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You're invited!

The Inaugural AI Teaching Conference

hosted by the AU Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence

november 6
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET
Mary Graydon Student Center 305/306

Conference Program Schedule

Time

Session

Description

8:30 – 9:00

Registration

Coffee & light breakfast

9:00 – 9:30

Opening Remarks

Director of IAAI, Provost Wilkins, President Alger

9:30 – 11:00

Presentation session (1)

7 speakers × 11 min each (8 min for presentation + 2 min for Q&A + 1 min for transition)

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee Break

Coffee & refreshments

11:15 – 12:00

Panel 1 (Faculty)

"Integrating AI into Higher Education: Opportunities & Challenges"

Moderator: Gwanhoo Lee

Panel: Erran Carmel (Kogod), Bernhard Gunter (Economics, CAS), Jerri Husch (CAS), Robin Lumsdaine (Kogod), Anna Olsson (CFE)

12:00 – 12:40

Lunch

Remark by Dean Marchick (Kogod)

12:40 – 1:50

Presentation session (2)

6 speakers × 11 min each (8 min for presentation + 2 min for Q&A + 1 min for transition)

1:50 – 2:05

Coffee Break

Coffee & refreshments

2:05 – 2:45

Panel 2 (Students & Alumni)

"How AI Skills Shape Careers and Campus Life"

Moderator: Professor Angela Virtu

Panel: 2-3 students + 2 alumni

2:45 – 3:55

Presentation session (3)

6 speakers × 11 min each (8 min for presentation + 2 min for Q&A + 1 min for transition)

3:55 – 4:00

Wrap-up

Director of IAAI

 

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Presentation Sessions

Session 1: 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. ET

-Alex Keiper (Legal Rhetoric Program, WCL)
"Considering the Ethical Use of AI in Lawyering"
-Ali Mirzaeian (Computer Science, CAS)
"Smart TA"
-Carolyn Parker (Teacher Preparation, SOE)
"AI in the PreK-12 Classroom: An Asynchronous Course for Preservice Teacher Preparation"
-Shirin Sabetghadam (Public Affairs and Policy, SPA)
"Policy Memos, Quant Methods, and AI: Preparing Graduate Students for the Job Market"
-Marnie Twigg (Literature, CAS), Katie Hut (University Library), Sarah Trembath (Literature, CAS)
"AI, Race and Power: A Critical Information Literacy Perspective"
-Derrick Cogburn (Environment, Development & Health, SIS)
"Moving From Programming Alone to Prompting, Augmenting, and Automating: A Case Study of AI Integration into SIS/ITEC 724 Advanced Text Analytics with AI and Machine Learning"
-Aref Zahed (Computer Science, CAS)
"How AI Humanoid Robot Helps Students in University"

Session 2: 12:40 to 1:50 p.m. ET

-Yahya Abdelaziz (Film and Media Arts, SOC)
"Methodology for Integrating Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Innovation in Cinematic Image for Art and Cinema Graduate Students"
-Jessica Breen (Environmental Science, CAS)
"From Idea to Implementation: Using AI to Enable Innovative Teaching"
-Eran Eads (Writing, CAS)
"The AI Integrity Compact: Co-Creating Intellectual Reckoning for Classroom AI Use"
-Michele Lansigan (Chemistry, CAS)
"Exploring ChatGPT in a Complex Problems Class: Positioning AI as a Supplement, Not a Substitute for Student Learning"
-Asha Scielzo (Health Law and Policy Program, WCL)
"In-Class Exercise: Comparing Outputs of AI Tools"
-Gayle Warmbrodt (SOE CTA, SOE)
"Artificial Intelligence: A Tool for Developing Individualized Education Programs"

Session 3: 2:45 to 3:55 p.m. ET

-Elizabeth Cohn (Foreign Policy and Global Security, SIS)
"Integrating AI into Assignments: Ensuring Student Learning"
-Krisztina Domjan (Literature-ELTA, CAS)
"AI as an Accessible Project Lead: Scaffolding Collaborative Learning Through Inclusive Design"
-Katie Hut (Research, Teaching & Learning, University Library)
"Practical Approaches to AI and Information Literacy Instruction"
-Marina Lopes (Journalism, SOC)
"What AI Can't Do: AI as a Spark for Collaborative, In-Person Learning"
-Anna Olsson (CFE & SPA)

“Connecting the Dots: Building a Campus-Wide AI Hub at AU”

-Sonja Walti (Public Administration and Policy, SPA)
"CFE's Support to Faculty in Teaching with AI"