Teaching and Learning with AI Conference

Teaching and Learning with AI Conference

Danielle Alric

McDaniel College

Learning Solutions Specialist

Westminster, MD

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About me

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 elevate student learning. The founder of ElevatED AI, Danielle creates practical tools, courses, and professional learning that make AI accessible and ethical for everyday classroom use.

8:00am EDT

Recharge Lounge CitrusAdobe • Apporto • Boodlebox • Curricu • D2L • EBSCO • iDesign • SchoolAI • QuadC • Turnitin • Verballi • Feedback Fruits • McGraw Hill • Harmonize Learning • Kyron Learning Registration Coastal Landing

10:30am EDT

Conference Welcome Coastal BallroomWendy Howard • Kevin Yee

11:00am EDT

Opening Keynote: Teaching AI and Teaching with AI: Charting the Evolution of Learning, Curriculum, and Professional Practice Coastal BallroomC. Edward Watson

12:00pm EDT

Buffet Lunch Exhibit Hall F

1:40pm EDT

Cheese, Chocolate and Artisanal AI: Strategies for Engaging AI-Resistant Faculty Through Culinary Workshops Desoto 2Rachael Zeleny

2:20pm EDT

AI Exploration Stations: a Model for Training Faculty and Staff on AI Tools Desoto 1Bonny Cable • Jonathan Barlar The AI-Infused Assessment Playbook: A 360° Workshop on Designing Compliant, Student-Approved Assignments Coastal 7Sarah Lewis • Nelson Santos

3:00pm EDT

Advancing Institutional AI Readiness through Faculty Development and Student Partnerships Coastal 9Ursula N. Sorensen

3:40pm EDT

Beyond “Allowed” or “Banned”: Teaching Responsible AI Use Through Transparency, Verification, and Student Ownership Lafayette 1Toby Brooks • Ashley Barrett

4:20pm EDT

We Say “AI Literacy”… But What Are We Teaching and Grading? Suwannee 1Angela Walters "I Don't Know Yet": Building Communities Where Faculty Can Think Out Loud About AI Lafayette 5Jennifer Potter

5:00pm EDT

Happy Hour Coastal Ballroom

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Buffet Coastal Ballroom Recharge Lounge CitrusAdobe • Apporto • Boodlebox • Curricu • D2L • EBSCO • iDesign • SchoolAI • QuadC • Turnitin • Verballi • Feedback Fruits • McGraw Hill • Harmonize Learning • Kyron Learning Registration Coastal Landing

9:00am EDT

AI Playground: Setting Up a Low-Lift, High-Value PD Session for Faculty Coastal BallroomJesika Brooks The AI Thinking Partner: Practical Approaches to Assessment Design Desoto 2Michael Rodriguez Delgado • Janine Diaz-Cotto “But AI Said It Was True”: Teaching Students to Question the Machine Lafayette 5Michelle DeWalt

9:40am EDT

Beyond “Is It Right?”: Teaching Students to Evaluate AI Output with Purpose Suwannee 3Victoria Antwi “Is AI Allowed?”: Designing Transparent AI-Integrated Assignments Desoto 1Rebecca Leis Pedagogical Innovation in the Age of AI: Teaching Ethical AI Integration in First-Year Composition Coastal BallroomLeanna Fry The Purposeful Struggle: Designing Learning That Matters in the Age of AI Desoto 5Candyce Nelson

10:20am EDT

Don’t Fail the AI Sniff Test: An Aristotelian Cure for Stale Prose Lafayette 4Jill Quandt Beyond the Answer Engine: Using AI to Support Student Thinking, Not Replace It Desoto 4Diego Alvarado AI Fluency for Freshmen: Insights from Teaching a Dedicated Course Online, Hybrid, and In-Person Desoto 5Candyce Nelson Fluency ≠ Literacy: Practical Strategies to Scaffold, Not Offload Escambia HallwayRachel Rupprecht, Ph.D. • Heidi Keller • Vanessa Hormann

11:00am EDT

Brain-First AI Use: Balancing AI Assistance and Student Thinking Lafayette 2Marta McCabe

11:30am EDT

Buffet Lunch Exhibit Hall F

1:00pm EDT

Building Bridges, Not Walls: Facilitating Safe Dialogue About AI Across Campus Desoto 1Susan Purrington

1:40pm EDT

The Disclosure Dilemma: Navigating AI Transparency in Course Materials Lafayette 4Dr. Greig Powers Actionable AI Integration for First‑Year Writing Courses Lafayette 1Margaret (Peg) Aubin

2:20pm EDT

Designing Writing Assignments in the Age of AI: Practical Strategies for Faculty and Students Escambia HallwayLee Markowitz KEEP SHINING: Staying Human While Teaching with AI Desoto 1Dr. Nancy Richmond

2:40pm EDT

Designing with AI, Not Around It: A One-Day Generative AI-Assisted Course Design Studio Coastal BallroomAdeline "Addy" Tolliver • Constantin Icleanu

3:00pm EDT

Learning Together in Ambiguity: What Cross-Institutional Dialogues Reveal About Teaching with AI Lafayette 1Kari Weaver • Thomas Olson

3:40pm EDT

Robot, Revise This: Teaching Voice in an AI World Suwannee 1Danielle Alric

4:20pm EDT

Rewriting the Rules of Teaching: Designing with, Not Against, AI Desoto 5Doreen Mayrell Designing Open Assessments in the Age of AI: Integrated and Resilient Approaches Desoto 2Logan Harvey Let’s Talk: Rethinking Online Discussion Boards in the Era of Generative AI Suwannee 1Karen Wolak

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Buffet Coastal Ballroom Luggage Storage Coastal 10 Recharge Lounge CitrusAdobe • Apporto • Boodlebox • Curricu • D2L • EBSCO • iDesign • SchoolAI • QuadC • Turnitin • Verballi • Feedback Fruits • McGraw Hill • Harmonize Learning • Kyron Learning Registration Coastal Landing

11:00am EDT

Closing Keynote: Higher Education in the AI Revolution, From Polycrisis to Pedagogy Coastal BallroomBryan Alexander

12:00pm EDT

Closing Message Coastal BallroomWendy Howard • Kevin Yee