Symposium Agenda

2025 TXST AI in Teaching & Learning Symposium Agenda*

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

TimeSessionSession LeadLocation
8:00-9:00

Registration and Light Breakfast

LBJSC Grand Ballroom
9:00-9:30Welcome: Opening Remarks by Texas State President Kelly Damphousse and Vice President for Information Technology and CIO Matthew Hall LBJSC Grand Ballroom
9:30 -9:45

Break

9:45-10:45Keynote Address delivered by Dr. Michelle Singh, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board LBJSC Grand Ballroom
10:45-11:00

Break

11:00-12:00AI Inspires a New Era of Innovation in Media Education Dr. Cindy RoyalLBJSC 322
11:00-12:00AI in Academia Academic Honesty in the Era of Generative AIDr. Ashley DockensLBJSC 323
11:00 -11:30Advanced Artificial Intelligence Large Language Model Techniques for Teaching and LearningApril MilesLBJSC 325
11:00 -11:30AI in Grading - A Practical Prompt-Based Technique for Research Paper and Project AssessmentDr. Shibbir AhmedLBJSC 324
11:30-12:00Harnessing Artificial Intelligence in Interior Design EducationDr. Nadim AdiLBJSC 325
11:30-12:00Building AI-Powered Tutors for Personalized Student Learning Ludmila KrylovaLBJSC 324
12:00-1:15

Buffet Lunch

LBJSC Grand Ballroom
1:15-2:15Efforts to Use AI with Integrity (and Problem Solving Success)Dr. Ted LehrLBJSC 322
1:15-2:15Supporting Students as they Learn and Navigate Generative AI Tools Dr. Paige Haber-CurranLBJSC 323
1:15-2:15Exploring Imagistic Pedagogical Potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence Dr. Hamilton HardisonLBJSC 324
1:15-1:45CANCELLED: An Eternal Return to the Subjective Assigning Experience Based Philosophical Writing to Deter AI Generated Work Elektra JordanLBJSC 325
1:45-2:15Harnessing the Future - AI in Education and Learning Dr. Moira Di Mauro-JacksonLBJSC 325
2:15-3:15The AI-Enhanced Classroom – A Student Perspective Ryan FaxigueLBJSC Grand Ballroom
3:15-3:30

Break

3:30-4:30GenAI From a Literacy Lens: Research on Teaching Texts with TechDr. Sonya ArmstrongLBJSC 322
3:30-4:30Exploring the Use of AI in Higher Education - An Intentional and Interactive ApproachDr. Moira Di Mauro JacksonLBJSC 323
3:30-4:30I care, I can, I matter - Designing Assessments for Meaningful Learning and Engagement in the Age of AIKamarie CarterLBJSC 324
3:30-4:00From Black and White to Technicolor - Exploring Undergraduate Classroom Capacities for AI-Assisted Data Analysis Dr. Kristen Leah SussmanLBJSC 325
4:00-4:30rAIsing the Bar How Artificial Intelligence Mirrors Other Technological LeapsDr. Sid AndersonLBJSC 325
4:30-4:45

Day 1 Closing Remarks

LBJSC Grand Ballroom
5:00-6:30

Networking Reception

LBJSC Atrium

Thursday, March 27, 2025

TimeSessionSession LeadLocation
8:00-9:00

Registration and Light Breakfast

LBJSC Grand Ballroom
9:00-9:30Welcome: Opening Remarks by Dr. Pranesh Aswath, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Vice President for Information Technology and CIO Matthew Hall LBJSC Grand Ballroom
9:30-9:45

Break

9:45-10:45Keynote Address delivered by Mary Strain, Amazon Web Services LBJSC Grand Ballroom
10:45-11:00

Break

11:00-12:00How AI is Used by Faculty in the College of Health ProfessionsDr. Barbara HewittLBJSC 322
11:00-12:00The CUPID Model - a Guide for Pedagogical Approaches to Chat GPT and Student WritingDr. Casey LandersLBJSC 323
11:00-12:00AI Magic - Crafting Student Friendly Content with EaseDr. Anica LeeLBJSC 324
11:00-11:30The Grain of the Voice: Building Student's Conviction in WritingDr. Jennifer StobLBJSC 325
11:30-12:00Integrating AI Tools in Teaching: Conceptual Strategies and Image Generation Jeff DavisLBJSC 325
12:00-1:15

Buffet Lunch

LBJSC Grand Ballroom
1:15-2:15AI Integrations for Student SuccessDr. Zachary KelleyLBJSC 322
1:15 -2:15A Cybernetic Meadow - Workshopping the Limits and Risks of Generative AIClaudia RőeschmannLBJSC 323
1:15-1:45Get in the Gym - AI as a Writing Tool, Not a ShortcutTerrance WedinLBJSC 325
1:45-2:15Applied AI in Mass Communication EducationDr. Kelly KaufholdLBJSC 325
2:15-3:15Film Screening - AI & Higher Education Video Learning Modules LBJSC Grand Ballroom
3:15-3:30

Break

3:30-4:30Assessing AI Through Publication DesignJoshua DuttwelierLBJSC 324
3:30-4:30Prioritizing Human Feedback While Integrating AI Writing SupportCasey FordLBJSC 322
3:30-4:30Four Big Questions to Ask Before Using AIBenjamin Mitchell-YellinLBJSC 323
3:30-4:00AI for Competitive Advantage: Business Adoption Strategies and Educational ImplicationsDr. David AngelowLBJSC 325
4:00-4:30Artificial Intelligence in Legal Education Dr. David LevyLBJSC 325
4:30-4:45

Conference Closing

LBJSC Grand Ballroom

*Agenda topics subject to change