designed to help educators build practical AI skills for teaching and administrative tasks. Each session combines tool demonstrations, peer-reviewed strategies, and Q&As to support informed experimentation. This presentation will share the structure of the series, examples of topics and activities, and insights from results and feedback. Attendees will leave with adaptable models and actionable ideas for designing small, sustainable AI learning opportunities that create big results on their own workplaces.
Speakers
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JD Weagley

Senior Instructional Designer, Purdue University
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Jenny Monarch McGuire

Educational Technology Consultant, Purdue University
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Suwannee 2

3:00pm EDT

From Pedagogical Intent to Structured Data: An AI-Assisted Workflow for Course Revision and Redesign
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Large language models are able to identify pedagogical intent in course packages, such as Common Cartridge files, and use that intent to generate structured data that supports systematic course revision and redesign. This session demonstrates an AI-assisted workflow to import existing courses, analyze content, determine instructional function, and transform materials into new templates and adjusted session lengths before exporting revised courses back into a learning management system. By focusing on what instructional elements are designed to accomplish, this approach enables scalable redesign, visual standardization, and enhancements that support Universal Design for Learning, while preserving human instructional judgment.#AI-assisted-workflows #Course-revision-and-redesign #Instructional-design
Speakers
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Rebecca McNulty

Instructional Designer, Center for Distributed Learning

Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Lafayette 3

3:00pm EDT

Learning Together in Ambiguity: What Cross-Institutional Dialogues Reveal About Teaching with AI
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
As higher education grapples with the complexity and ambiguity of AI, there is a growing need for inclusive opportunities where individuals can make sense of its role in teaching, learning, and creative work. This session shares emerging insights from a cross-institutional dialogue series among faculty, staff, and administrators from a consortium of art and design institutions. Grounded in community-based conversations, the presentation synthesizes themes related to curriculum integration, ethics, literacy, accessibility, privacy, and practice. Participants will gain a clearer picture of shared challenges and promising approaches, along with reflective questions that support teaching and learning with AI amid ongoing ambiguity. 
Speakers
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Kari Weaver

Director, Jane B. Nord Center for Teaching and Learning, Cleveland Institute of Art
Cultivating change agents, equity in education, qualitative research
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Thomas Olson

Interim Dean of Academic Affairs, Laguna College of Art + Design
I’m Interim Dean of Academic Affairs working at the intersection of AI, art + design, and education, where the tools are outpacing our institutions. I focus on practical applications—where AI actually improves creative work, teaching, and academic systems, and where it doesn’t... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Lafayette 1

3:00pm EDT

Team Quest Bot: An Active, Engaging, and Fun Way to Assess Team Strengths
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Students in any discipline are making their way into a world filled with groups and teamwork. Aside from the productivity side of AI in the workplace, how can AI be wielded to encourage self-discovery of strengths in group dynamics? In this session, learn about the difference a bot can make with running self-assessments and creating fun teamwork profiles for students, staff, and faculty to use in their lives. #teamwork #self-discovery #botsuccess
Speakers
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Katie Wheeler

CETL Director and Assistant Professor, Pikes Peak State College
As the transfer director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Pikes Peak State College, I am excited to connect with educators and find out what best practices you are applying in your classroom! I have served in this role for over a year and am excited... Read More →
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Haley Hegeman

TPS Division Support Specialist, Pikes Peak State College
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Desoto 3

3:00pm EDT

Beyond Knowledge Transmission: Centering the Learner with Fink's Taxonomy
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
GenAI makes knowledge freely accessible, rendering knowledge transmission-focused education obsolete. To remain relevant, higher education must orient toward whole-person development where students "actively engage in creating an experience unique and worthwhile" (Watkins, 2025). But how do we design for this? This session presents a replicable process using Fink’s (2013) Taxonomy of Significant Learning—a framework for designing learning objectives that relate knowledge to the learner and includes learning domains such as application, human connection, and self-discovery. Participants will gain actionable steps for curriculum adaptation that center learner agency, ensuring programs remain relevant for college students in the age of genAI.
Speakers
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Emily Wierszewski

Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Writing Program, Seton Hill University
I am the writing program director at a liberal arts institution outside of Pittsburgh, PA. I created and run our university's AI professional development course for faculty and staff. I have a passion for mentoring faculty and creating innovative assessment practices to engage students... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Suwannee 3

3:20pm EDT

Building a Teaching Toolkit for AI Ethics
Friday June 12, 2026 3:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
In Spring 2025, Duke University Libraries and the Center for Teaching & Learning launched a project to integrate AI ethics into instruction and student learning. Our team co-created an openly accessible AI Ethics Learning Toolkit that helps instructors spark critical, student-centered conversations across disciplines. Organized around urgent questions, such as trust, bias, and mis/disinformation, the toolkit introduces ten key topics with practical learning activities. In this talk, participants will get ideas for conversation starters and hands-on activities (with “no-AI” alternatives). Participants will also consider ways in which AI ethics content can be introduced into upper-level, discipline-specific courses.
Speakers
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Hannah Rozear

Librarian for AI Learning, Biological Sciences, and Global Health, Duke University
Hello! I'm the librarian for Artificial Intelligence Learning, Biological Sciences, and Global Health at Duke University Libraries. I work with faculty, students, and staff to support responsible, creative, and effective uses of AI in teaching, learning, and research, while also providing... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom
  AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk
  • Co-Author(s) Remi Kalir, Emma Ren, Barron Brothers (Duke University)

3:40pm EDT

I Built an AI Feedback Agent So I Could Stop Repeating Myself - Designing a Course-Specific AI Feedback Agent in 10 Minutes
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 3:50pm EDT
Faculty spend hours writing the same feedback on student work often with little impact on learning. This  talk demonstrates how to design a course-specific AI feedback agent that delivers consistent, rubric-aligned, pedagogically grounded feedback while preserving academic judgment. The session shows how teaching intent, assessment criteria, and tone are translated into agent behavior in real time, without coding. Participants see a live walkthrough of the agent’s structure and leave with a reusable pattern they can adapt for writing, projects, problem-solving, or reflective assignments across disciplines.
Speakers
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 3:50pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

3:40pm EDT

Repeatable Results: Using AI to Create Consistent, High-Quality Teaching Practices
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
As educators adopt AI tools, consistency and reliability are as important as innovation. This presentation focuses on how AI can be used to produce repeatable, dependable results across core instructional tasks, including content creation, student communication, feedback, grading support, and learning analytics. Through real classroom workflows, participants will see how structured prompts, clear guardrails, and intentional human oversight allow AI to enhance efficiency while preserving pedagogical quality. Attendees will leave with strategies for making AI use predictable, transparent, and sustainable across courses and terms.
Speakers
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Brian Holbert

Professor, St Johns River State College
I am a computer Science professor who has been working with the LLMs that have come out since 2021 to leverage them as tools for education. I have moved to the next level to offer these tools to other educators through our platform at gradassist.ai
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Lafayette 3

3:40pm EDT

The AI Consultation Station: A Library Service Model to Support Campus AI Fluency
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Academic libraries are uniquely positioned to support AI literacy on campuses, guiding students, faculty, and the broader community in how to engage with this technology effectively and responsibly. The University of Oregon Libraries has developed a service desk, the AI Consultation Station, to do just that. In conjunction with other library services including workshops, individual meetings, and embedded instruction, the Consultation Station supports students and faculty where they are. We'll discuss the entire process from conception to launch, struggles and challenges, our ethos behind the project, and our future plans. (#academic-libraries #ai-fluency #campus-support)
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Joel Liesenberg

Global Studies Librarian, University of Oregon
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Abby Johnson

Psychology and Neuroscience Librarian, University of Oregon
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James Daley

University of Oregon Libraries
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Suwannee 4

3:40pm EDT

Designing AI-Resilient Assessments That Support Learning and Integrity
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
As generative AI becomes common in the workplace, coursework must evolve to prepare students for professional expectations. For many faculty, the focus has been addressing AI misuse rather than on how appropriate AI use can support learning and workforce readiness. This session reframes the challenge by showing how small, intentional changes to assessment design can shift that dynamic. Using examples drawn from curriculum alignment and assessment review work, such as adding a brief decision reflection or process checkpoint to an existing assignment, participants will see how AI-resilient design can support ethical and creative AI use while maintaining clarity, rigor, and accessibility without relying on surveillance tools or AI detection software. #assessmentdesign #academicintegrity #aipedagogy
Speakers
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Janice Woodruff

College Curriculum Manager, University Of Phoenix
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Lafayette 4

3:40pm EDT

Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Mining Engineering Education: Curriculum Design and Early Outcomes
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are increasingly transforming modern mining operations, including exploration, mine planning, automation, safety, and production optimization, creating a growing need for mining engineering curricula to equip students with relevant AI- and ML-related skills. This study investigates the effectiveness of a newly developed AI in the Mining Industry course in equipping mining engineering students with suitable AI and ML competencies and examines how students’ perspectives toward AI and ML applications in the mining industry change after completing the course. The course was developed in response to a prior comprehensive need-assessment study and was accordingly designed and implemented. To evaluate the course impact, the study employed the first two levels of the Kirkpatrick evaluation model, focusing on student learning outcomes and changes in student perspectives, using pre- and post-course surveys to assess self-reported competencies and perceived relevance of AI in mining. Preliminary findings indicate improvements in students’ understanding of AI and ML concepts within a mining context, along with a shift toward more informed and positive perceptions of AI’s role in the mining industry. This study addresses a gap in the literature on AI integration in Mining engineering education and provides evidence-based insights to support curriculum development aligned with emerging industry needs. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Curriculum Evaluation, Mining Engineering Education
Speakers
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Rana Alhaj Bedar

Graduate Research Assistant- Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky
A PhD candidate in STEM education and a research assistant in the mining engineering department at the University of Kentucky. I have worked extensively on generative AI tool interaction in the higher education level. In addition, I work on enhancing the current mining engineering... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Lafayette 2
  AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) S. Schafrik, A. Moradi, Z. Agioutantis, P. Roghanchi, (University of Kentucky)

3:40pm EDT

Robot, Revise This: Teaching Voice in an AI World
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Let's be real: AI isn't going anywhere, and neither is the panic about student voice. But what if we stopped treating AI like the villain in our writing classrooms and started using it as the world's most patient revision buddy?This session is for instructors who want practical strategies—not philosophical hand-wringing—for teaching writing in the age of ChatGPT. We'll explore how to position AI as a tool that sharpens student voice rather than erases it, using side-by-side comparisons, revision exercises, and authorship conversations that actually stick.You'll leave with classroom-ready approaches that help students recognize what makes their writing theirs—and why that matters more than ever. Come curious, leave equipped, and maybe even a little less stressed about the robots.
Speakers
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Danielle Alric

Learning Solutions Specialist, McDaniel College
A veteran English teacher in K-12, Danielle Alric recently transitioned into working in higher ed as a Learning Solutions Specialist at McDaniel College with a special focus and interest in AI Integration. She empowers educators and students to use AI effectively and ethically to... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Suwannee 1

3:40pm EDT

Standards in Action: A WCAG-Compliant AI Guide for Students
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
AI guides for students are proliferating. However, many fail to meet legal accessibility requirements. This session showcases a WCAG‑compliant, student‑ready AI guide built by learning designers at a community college. We’ll unpack accessible design and discuss how Universal Design for Learning, raising metacognitive awareness, and other learning principles were integrated into the guide.  Attendees leave with an adaptable guide they can deploy tomorrow.  #Accessiblity #WCAG #Student-Guide
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James Darney

Learning Technology Coordinator, Arapahoe Community College
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Cara Idol

Instructional Designer of Accessibility and UDL, Arapahoe Community College
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Desoto 2
  AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Pete Cassidy, Roy Choquette, Courtney Dale, Megan Rector (Arapahoe Community College)

3:40pm EDT

The Adventure Option: Transforming STEM Activities with AI, Creativity, and a Dash of Chaos
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
What if STEM assessments felt less like chores and more like adventures? In this session, we share the playful, challenging, and deeply authentic activities we’ve built by blending engaging project-based learning with AI-embracing creativity. Students navigate escape-room lab practicals, co-author scientific storyworlds, participate in peer-reviewed demonstrations, and design artifacts that connect experiments across the semester. Faculty, meanwhile, use AI to prototype rubrics, brainstorm twists, and refine prompts. The result: assessments that students actually want to complete and that reveal what they truly understand. Do you accept this challenge? Embrace the chaos with us!
Speakers
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Ramona Smith

Professor, Biological Sciences, Eastern Florida State College
I am a biologist and professor with more than 20 years of experience teaching, leading academic initiatives, and supporting faculty across a variety of educational settings. With a background spanning biology, environmental science, online learning, collaborative project management... Read More →
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Hannah Bevan

Instructor, Biological Sciences, Eastern Florida State College
Hi, I’m Hannah Bevan — biology professor, science communication enthusiast, and believer that learning should feel more like curiosity and less like survival mode 🧬✨ I teach college biology using student-centered, creativity-driven approaches that blend active learning, alternative... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Suwannee 3

3:40pm EDT

TOP: VARK - AI Integration. A practical framework for implementing AI tools use based on Learning Preferences.
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
This work presents TOP, a practical stepwise framework for implementing AI tools based on learning preferences to enhance metacognition, motivation, and effective study practices. It integrates VARK assessment, reflective review of learning strategies, and classification of AI technologies according to learner preferences. TOP structures AI prompting through Task Verbs, Output specifications, and purposeful prompting aligned with Bloom’s taxonomy. By combining adaptive task design and personalized content delivery, TOP supports differentiated cognitive engagement, self-regulation, sustained motivation, and deeper learning. The TOP framework provides students and educators with actionable guidance for responsible, pedagogically grounded, and effective AI-supported instruction. #AI-in-education #Adaptive-Learning #Learning-preferences-and-study-skills
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Jaime Ramos

UNT Dallas
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Desoto 3

3:40pm EDT

Error as Opportunity: A New Approach to Engaging Learners in Higher Education
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Critical thinking sits at the heart of higher education, yet many learning materials still encourage passive consumption rather than active reasoning. This project introduces error-seeded AI assignments, a teaching strategy that transforms AI-generated content into interactive learning tools. Using platforms such as ChatGPT, Descript, or Synthesia, instructors create short texts, videos, or podcasts intentionally embedded with various errors. Students then identify, explain, and correct these mistakes, turning AI into a catalyst for reflection and analysis. Adaptable across disciplines, this approach promotes deeper understanding, curiosity, and engagement while redefining how AI can be used not just to deliver information, but to develop thinkers. #CriticalThinking#CreativePedagogy#AIContentCreation
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Ipek Yucelen

University of South Florida
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Seden Dogan

University of South Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Coastal 9

3:40pm EDT

AI, But Make It Pedagogical: Lessons from a Learner-Centered AI Implementation
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
AI is everywhere in higher education, but learning doesn’t automatically follow. Too often, AI shows up as a shortcut to answers rather than a support for thinking. This session explores what happens when AI is designed to be pedagogical. In Spring 2025, Miami Dade College partnered with Kyron Learning to embed learner centered AI into a high enrollment online English Composition course. Integrated directly into Canvas and aligned to instructor defined objectives, the AI guided students through dialogue, practice, and feedback while faculty retained full control. Results show higher engagement, confidence, preparedness, and deeper conceptual understanding.
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Bob Zimmerli

Kyron Learning
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Victor Calderin

Associate Professor of English, Miami Dade College
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Desoto 1

3:40pm EDT

Rethinking Your First Class: Using AI to Enhance Your Syllabi and First-Day Experiences
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Students form impressions about our courses long before the first assignment. This session explores how AI can help us design stronger first-day experiences, from clearer framing and enhanced syllabi to engaging activities that spark curiosity and peer interaction. We’ll use AI to create syllabi that go way beyond course policies and deadlines, and we’ll brainstorm first-day strategies that’ll capture students’ attention and build belonging. Instead of routine syllabi read-throughs, we’ll see how AI can help us elevate our first day of class and show students how our course works and why it matters from the very start. #AI-enhanced-syllabi #teaching-with-AI
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J. D. Thomas

The University of Texas at Dallas

Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Desoto 4

3:40pm EDT

Teaching in the Age of AI: Pedagogical Practices and Faculty Development at a Private Liberal Arts University
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
How are faculty actually teaching with AI? This mixed-methods study explores how full-time faculty at a private liberal arts university integrate artificial intelligence into course design, instruction, assessment, and student engagement. By revealing adoption patterns, faculty readiness, ethical considerations, and institutional supports, the session addresses urgent questions shaping responsible, effective AI use in higher education today.
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Raymond Baker

ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY

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Jaime Franco

St. Thomas University
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Lafayette 1
  Ethics/ Policy/ and Governance, 30-Minute Session
  • Co-Author(s) Katherine Vidueira, St. Thomas University

3:40pm EDT

The State of Copyright and AI: 2026 Updates
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
The AI copyright landscape has dramatically shifted in the last year. Courts have issued conflicting rulings on AI-generated works and training data fair use, while certain AI outputs have successfully secured copyright protection. International entities are establishing transparency requirements in an effort to reshape and reframe industry practices. This session examines these pivotal developments, analyzes emerging legal doctrines on authorship and liability, and explores how recent cases are redefining intellectual property boundaries in an AI-driven world.
Speakers
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Sarah Norris

Digital Initiatiaves Coordinator, UCF Libraries
Sarah Norris is Digital Initiatives Coordinator at the University of Central Florida Libraries. In this role, she leads the Libraries’ Digital Initiatives unit in digitization and the management of STARS, UCF's Institutional Repository. She has presented at local, state, national... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Suwannee 2

3:40pm EDT

Building Faculty Capacity for AI-Rich Teaching: Insights from a Collective Teaching Lab
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
As institutions grapple with AI’s impact on teaching, faculty development models reliant on one-off workshops or tool training often fall short. This session shares findings from a collective, lab-based model in which instructors experiment with AI in courses, learn from peers, and receive guidance from pedagogical and technical experts. The lab is an active collaboration between faculty and staff and operates as a sandbox for co-creation, reflection, and sensemaking, centering student learning while generating data to inform institutional AI strategy. Participants will explore key patterns, tensions, and design insights and consider how this approach builds capacity for AI-rich, human-centered teaching.
Speakers
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Priyadharshini Sivakumar

Senior Digital Learning Manager, Bentley University

Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Lafayette 5

3:40pm EDT

Design Thinking and Visual Communication in the Age of AI with Adobe
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT

Speakers
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Todd Taylor

Pedagogical Evangelist, Adobe
Dr. Todd Taylor is an award winning teacher and distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, although he currently works full time for Adobe as a Pedagogical Evangelist.
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Chris Lutz

Sr. Account Executive, Adobe
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Adobe

Adobe

Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Coastal 10

3:40pm EDT

Cultivating Human-AI collaboration competency and critical thinking through hands-on Applied AI projects
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
This interactive workshop empowers faculty, particularly those in service-oriented and applied disciplines, to design and integrate human-AI collaborative assignments that cultivate students’ prompting fluency, critical thinking, and reflective collaboration with AI. Through hands-on activities, discussions, live polls, and peer feedback, participants will explore scaffolded assignment frameworks that move learners from basic prompting to ethical evaluation of AI-generated outcomes. The session highlights practical design strategies, comparative tool insights, and approaches for responsibly preparing students for AI-driven workplaces of the future.#AIinEducation #GenerativeAI #FacultyDevelopment
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Efren de la Mora

Instrutional Designer, University of Central Florida

Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Desoto 5

3:40pm EDT

AI Prompting and the Basics of Communication
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
AI "prompting" has emerged as a critical communication skill. This talk examines how popular prompting advice from companies like Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI aligns with classic communication principles, namely asking who, what, why, and how. In this context, I explore what prompting enhances, obsolesces, retrieves from the past, and what problems emerge when the act of prompting is taking over by the AI. Effective AI education benefits from integrating communication and media literacy alongside technical skills. Connecting AI practices to foundational communication theory helps learners engage these tools with greater awareness, responsibility, and ethical consideration.#Prompting #Communication #Literacy
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Julia Hildebrand

Associate Professor of Communication, Eckerd College
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
Escambia

3:40pm EDT

From AI Policy to Assessment Design: A Review of Higher Education Course Syllabi Using the AI Assessment Scale
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
This study examines how generative AI is positioned in higher education course syllabi using the AI Assessment Scale (AIAS). The researcher analyzed syllabi from various educational disciplines to identify AI policies, AI-related activities, and assessment design. A two-stage content analysis was conducted, first documenting visibility and clarity of AI guidance, and then classifying syllabi across AIAS levels. The analysis revealed substantial variation in how AI is framed, with many syllabi emphasizing academic integrity while fewer integrate AI into assessment design. The study highlights implications for intentional, transparent, and pedagogically grounded approaches to AI guidance in course syllabi. Keywords: AI policy, course syllabus, assessment 
Speakers
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Hulya Avci

PostDoc, Florida International University
Hello! I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the STEM Transformation Institute, College of Arts, Sciences & Education at Florida International University in Miami. I earned my Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Learning Design and Technology from Texas A&M University... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
Escambia

3:40pm EDT

Building AI Fluency for Faculty: Practical Classroom Applications Beyond the Hype
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
This digital poster showcases a practical framework for developing AI fluency among higher education faculty through classroom-ready applications of generative text, images, and AI-supported instructional tools. Emphasizing pedagogy over technology, the poster highlights scalable strategies that promote critical thinking, academic integrity, and responsible AI use across disciplines. Attendees will explore examples that move faculty from awareness to confident implementation while aligning AI use with learning outcomes and institutional expectations. #AIFluency #FacultyDevelopment #TeachingWithAI
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Billy Stone

Assistant Professor Marketing and Management Studies, Fairmont State University
Dr. Billy Stone holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration and has experience in both higher education and private industry. He teaches a variety of business courses, including Marketing Research, Global Business, and Human Resource Management. His research focuses on small business... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
Escambia

3:40pm EDT

Learning Reimagined: Engaging Students Through AI Bots
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
What if students could practice communication skills by roleplaying with an AI bot? Or engage with course concepts through personalized AI tutors? In this hands-on workshop, discover how to ethically integrate AI bots into your teaching practice through three practical approaches: First, learn three easy steps for building an AI bot. With careful planning and testing, an AI bot can bring discussion boards, classroom activities, and the process of learning skills to a new level. Second, explore ways to create meaningful activities with grading the process over product in mind. Helping students invest in their learning through AI tools is not only possible, but a way to bring their personal approach to learning to life. Third, leave this session with a game plan for developing a bot that not only meets the learning outcomes, but brings your students back time and again to continue learning.
Speakers
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Katie Wheeler

CETL Director and Assistant Professor, Pikes Peak State College
As the transfer director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Pikes Peak State College, I am excited to connect with educators and find out what best practices you are applying in your classroom! I have served in this role for over a year and am excited... Read More →
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Cynthia Krutsinger

Executive Dean of Online Learning, Pikes Peak State College
Cynthia Krutsinger holds a BA and MA in History from the University of Colorado. She has been with the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) for 19 years serving in both faculty and administrative roles. She has extensive experience teaching at both two- and four-year institutions, online and in the clas... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
Coastal 6

3:40pm EDT

Analyzing the impact of AI based writing assignments on student perception and performance
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
Generative AI models have had a profound impact on how students engage with learning materials. The use of AI tools has become increasingly prevalent among students for academic purposes, however, there is a lack of comprehensive studies assessing their overall effectiveness in enhancing learning outcomes. In this study, students in a biology course were administered writing assignments to assess understanding and application of course material. Students in two different course sections were either allowed to use AI tools or their use was prohibited. Student perception of AI usage and performance was measured using surveys, reflective writing, assignments and open-ended questions. #assessment #peer-review #writing
Speakers
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Vinayak Mathur

Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
I am passionate about undergraduate biology education and research bioinformatic teaching tools and their implementation in the undergraduate classroom. My teaching style relies heavily on the CURE model (Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience). In the classroom, my students... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
Escambia

3:40pm EDT

Toward a Culturally Responsive Critical AI Literacy Pedagogy
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
Critical AI literacy (CAIL; Basgier & Wilkes, 2025) pedagogy is increasingly common in higher education as a response to the proliferation of generative AI (GenAI) technologies. Nevertheless, discussions of culturally responsive (Ladson-Billings, 1995) CAIL are uncommon. Accordingly, this poster will detail how faculty and writing center consultant student workers used competencies pursuant to information literacy pedagogy—privacy literacy, environment and health considerations, and impacts on democracy—to inform a CAIL. In doing so, the presenters highlight how further research is needed to determine how students’ identities impact their perception of GenAI and how CAIL can impact students’ decisions on how and when to use GenAI.
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Kevin Reagan

Instruction & Outreach Librarian, Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University
Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 4:40pm EDT
Escambia
  Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, Digital Poster |   AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, Digital Poster |   Assessment and Academic Integrity, Digital Poster
  • Co-Author(s) Salena Anderson, Heather Huling, Grace Brannen, Grace Morrison (Georgia Southern University)

4:20pm EDT

Always the Antagonist: How AI Tropes Create Barriers to Buy-In
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
As awareness and use of AI continues expanding more rapidly than critical AI literacy, gaps in public AI literacy are filled by disquieting tropes from fiction, including portrayals of AI technologies as volitional, antagonistic, or heralds of apocalypses. The deliberately anthropomorphic designs of many AI technologies contribute to these powerful and misleading cultural understandings. This talk identifies understanding AI anthropomorphization and cultural tropes as an under-considered component of AI literacy, and explores how intentionally developing student, faculty, and staff understandings of entertainment media’s influence can balance expectations and affective responses to AI and foster more productive discourse surrounding AI adoption.
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Jackson Bostian

Assistant Professor of User Experience Design, William Peace University
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Suwannee 2

4:20pm EDT

Rewriting the Rules of Teaching: Designing with, Not Against, AI
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Across campuses, the loudest conversation about AI centers on “AI-proofing” assignments and policing cheating. Great teaching does not ban tools—it designs for what the tool makes possible. This session shares a practical blueprint for AI-powered flipped learning in which first exposure happens through a standards-aligned AI tutor, while class time is reclaimed for coached problem solving and authentic application. Participants will explore design patterns that cut across disciplines—digital twins that simulate lab conditions before physical experiments, historical decision rooms that enable students to interrogate sources through agentic roleplay, writing copilots that scaffold revision and feedback, and career-connected projects that pair learners with task-specific copilots to build and critique portfolio artifacts.Rather than report research, this session delivers actionable takeaways: a modular framework for integrating AI tutors safely and effectively, a responsible-use playbook with bias-check and human-in-the-loop guidelines, and a model for small pilot programs that track cost per successful learning outcome. Attendees will leave with concrete tools to move from compliance to creativity—designing AI interactions that are safe, measurable, and discipline-authentic, transforming AI from a threat into a catalyst for learning.
Speakers
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Doreen Mayrell

Professor, Collin College
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Desoto 5

4:20pm EDT

Designing Open Assessments in the Age of AI: Integrated and Resilient Approaches
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Assessment conversations around generative AI often default to concerns about academic integrity, leading to a binary distinction between “secure” and “open” assessment environments. In this framing, any unproctored or open context is assumed to involve AI use, limiting how faculty approach assessment design. Other frameworks present tiered-use approaches, but do not address design elements or task examples.
 
This session introduces a practice-informed framework for distinguishing AI-integrated and AI-resilient assessment approaches. Drawing on faculty development and instructional design work in higher education, the session will highlight key design characteristics that move beyond the secure/open binary and support more intentional alignment between learning goals and AI use.
 
Participants will explore:
  • design characteristics of AI-integrated and AI-resilient assessments
  • examples of assessment tasks across disciplines
  • practical strategies for adapting existing assignments
 
The session is designed for faculty and instructional designers seeking concrete ways to rethink assessment in response to generative AI.
Speakers
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Logan Harvey

Instructional Consultant/Research Faculty, Pennsylvania State University
Logan Harvey is an Instructional Consultant and Research Faculty member with the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence who specializes in generative AI in teaching and learning. He supports faculty with AI literacy, ethical use, assessment design, and practical strategies for... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Desoto 2

4:20pm EDT

Composition and Chat GPT: AI as a Writing Tool
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
As Generative AI programs have become household names, especially among college students, it is important to consider how educators can instruct students in the use of AI as a tool. This session shares practical, classroom-tested assignments that position AI as a writing tutor, peer reviewer, and critical reader.The session focuses on implementing assignments that draw on Artificial Intelligence, redesigning rubrics, and using AI-integrated assignments that reduce grading time, improve student writing, and educate students on AI as a tool. Participants will leave the presentation with student assignments, classroom policies, and student takeaways when AI assignments are implemented. 
Speakers
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Katelyn Thompson

Assistant Professor of Composition, Kilgore College
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Lafayette 1

4:20pm EDT

Who Makes the Ethical Decision When AI Does the Analysis?
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
AI can now generate detailed stakeholder analyses, harm-benefit calculations, and ethical recommendations in seconds. This session explores what happens when students begin outsourcing ethical reasoning itself to AI - and what that means for the future of workplace decision-making. Drawing on examples from business ethics, organizational behavior, and cross-cultural management courses, the presentation shows how AI acts as a “moral calculator” while humans remain responsible for judgment, justification, and accountability in organizations. (#AI-ethics #moral-agency #decision-making)
Speakers
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Eunjeong Shin

Assistant Professor, Berry College
Hi! I’m Eunie Shin, a business management professor at Berry College, located in Rome, GA. I teach and research organizational behavior, business ethics, creativity, culture, and the growing role of AI in education and organizations.I’m especially interested in how AI is changing... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Lafayette 5

4:20pm EDT

Mind the Gap: Preparing Graduates for the New AI Workforce
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
As artificial intelligence accelerates transformation across every sector, a critical question emerges: Are graduates prepared to meet industry expectations in an AI-driven world? This session brings together a university professor shaping emerging talent and an industry professional leading teams through real-world AI integration. From industry, attendees will hear where skill gaps persist and which competencies (AI literacy, ethical reasoning, adaptability, and data fluency) are becoming non-negotiable. From academia, the session examines the challenges of teaching rapidly evolving tools while cultivating judgment and critical thinking. Together, the presenters will outline shared responsibilities and actionable pathways for preparing graduates to thrive alongside intelligent systems.
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Christina Gipson

Professor of Sport Management., Georgia Southern University
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Dean Richards

CIO, Climate Solutions Americas - Commercial, Carrier Global Corp
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Suwannee 4

4:20pm EDT

Teaching Students to Prompt AI for Understanding: Evidence-Based Strategies from a Calculus Course
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Students often default to surface-level AI prompts like "explain step by step," missing opportunities for deeper learning. This session shares evidence-based strategies for teaching students to prompt AI as a metacognitive practice. Drawing from pilot classroom data in calculus, participants will learn the PRO Framework and specific prompting techniques that enhance conceptual understanding. Attendees will leave with practical strategies they can immediately implement across disciplines, transforming AI from an answer machine to a genuine learning tool. #prompt-engineering #metacognition #conceptual-understanding
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Jared Campbell

Director of Academic Technologies, Florida Institute of Technology
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Jooyoung Park

Associate Professor, Florida Tech
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Desoto 3

4:20pm EDT

If AI Can Do It, It’s Not What You Should Be Grading: Using Process-Based Rubrics to Restore Trust, Rigor, and Human Writing in the Age of AI
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
As AI tools reshape writing, many faculty find themselves, discouraged, scanning submissions, judging intentions, trapped in the role of the “AI Policing” instead of teaching. This session argues that the gradebook itself can become a way back to teaching writing: an opportunity to reframe assessment around human values, to restore trust, and to draw both faculty and students back to the page. Participants will learn how rebuilding rubrics around process, voice, creativity, and human judgement empowers instructors to uphold rigor, address AI misuse through grading (not surveillance), and refocus assessment on what truly counts: writing as thinking. #Assessment #AI and Writing Pedagogy #Process-Based Learning
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Kristi Yorks

Lead Faculty, Colorado Technical University
In the AI age: If you can read, you can learn anything. If you can write, you can create anything. I believe in the power of AI tools to amplify human potential and literacy - that through these tools we can cultivate greater engagement and greater joy in the "hard", the struggle... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Lafayette 2

4:20pm EDT

Let’s Talk: Rethinking Online Discussion Boards in the Era of Generative AI
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Online discussion boards often suffer from low participation and surface-level engagement, even when instructors apply best practices in discussion design. Large language models (LLMs), however, were designed to support sustained conversational interaction. This session asks: what happens when students are given the choice between discussions with a LLM or traditional peer-to-peer interaction on a discussion board? Drawing on early experimentation in an online freshman seminar, the session examines unexpected outcomes, student reactions, and lessons learned about the evolving role of discussion boards in the AI era.
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Karen Wolak

American InterContinental University
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Suwannee 1

4:20pm EDT

From AI Anxiety to Instructional Control: Designing Custom AI Teaching Tools
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
As generative AI becomes embedded in higher education, many instructors struggle to prevent AI tools from replacing student learning. This session introduces a practical, instructor-controlled approach to designing custom AI teaching tools that prioritize guidance, feedback, and explanation instead of content generation. Participants will learn a step-by-step framework for building task-specific custom AI tools and explore adaptable examples that can be implemented across disciplines and course formats. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies they can apply immediately in their own teaching. (custom AI tools, instructor-designed AI tools, AI pedagogy)
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Hua Wang

Cornell University
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Junhua Wang

University of Minnesota Duluth
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Lafayette 3

4:20pm EDT

Student Experiences with AI-Supported Tutoring in Undergraduate Math and Biology
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
This practice‑based study examines the implementation of an AI‑supported tutoring system (CircleIn) in undergraduate Mathematics and Biology courses to explore its influence on student engagement. Embedded within active‑learning assignments, the AI tutor was intentionally designed as a learning scaffold rather than a shortcut, supporting problem generation, immediate feedback, concept clarification, and peer collaboration. Using a mixed‑methods approach, the study analyzes AI usage metrics, course performance data, and anonymous student surveys. Preliminary findings suggest the AI tutor supports behavioral, cognitive, and emotional engagement, particularly for quiet students, and enhances understanding of complex STEM concepts.Keywords: Engagement; AI-supported Tutor
Speakers
avatar for Virginia Thompson

Virginia Thompson

Associate Professor, CUNY York College
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Desoto 1

4:20pm EDT

5 Evidence-Based Principles for Incorporating AI-Powered Assessment in your Classroom
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
In 2026, John set out to find the most challenging AI assessment scenarios in higher education and approach them with the latest research on how students learn to determine where AI can enhance today's assessments and where it harms or falls short of traditional assessment.
What resulted was a fascinating look at the state of AI assessment today, and what faculty should know if they are considering or already using AI assessment in their classroom. Topics include:
  • The four kinds of AI Assessment and principles for each.
  • Breaking down assessments to avoid attention failure.
  • Building AI-appropriate rubrics.
  • Setting the appropriate "friction" level for students.
  • Using the right evidence in the design and continuous improvement of your assessments.
The goal of this session is to share widely applicable principles regardless of what tools one is using in their classroom.
Speakers
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John Swope

Freelancer, OnMirco.AI
John Swope is education technologist who has been building large-scale, open online courses on the Open edX® and edX.org platforms since 2012. He chairs the Open edX® educators working group and developed the Open edX® Demo Course, the flagship course that is included with every... Read More →
Sponsors
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Curricu

Curricu

Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Coastal 10

4:20pm EDT

Designing the Next Transformation: AI Possibilities for Course Creation in Higher Education
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Artificial intelligence marks the next major transformation in higher education, reshaping how courses are conceived, designed, and delivered. This session explores practical yet imaginative ways AI can amplify creativity, streamline design, and open new modes of collaboration between humans and machines. Participants will see live examples of AI tools including ChatGPT, Gemini, NotebookLM, and Claude, working together to support ideation, research, and multimodal course creation. Attendees will leave inspired to experiment with AI-driven design approaches that transcend discipline and redefine what it means to create learning experiences.
Speakers
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Jim Wentworth

Associate Director AI Strategy, University of Illinois
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Coastal 9

4:20pm EDT

Generative AI in Education: Transferable Training for Workforce Development
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
This presentation focuses on helping instructors identify ways to provide a basic foundation of AI skills to a wide range of students. During the session, the presenter will share experiences developing a transferrable shell of training material for several hundred adult learners with some work experience exploring (on a high-level) the benefits, threats, and barriers to AI use before integrating generative AI into their work. The session will cover examples of key materials, methods for adapting to AI fast changes, suggestions on integrating AI into coursework for students and workforce development, and other practical applications.
Speakers
MA

Michelle Allgood

University of Wyoming
AF

Ashlee Frandell

University of Las Vegas
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Lafayette 4

4:20pm EDT

Justice Meets Artificial Intelligence: Developing an Interdisciplinary AI Minor in Criminal Justice Education
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
The University of North Texas at Dallas proposes the development of a Justice-Applied Artificial Intelligence minor embedded within its Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. This 15–18 credit hour interdisciplinary minor is designed to equip future justice professionals with essential AI literacy while examining the ethical, legal, and operational implications of artificial intelligence in policing, courts, corrections, and policy analysis. The presentation will outline curriculum design, workforce relevance, and governance considerations, highlighting how applied AI education can responsibly enhance decision-making, transparency, and accountability across the criminal justice system.
Speakers
Friday June 12, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Desoto 4

5:45pm EDT

Machine in the Shell: A Live “Turing” Test Social
Friday June 12, 2026 5:45pm - 6:45pm EDT
Can you tell the difference between a human and artificial intelligence? Join us for a group-based social activity where we put our determination skills to the test and find out if we can know the difference between the work of AI and the work of a human being.

In this session, attendees will participate in a series of activities where we work in groups, to conclude if presented text, images, videos, or sounds are the work of AI or a human. Attendees will be placed within groups of 5-10 and shown works of either AI or humans on a PowerPoint presentation. Attendees will then deliberate and provide their answer for each slide to the event organizers. After gathering all answers, the event organizers will state how many groups were able to correctly determine if the shown work was AI or human. At the end of the session, participants will be given time to discuss the event and their level of confidence with determining a work of AI and the work of a human.
Speakers
PG

Patrick Green

UCF Libraries
Friday June 12, 2026 5:45pm - 6:45pm EDT
Desoto 1

6:00pm EDT

Board Game Night
Friday June 12, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Unwind, connect, and spark a little friendly competition at Board Game Night! Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or just looking for a relaxed way to meet new people, this event offers a welcoming space to play a wide variety of games from quick party favorites to classic tabletop challenges. Drop in with friends or come solo and join a table. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to explain rules, recommend games, and help you find the perfect match for your interests. No experience necessary, just bring your own beverage and your game face!

Speakers
avatar for Rachel Vacek

Rachel Vacek

Associate Dean for Digital Strategies, Impact, & Visibility, University of Central Florida
Friday June 12, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Desoto 3
 


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