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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 in the sections below.

AI-related workshops and talks:

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 conference talks

Conference talks

2026

  • Does interacting with the university AI policy influence students’ actual behaviors? Feb 2026. Transformative Learning Conference.

2025

  • Accidentally a leader: How generative AI changed my direction and helped me find a new path. Nov 2025. Oklahoma Women in Higher Education 20th Anniversary Fall Conference.
  • 2025 OK Learning Innovations Summit presentation on AI in the first year composition classroom. Apr 2025.

2024

  • 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.
  • Navigating AI Integration in Higher Education. Co-presenter with Amanda Keesee. June 2024. 1EdTech 2024 Learning Impact Conference.
  • AI as a Tool: Ethical and responsible AI. Apr 2024. 2024 OK Learning Innovations Summit.
  • AI: Creating authentic learning experiences to help with student engagement. Mar 2024. 14th Annual Transformative Learning Conference.
  • Transformative Learning in the Age of Generative AI: Cultivating Durable Competencies through Innovative Assignments. Mar 2024. Co-author with Abbie Lambert and Trevor Cox. 14th Annual Transformative Learning Conference.

2023

  • Developing Ethical AI and LLM Use-Guidelines in the Classroom. Nov 2023. Invited presentation. University of Victoria AI Club conference.
  • AI and Academic Integrity: Applying What We Know About Learning. Worked with Stephanie Fiore at Temple as co-presenter. Nov 2023. POD 2023 conference.
  • Presentation on AI. Keynote speaker. Oct 2023. Davinci Institute Fall Forum 2023.
  • Presentation on AI. Sept 2023. OKLIS conference 2023.
  • Using AI purposefully in the classroom: A study of use and student responses to the technology. Aug 2023. 2023 UCO Collegium.
  • Shifting with Technology: When and How do we Make Changes to our Teaching Methods? Apr 2023. 2023 OK Learning Innovations Summit.
  • AI overview. Feb 2023. SWPACA regional conference.

AI-related webinars and panels

Webinars & 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
  • Have Humans Become Obsolete? ChatGPT and Generative AI in Teaching & Learning. Panel Presentation. 2023 OK Higher Ed IT Summit.
  • 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

2025

2024

2023

Other activities

Non-AI related work

I look forward to hearing from you!

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