Taking a page from some other awesome educators and adding short descriptions of each talk and workshop. (Synopses often written with help from Claude.ai.)
Location
Synopsis
Type
2026 Teaching and Learning Symposium. Illinois State University – Jan
This interactive workshop helps faculty develop assignments and policies for AI integration in their courses. Through structured activities, participants will draft AI syllabus policies aligned with TILT principles, design AI transparency assignments for their disciplines, scaffold process-based assessments, and create tasks that acknowledge AI tools using local knowledge and personal insight. This workshop emphasizes practical application over theory—you’ll spend much of the time creating materials for YOUR classroom.
50-min workshop;
– “Practical AI Strategies for Your Classroom: A Hands-On Workshop”
2026 Teaching and Learning Symposium. Illinois State University – Jan
This keynote discusses practical concerns faculty face when integrating AI into their teaching. Drawing on recent research showing that a majority of students now use AI tools to help with educational tasks, the presentation discusses assessment challenges and considers alternative evaluation methods. Faculty will learn frameworks for building students’ critical AI literacy—teaching them to evaluate outputs for accuracy, bias, and completeness. The session concludes with ethical considerations around AI use in education and next steps that faculty can implement in their courses.
Keynote;
– “AI in the Classroom: From Philosophy to Practice”
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