Teaching and Learning with AI Conference: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

Breakfast Buffet

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Coastal Ballroom

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

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

Coastal Ballroom

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

Speakers

Jesika Brooks

Educational Technology Librarian, Columbia College

Friday June 12, 2026 9:00am - 9:10am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

AI Fluency and Faculty Development, TAI Talk

Presentation Link https://canva.link/qqg8y1hb4ud5rg4

9:20am EDT

What Makes Learning Human? An Evaluation of AI-Generation in Academics

Friday June 12, 2026 9:20am - 9:30am EDT

Coastal Ballroom

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

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Madison Hecker

Instructional Design Assistant, Florida Atlantic University

Friday June 12, 2026 9:20am - 9:30am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

Institutional Strategy and Leadership, TAI Talk

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

Coastal Ballroom

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

Speakers

Leanna Fry

Colorado Technical University

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

Assessment and Academic Integrity, TAI Talk | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk | Institutional Strategy and Leadership, TAI Talk

10:00am EDT

From Prompts to Production: Vibe Coding an AI-Powered Learning Platform

Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 10:10am EDT

Coastal Ballroom

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.

Speakers

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

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, TAI Talk | Institutional Strategy and Leadership, TAI Talk

10:20am EDT

Preserving AI Research Conversations: Why it Matters and How to Do it

Friday June 12, 2026 10:20am - 10:30am EDT

Coastal Ballroom

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)

Speakers

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

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk

10:40am EDT

AI-Enhanced Exam Prep for Diverse Learners

Friday June 12, 2026 10:40am - 10:50am EDT

Coastal Ballroom

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

Gamze Yilmaz

University of Massachusetts Boston

Friday June 12, 2026 10:40am - 10:50am EDT
Coastal Ballroom

Assessment and Academic Integrity, TAI Talk | Ethics/ Policy/ and Governance, TAI Talk | Institutional Strategy and Leadership, TAI Talk

11:00am EDT

The Theft of our Data & The Great Reframe

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

Coastal Ballroom

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

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

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk | Assessment and Academic Integrity, TAI Talk | Institutional Strategy and Leadership, TAI Talk

1:20pm EDT

Beyond the Panic: Helping Students Use AI Thoughtfully in Research and Writing

Friday June 12, 2026 1:20pm - 1:30pm EDT

Coastal Ballroom

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

Speakers

Christy Snider

Associate Professor of History, Berry College

Friday June 12, 2026 1:20pm - 1:30pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, TAI Talk | Assessment and Academic Integrity, TAI Talk | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk

1:40pm EDT

The Alternative Examiner: AI-Assisted Socratic Assessment for Personalized Learning at Scale

Friday June 12, 2026 1:40pm - 1:50pm EDT

Coastal Ballroom

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.

Speakers

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 →

Matt Vergne

Professor of chemistry, Lipscomb University

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

Assessment and Academic Integrity, TAI Talk | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, TAI Talk | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk

2:00pm EDT

Smart Support: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Personalize Remediation and Advance Student Success

Friday June 12, 2026 2:00pm - 2:10pm EDT

Coastal Ballroom

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

Speakers

Janet Huxley

St. Thomas University

Friday June 12, 2026 2:00pm - 2:10pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, TAI Talk | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk

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

Coastal Ballroom

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

Speakers

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

Ethics/ Policy/ and Governance, TAI Talk | Assessment and Academic Integrity, TAI Talk | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk

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

Coastal Ballroom

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

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 →

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

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk | Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, TAI Talk | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, TAI Talk

3:00pm EDT

(Rescheduled) Using LLMs as Adversarial Thought Partners in U.S. Higher Education

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

Coastal Ballroom

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.

Speakers

Robert Macy

University of Wyoming

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

Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, TAI Talk | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, TAI Talk

3:20pm EDT

Building a Teaching Toolkit for AI Ethics

Friday June 12, 2026 3:20pm - 3:30pm EDT

Coastal Ballroom

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

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

Coastal Ballroom

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

Shalini Gopalkrishnan

sfbu

Friday June 12, 2026 3:40pm - 3:50pm EDT
Coastal Ballroom

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, TAI Talk

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