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About Laura

I’m a college professor in English composition and Technical Writing with a love of sharing information with others. Gen AI has become my cautiously optimistic passion as we look to what the future of education might bring.

I see gen AI writing and research tools as potentially helpful. I also see where problems and harms could occur. Hence the reason for the cautious optimism at this time. I think that we should be having conversations with our students about when it makes sense or could be useful to use gen AI and where it is better to be human-only. Through these thoughtful conversations, we can chart a path forward for ourselves, our students, and education at a whole.

I am open to talking more if you are interested in having me speak to your faculty to help them get started with gen AI. I also run workshops to help faculty think through gen AI literacy activities, syllabus statements, and updating assignments in the age of gen AI.

A complete list of events along with details are listed here:

Feel free to reach out through the Contact me link.

Here is a short list of some of the activities that I have been involved in since 2023. See the complete list of events in the links above by year, or see a more detailed list of activities by type (aside from talks) at Laura’s AI writing, podcasts, webinars, and interviews.

AI-related workshops and talks

Workshops

  • 2025
  • 45-min breakout session (given twice) for faculty at Oklahoma City Community College
  • 3-hour AI workshop for faculty at NW Arkansas Community College
  • 2024
  • 2-hour AI workshop for faculty at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • 4-hour pre-conference workshop on AI at CAPSCD 2024 conference
  • 1-hour Workshop presentation at 20th Annual Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference at Texas Tech. “Large Language Models and Assignment Sheets“
  • 2-hour AI workshop for faculty and staff at Stark State College, OH

  • 2023
  • AI workshop for faculty at Cameron, OK
  • AI workshop for faculty at Adelphi, NY
  • AI workshop for faculty at Xavier, OH
  • AI workshop for faculty at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
  • Pedagogy workshops at University of Central Oklahoma on AI and assignments. (3 workshop sessions each)

Talks

  • 2025
  • Keynote on AI for faculty at Oklahoma City Community College
  • Keynote on AI for afternoon session at the University of Oklahoma Academic Tech Expo for faculty
  • Keynote on AI for faculty at NW Arkansas Community College

  • 2024
  • “Generative AI Lessons from English Composition”. Magna Publications — The Teaching Professor Conference on AI in Education
  • Presentation and Q&A with faculty at Red Deer Polytechnic in Canada
  • Presentation to members of the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education (OSRHE) Economic Development Committee (EDC) on gen AI.
  • Presentation to faculty on AI Western Kentucky University.
  • OU SLATE conference. Presentation on AI.
  • Keynote for Community of Oklahoma Instruction Librarians.
  • AI presentation with Amanda Keesee as co-presenter. 1EdTech conference in Salt Lake
  • Presentation to faculty on AI at Westfield State University, MA
  • Presentation to faculty on AI at Colorado State University
  • Keynote presentation for INBRE OK Spring 2024 Faculty Retreat. “AI & Research, A Technological Look Forward”
  • Presentation to faculty on AI at McHenry County College, OH
  • Keynote presentation at HIPHE 2024 at Texas A&M-Kingsville. “Wait, My Paper Wrote Itself?” Unpacking the impact of AI on education
  • Presentation to OK Council of University Presidents on AI
  • Keynote presentation at 20th Annual Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference at Texas Tech. “Large Language Models and Academic Integrity: How they coexist”
  • Presentation to faculty on AI at Stark State College, OH
  • Presentation to faculty on AI at Oklahoma City Community College

  • 2023
  • Presentation on AI to University of Central Oklahoma College of Business faculty
  • Presentation on AI for faculty at Rose State, OK
  • Keynote for the DaVinci Institute 2023 fall forum in OK
  • Keynote presentation on AI for faculty development week at Macomb Community College, MI
  • Presentation to faculty on AI at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
  • Presentation to University of Central Oklahoma English TAs on AI
  • Presentation to faculty on AI at University of Arkansas @ Monticello
  • Presentation to faculty on AI at Murray State College, OK
  • Open AI: ChatGPT. International webinar with Pioneer College in Canada.

AI-related webinars and panels

  • 2024
  • Short webinar followed by Q&A for Moxie. “AI & Authorship: Navigating some ethics of AI-assisted writing”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nYZBJ0D5hs
  • Short talk for Boodlebox’s 2024 Collaborative AI Convocation.
  • Teaching and Learning with AI keynote panel participant.
  • MYFest presentation on maintaining our own voices when writing with AI
  • POD network web panel on AI with Lance Eaton and Maha Bali
  • University of Central Oklahoma Mass Communication panel. “Ethics of AI and Grading.” Moderator and panelist
  • University of Central Oklahoma Mass Communication Fusion conference. “AI on the Job” panel participant
  • Oklahoma City Community College and POIETO Responsible AI in Education symposium. “Al in Education: Current Trends and Future Prospects” panel participant

  • 2023
  • Panel discussion for ASME Bioengineering conference
  • Panel discussion on AI at University of Oklahoma
  • University of Central Oklahoma Liberal Arts Students symposium. Moderator for student panel discussing their use of AI in my classes
  • University of Central Oklahoma ChatGPT panel discussion. Panelist discussing AI use in writing classrooms and DEI concerns
  • AI in the Classroom. University of Kent, Webinar participant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01bFiWWVHss&list=PLAbF8wnSF-e-pzuN-XaSrdsBAZsglG8NO&index=8

AI-related podcasts & activities

Podcasts & TV

Conference talks

  • Generative AI Lessons from English Composition. Dec 2024. Teaching Professor Conference on AI in Education.
  • Rhetorical analysis of AI project in first year English Composition. July 2024. Teaching and Learning with AI conference.
  • AI overview. Feb 2023. SWPACA regional conference.

Other activities

Non-AI related work

I look forward to hearing from you!

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