AI and the Future of Education:
Disruptive Teaching and Learning Models
Virtual Conference
August 1–2, 2024
US Eastern Time
LINKS:
Registration
Call for Proposals 2024
Keynote Speakers for 2024:
Matthew Lease is a Professor of Information and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin, a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and a Senior Member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). Lease is also a faculty founder and leader of UT Austin’s Good Systems, a $20M, 8-year university Grand Challenge to develop responsible AI technologies to address societal needs. Lease’s research combines artificial intelligence (AI) and human-computer interaction (HCI) to develop both automated AI solutions as well as interactive systems that augment human capabilities. His recent work focuses on developing fair and explainable natural language processing (NLP) techniques to help curb the spread of fake news, hate speech, and societal polarization.
Lori Glover, JD
- Managing Director, MIT CSAIL Alliances
- Executive Director, FinTech@CSAIL
- Executive Director, MIT Future of Data
- Executive Director, MachineLearningApplications@CSAIL
Lori Glover leads global partnerships and alliances for MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) – the largest lab at MIT with over 1000 researchers and 60 research groups. She is responsible for corporate and organizational engagement with the lab through the CSAIL Alliance Program, research initiatives, the Visiting Industry Researcher program, start-ups and technology ecosystem, professional development programs and talent acquisition/recruiting within CSAIL. She also serves as Executive Director of FinTech@CSAIL, MachineLearningApplications@CSAIL and MIT’s Future of Data, Trust and Policy Initiative.
Lori also a member of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Engineering Education, College and Industry Partnership Division, the Advisory Board of EBSCO and the Massachusetts Cyber Education and Training Consortium (CETC).
She often speaks on research advances and their impact to industry at conferences and professional associations as well as on the development of successful industry-academic partnerships both nationally and internationally.
She holds a Juris Doctor and has also practiced law as a member of both the bar in both Massachusetts and Florida.
Dr. Michael J. Jabbour, Microsoft Education Chief Innovation Officer
https://linkedin.com/in/jabbour
Dr. Michael J. Jabbour is an expert in organizational transformation, with over two decades of experience spanning artificial intelligence, human-centered design, agile development, and healthcare at scale. As the Chief Innovation Officer for Microsoft Education and a former CIO/CTO for various NYC agencies, notably the NYC Department of Education, he has spearheaded numerous digital transformations and operational mergers, generating substantial investments in innovation project funding and constructing programs that benefit millions of users. His current role at Microsoft leverages his experience and passion for making a positive societal impact through advancements in education.
AI 100 Lecture:
The Future of Education and Healthcare
Embracing AI’s Potential in Education, Ethics, and Society
Discover the transformative world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), from its fundamentals to its uncharted propensity to ‘hallucinate.’ Learn how AI can revolutionize education, enhancing teaching and learning experiences with cutting-edge tools and personalized methodologies. Dive into the potential of AI to automate routine tasks, stimulate collaborative learning, and foster bespoke educational journeys. Get equipped with practical use cases and insights on seamlessly integrating AI into your classroom or institution and pave the way for a future where education is intuitively tailored, engaging, and impactful.
Invited student speaker:
Baylen Ratliff is a senior at the University of Washington (UW) studying marine biology, a Mary Gates Endowment Scholar, and a NOAA Hollings Preparatory Program Scholar. He is a teaching assistant for Global Ocean Human Culture at UW, an oceanography class that discusses the future of AI and how it relates to related careers. In summer 2023, Baylen was accepted into the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at Friday Harbor Laboratories. His research focused on identifying resilience in eelgrass against seagrass wasting disease around the San Juan Islands, Washington, aided by the AI program EeLISA (Eelgrass Lesion Image Segmentation Application). Through this, he discovered the value of AI in advancing conservation research and has presented his findings at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology 2024 Conference and Puget Sound Estuarium Student Symposium.
AIMS AND SCOPE:
The Policy Studies Organization, and the American Public University System’s Journal of Online Learning, Research, and Practice (JOLRAP) and the International Journal of Open Educational Resources (IJOER), jointly present the first virtual conference with a focus on AI’s disruptive, transformative, and evolving role in higher education. The two-day inaugural conference will convene virtually Thursday, August 1 – Friday, August 2, 2024 to allow for interactive presentations and discussions on the topic “AI – The Future of Education: Disruptive Teaching and Learning Models.”
With the rapid evolution of AI tools, such as the chatbot ChatGPT, we’d like to provide professors, academic leaders, researchers, librarians, curriculum designers, journal editors, and graduate students with opportunities to share knowledge, challenge norms, and contribute unique perspectives. This conference is seeking presentations that involve the audience and foster conversations that will help redefine educational frameworks related to teaching, learning, assessment, leadership, curriculum, and research. We will explore ethical and equity implications of AI in academia and reimagine the future of education.
CONFERENCE STRANDS:
Leveraging AI
This strand focuses on positive and innovative ways to leverage AI in teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum, research, and creative works. Submissions to this strand should address topics such as effective ways to integrate AI into courses, publications, OERs, etc. and benefit students, educators, and authors. Special consideration will be given to proposals that focus on providing students with workplace skills.
Ethics and AI
This strand focuses on ethical challenges associated with generative AI in teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum, research, and creative works, to name a few. Submissions to this strand should address topics such as considerations for arts-based assignments, professional and academic writing, curriculum design, and debatable applications of AI in teaching, learning, research, and OERs.
Accessibility and AI
This strand focuses on practices of increasing access to AI through curriculum design, teaching and learning, diversity/equity/and inclusion (DEI), and open educational resources. Submissions to this strand should address topics such as social and economic factors, open educational practices, effects on the digital divide, policies, 21st century skills needed for workplace barriers, Universal Design, access to technology, etc.
Important Dates:
Call for Proposals: October 1, 2023
Final Call for Proposals Deadline: May 1, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: May 17, 2024
Final Presentation Due: June 24, 2024
TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL:
Please include a title and approximately 1–2 pages of double-spaced overview into your proposal. Follow current APA style. Proposals will be peer-reviewed. Indicate which (1) strand and; (2) presentation format is preferred. Describe interactive elements that will be included in your presentation. Each session/format will include one person to monitor technical logistics and one person who will moderate. Formats include:
Format 1: Traditional Presentation – 45 minutes – to include 30 minutes of presentation time (consider interactive elements) with 15 minutes allotted for interactive discussion and Q&A. Must include a PowerPoint or a similar multimedia presentation.
Format 2: Poster Session – 45 minutes – to include an interactive multimedia poster, animated graphic/video, a series of images with or without sound. Presenters should interact with the audience throughout the session. This should be lively and fun!
Format 3: Panel Structure – 45 minutes – to include approximately 30 minutes of panel presentations that are interactive with a minimum of three panelists. Panelists should have strong subject matter expertise in the topic(s) and invite critical dialogue among the participants. While a PowerPoint is not needed, some type of visual representation should be included to support the key points of the panelists’ discussion. There should be approximately 15 minutes left for open discussion between panelists and audience members.
Format 4: Round Table – 45 minutes – to include a 10-minute overview which will be followed by breakout rooms. The rooms will be created based on the number of participants (e.g., approximately 5-8 people per breakout room). Each breakout room will have approximately 25 minutes for discussion. The presenter should have a handout or visuals to guide the interactive discussion on the topic. This should be a highly interactive session. Ten minutes will be structured at the end for breakout round tables to return and share discoveries and summaries with exploration of common and new themes.
Proposal Requirements
- One to two pages in current edition APA Style
- No abstract is required
- Include a description of the topic, highlighting its importance and relevance in relation to the selected conference strand
- Include a paragraph describing the preferred presentation format and how the session will be interactive
- Include information about any technological support needed
Proposals Should:
- be clear, concise, and strongly aligned with the conference theme.
- clearly indicate the desired format for the presentation (e.g., session, poster, panel, or roundtable)
- emphasize the interactive elements to ensure that the audience is engaged
Format:
All submissions must be in English.
If using AI or a Large Language Model for any part of the presentation, properly acknowledge the use of this technology and cite in accordance with APA Style. For example, to cite and reference ChatGPT visit https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/how-to-cite-chatgpt .
Please follow the conference template, available for download from this conference website.
Questions:
For questions, please contact [email protected]
We look forward to your submissions and your contribution to making this inaugural conference a success.
Kathleen J. Tate, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, JOLRAP
Ronald C. Johnson, Ph.D., Co-Editor, IJOER
Linda Ashar, JD, Co-Editor, IJOER
