Teaching and Learning with AI Conference: Full Schedule

2:20pm EDT

The Regional AI Ecosystem: Faculty Fellows, eLearning Execution, and Community Partnerships Powering Workforce-Aligned AI

Thursday June 11, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT

Lafayette 5

A practice-forward session presents our AI strategy through three Ecosystem-based work-plan pillars: Faculty Fellows & Curriculum Work, eLearning Integration and Execution, and Community & Partnerships. We’ll show how an AI Institute establishes governance and risk-tiered use cases, how Faculty Fellows run rapid pilots to redesign assignments and assessments, and how eLearning scales the work through templates, LMS integration, and an AI Fluency microcredential. Regional partners validate competencies and scenarios to ensure workforce alignment. Attendees leave with a replicable playbook to move from ideas to sustainable, ethical adoption. #AIFluency #FacultyDevelopment #InstitutionalStrategy

Speakers

Christopher Prokes

Director, AI Excellence Institute, Sinclair College

Chris Prokes serves as the Director of the AI Excellence Institute at Sinclair Community College, where he leads strategic initiatives to integrate artificial intelligence into teaching, learning, and institutional operations. With over 20 years of experience across PK–12 and higher... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 2:20pm - 2:50pm EDT
Lafayette 5

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | AI in K-12 Education, 30-Minute Session

3:00pm EDT

(CANCELLED) The Right Tools for the Job: My EdTech Setup for the GenAI Era

Thursday June 11, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Lafayette 5

Forget the edtech hype cycle. This session reveals the actual toolkit behind AI-resilient courses: Canvas features you're not using, third-party tools that solve real problems, and custom GPTs that guide rather than replace thinking. You'll see how strategic tool selection, not tool proliferation, creates courses where AI becomes irrelevant to cheating but useful for learning. From social annotation platforms that eliminate traditional quizzes to video tools that ensure technical competency, these aren't hypothetical recommendations. They're the tested stack that transformed my teaching, improved student outcomes, and made courses I actually enjoy facilitating.

Speakers

Maikel Right

Associate Director of Instructional Learning Tech, Florida International University

I believe technology should be an extension of our best selves, not just a tool for efficiency. I help people and teams navigate the journey of self-discovery and growth, using the power of personal story and intentional AI to advocate for the communities they love. My goal is to... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Lafayette 5

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | Assessment and Academic Integrity, 30-Minute Session | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, 30-Minute Session

Co-Author(s) Brian Chico, Florida International University

3:40pm EDT

Karaoke, Call-Ins, and Mic Drops: Amplifying Student Voice with AI

Thursday June 11, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT

Lafayette 5

Faculty across disciplines are moving beyond traditional written assignments and adopting audio and media projects that amplify student voice and perspective. Podcasts and other audio-based assignments have become increasingly popular, but media projects can unintentionally prioritize production quality more than student thinking. This session explores how audio assignment formats, including spoken-word karaoke, radio call-ins, and short op-eds, keep student ideas at the center. Using free features available in Adobe Podcast and Microsoft Clipchamp as demonstration tools, participants will explore how AI-supported audio cleanup, captioning, and avatar-based narration can streamline accessible media production while lowering technical barriers for students. Participants will leave with adaptable assignment ideas and a ready-to-use choice board that lowers technical barriers while increasing engagement and expression.

Speakers

Alissa Harrington

Instructional Designer and Technologist, Towson University

Thursday June 11, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm EDT
Lafayette 5

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, 30-Minute Session | AI Applications in the Workplace, 30-Minute Session | Assessment and Academic Integrity, 30-Minute Session

4:20pm EDT

"I Don't Know Yet": Building Communities Where Faculty Can Think Out Loud About AI

Thursday June 11, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT

Lafayette 5

In the rush to meet the AI moment, it’s easy to default to one-off faculty trainings focused on how-to, but we took a different approach. The real challenge isn't knowledge; it's creating spaces where educators can safely admit uncertainty and explore messy questions together. This session shares a replicable Generative AI Communities of Practice model from the University System of Maryland's Fellows program. We demonstrate how to design collaborative structures that invite the difficult conversations faculty need and develop faculty leadership, empowering fellows to lead workshops for colleagues. Participants leave with a starter kit for launching their own inquiry communities.(#Communities-of-Practice, #Faculty-Leadership, #Collaborative-Learning)

Speakers

Jennifer Potter

Associate Director, Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland

Thursday June 11, 2026 4:20pm - 4:50pm EDT
Lafayette 5

Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, 30-Minute Session

Co-Author(s) Tracy Tomlinson (University of Maryland, College Park), Diane Alonso (University of Maryland Baltimore County)

9:00am EDT

“But AI Said It Was True”: Teaching Students to Question the Machine

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

Lafayette 5

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

Michelle DeWalt

Lone Star College

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

Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session

9:40am EDT

AI Alt-Text Helper: Make Course Content Accessible Using LLM’s

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

Lafayette 5

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

Speakers

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

10:20am EDT

From Ideas to Products: AI-Assisted Learning Without Outsourcing Thinking

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

Lafayette 5

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

Speakers

Diego Cuadros

University of Cincinnati

Maria Torres

Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati

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

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, 30-Minute Session | Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session

11:00am EDT

How to Build and Test Ethical AI Tutors

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

Lafayette 5

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

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

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session | Ethics/ Policy/ and Governance, 30-Minute Session

1:00pm EDT

Librarians as AI Literacy Leaders: Connecting Coursework to Career

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

Lafayette 5

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

Speakers

Amy Stalker

Dept Head/Librarian, Georgia State University: Alpharetta and Dunwoody campuses

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

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session

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

Lafayette 5

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.

Speakers

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

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | Universal Design and Accessibility with AI, 30-Minute Session

2:20pm EDT

Teaching for Tomorrow: Futures Thinking and AI Literacy for Community College Classrooms

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

Lafayette 5

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.

Speakers

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

Institutional Strategy and Leadership, 30-Minute Session | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, 30-Minute Session

Co-Author(s) Jennifer Diptee, Miami Dade College

3:00pm EDT

Roleplaying with AI Bots

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

Lafayette 5

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

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

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session

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

Lafayette 5

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

Priyadharshini Sivakumar

Senior Digital Learning Manager, Bentley University

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

Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | AI Applications in the Workplace, 30-Minute Session

Co-Author(s) Elizabeth Paushter, Bentley University

4:20pm EDT

Who Makes the Ethical Decision When AI Does the Analysis?

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

Lafayette 5

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

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

Assessment and Academic Integrity, 30-Minute Session | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, 30-Minute Session

9:00am EDT

A Practice-Based Approach to Building AI Literacy Curriculum in Academic Libraries: What Teaching AI Has Taught Us

Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT

Lafayette 5

Despite widespread student use of generative AI, higher education lacks shared frameworks or coordinated approaches for teaching AI literacy, leaving instructional responsibility fragmented across institutions and roles. Academic librarians have taken on a growing role in supporting students’ understanding of generative AI through AI literacy interventions. This session presents findings from an environmental scan and textual analysis of library-led AI educational resources to examine how libraries respond to the challenges of generative AI in practice. Participants will explore emerging best practices, existing gaps in AI literacy curricula, and opportunities to adapt these approaches in their own institutional contexts. #AILiteracy #LibraryInstruction #HigherEducation

Speakers

Marta Samokishyn

Collection Development Librarian, Saint Paul University

Marta Samokishyn, (she/her) is a Collection Development and Liaison Librarian at Saint Paul University, and a Ph.D. student in Digital Transformation and Innovation program at the University of Ottawa. Her research interests include AI literacy in academic libraries, educational technologies... Read More →

Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Lafayette 5

Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | AI Applications in the Workplace, 30-Minute Session

9:40am EDT

Conquering AI Hesitancy: Using AI Tools to Design a High-Impact Healthcare Administration Capstone Course

Saturday June 13, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT

Lafayette 5

Faculty often approach artificial intelligence with caution due to concerns about the unknown, academic integrity, ethics, and instructional control. This session highlights how faculty overcame AI hesitancy and strategically implemented LOAH (Learning Objective and Assessment Helper), ChatGPT, and Grammarly to strengthen course alignment, enhance critical thinking, and improve assessment design in a Health Administration Capstone course. Participants will explore practical workflows for generating learning objectives, designing aligned assessments, refining instructional materials, and increasing student engagement while maintaining pedagogical rigor, transparency, and ethical AI use. A stepwise approach to creating high-impact weekly modules aligned with Quality Matters principles will also be shared.

Speakers

Jennifer Young

Associate Director - Course Development, Collegis Education

I'm here for the people who build learning... and the learners who benefit from it. Come find me if you want to talk about using AI tools with intention and integrity, scaling course development like a system instead of a scramble, or how the right instructional design can turn faculty... Read More →

Marquita Lyons-Smith

Clinical Associate Professor, Health Administration Program Director, North Carolina Central University

Dr. Marquita Lyons-Smith is a Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, academic administrator, and innovative educator dedicated to advancing student and patient empowerment through the intentional use of AI in education and practice. She serves as an AI Emerging Leader Scholar... Read More →

Saturday June 13, 2026 9:40am - 10:10am EDT
Lafayette 5

Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation, 30-Minute Session | AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session

Co-Author(s) Andrew Walker, North Carolina Central University

10:20am EDT

The AI Commons: A Strategic Roadmap for Building a Centralized Campus Spaces for AI Literacy and Innovation

Saturday June 13, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT

Lafayette 5

As Artificial Intelligence evolves from a novelty to an essential literacy, institutional leaders face a critical strategic inflection point: how to move beyond reactive policy-making toward proactive, scalable support. This session argues that the most effective way to foster AI fluency is not through digital modules alone, but through the strategic implementation of physical "third spaces." By examining a prestigious collaborative network—including the University of Minnesota’s AI Makerspace, Stanford’s Tinkery, and Notre Dame’s Lab for AI (LAITL)—we demonstrate how physical hubs serve as the bridge between abstract institutional strategy and classroom innovation.We will deconstruct the leadership logistics required to sustain these environments, specifically focusing on interdisciplinary staffing models, cross-departmental funding structures, and the curation of "low-stakes" hardware/software ecosystems. We shift the narrative from AI as a departmental silo to AI as a centralized library or lab resource that democratizes access. Participants will gain a high-level roadmap to transition their institutional strategy from a "policy-first" defensive posture to a "play-first" innovation culture, ultimately empowering faculty and students to move from passive consumers to ethical creators.

Speakers

Mahesh Neelakanta

Director of IT, Florida Atlantic University

Alex Ambrose

Director of Learning Research, University of Notre Dame

Yanran Chen

University of Notre Dame

Gregory Wilson

Stanford University

Dayna Durbin

Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Librarian, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Dayna Durbin is the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Librarian at the R.B. House Undergraduate Library at UNC-Chapel Hill. She leads the UL’s research and instruction services department at the Undergraduate Library and supervises a team of graduate assistants.

Saturday June 13, 2026 10:20am - 10:50am EDT
Lafayette 5

AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design, 30-Minute Session | AI Fluency and Faculty Development, 30-Minute Session | Institutional Strategy and Leadership, 30-Minute Session

Co-Author(s) Joe Finnegan, University of Minnesota

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