Online Learning Innovation Summit
The information below is reflective of the 2024 event.
| Time | Friday, March 1, 2024 | |
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| 7:30 – 8:15 am | Registration, Check-In, Breakfast | |
| 8:15 – 8:30 am | Welcome! | |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Keynote Address: The “AI Train” has it left and are we on it? Julie Smith, Ditch the Textbook |
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9:45 – 10:30 am Concurrent Sessions
| Track | Concurrent Sessions (choose one) | |
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| Authentic Interaction | Enhancing Language Learning through AI-Enabled Authentic Interactions and Corpus-Driven Pedagogy Pinar Tasci, The University of Alabama |
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| Artful Innovation | Honors for Everyone: Developing an Honors Curriculum for Distance Learning Students Megan Bailey, Brad Tuggle, Darren Surman, The University of Alabama |
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| Accessibility Integration | Supporting Students with Disabilities in the Online Environment Brittany Gregg, Andrea Fannin, The University of Alabama |
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| Analytic Impact | Strategic Engagement of Undergraduate Students: Key Course as Indication of Stop-Out Timothy Salazar Ph.D., Elyse Peters, The University of Alabama |
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| Administrative Involvement | One Click Away: Utilizing a Virtual Learning Series to Amplify Marginalized Voices during Crises Sherron Wilkes, DSW, Curtis Davis Ph.D., The University of Alabama |
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| Achievement Inroads | AI. What is it? What Isn’t it? and Why Should I Care? Laura McNeil, Ph.D., Lee Laska, The University of Alabama |
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| Networking Activity | High Intensity Networking Activity | |
| Academic Integrity | Navigating the Landscape of AI in Education: Fostering Responsible AI Use Through Inclusive Rubrics Abiodun Stephen IJeluola, James Madison University |
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10:45 – 11:30 am Concurrent Sessions
| Track | Concurrent Sessions (Choose One) | |
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| Authentic Interaction | Student Well-Being and Mental Health in Online Learning Thomas McCaleb, University of North Texas, Lesley Regalado, The University of Alabama |
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| Artful Innovation | AI in the Humanities Classroom: Connecting Renaissance Gender Dynamics with the Post-Millennial Student Population Xabier Granja, The University of Alabama |
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| Accessibility Integration | A.I. Unleashed: Transforming the Accessibility of Documents, Images, Graphics, and Math Through AI Text Automation Kristin Kaylor, The University of Alabama |
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| Analytic Impact | Student Progress: Analysis of Students Path Toward Graduation Timothy Salazar, Ph.D., Mason Mulnix, The University of Alabama |
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| Administrative Involvement | Mobilizing Online Learning for Industry Advancement: Case Studies of Applied Online Capstone Projects in Advertising and Public Relations Caleb Walters, The University of Alabama |
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| Achievement Inroads | The Crimson Code: Navigating the AI Frontier at the University of Alabama Elizabeth McDonald Ph.D., Kelsey Creel, The University of Alabama |
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| Networking | Roundtable Networking Game | |
| Academic Integrity | Up for Inspiration, Down in Determination, Never Side-to-Side for Information Austin Green, Pike Liberal Arts School |
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11:30 – 12:45 pm Networking Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 pm Concurrent Sessions
| Track | Concurrent Sessions (Choose One) | |
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| Authentic Interaction | Boosting Rapport, Learning, and Access in Online Classes: Teaching, Encouraging, and Impacting with “AI” Kaylin Duncan, Anneliese Bolland, Caroline Parsons, Jaclyn Shetterly, The University of Alabama |
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| Artful Innovation | Using A.I. to Streamline Planning, Differentiation and Implementation John Hill, Charity Sandretto Kennedy, TCSS Echols Middle School |
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| Accessibility Integration | Technology-Breaking Barriers and Increasing Efficiency Amber Freeman, Amber Parsons, Bankhead Middle School |
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| Analytic Impact | Why 2.5? Challenging a Student Success GPA Assumption Timothy Salazar, Ph.D., Elyse Peters, The University of Alabama |
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| Administrative Involvement | Policy and Pedagogy: A Conversation about AI in the Writing Classroom Luke Niiler, Ramon Veras, The University of Alabama |
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| Achievement Inroads | The AI Elephant in the Classroom Open Forum Katy Allen, Jason Miller, Jessie Richardson, The University of Alabama |
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| Networking | Roundtable Networking Game | |
| Academic Integrity | “ACCESS Live – It’s a W.I.N. (What I Need) for Students!” Junell “Nellie” Christian, The University of Alabama, Steve Blair, Sue Ellen Gilliland, Alabama State Department of Education |
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2:00 – 2:45 pm Concurrent Sessions
| Track | Concurrent Sessions (Choose One) | |
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| Authentic Interaction | AI-STEM Power: Nurturing Tomorrow’s Innovators in Elementary STEM and Robotics Education Shanna Davis, Andalusia City Schools |
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| Artful Innovation | ACCESS Glow-Ups Rachel Walker, The University of Alabama |
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| Accessibility Integration | Promoting Authentic Interaction in the E-Learning Setting in the Age of ChatGPT Carolina Forero, The University of Alabama |
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| Analytic Impact | Tech Support Designs Too!! Chynna Peoples, The University of Alabama |
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| Administrative Involvement | Artful Achievement: The University of Alabama’s Blackboard Learn Ultra Journey Melissa Forston, Rachel Thompson, The University of Alabama |
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| Achievement Inroads | ||
| Networking | Roundtable Networking Game | |
| Academic Integrity | The Transformative Power of Online Instructor Presence: Graduate Student Voices Laura McNeil, Ph.D., Hannah Howell, The University of Alabama, The University of North Alabama |
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3:00 – 4:00 pm Closing Keynote: Chris Jenks President of Alabama Leaders in Educational Technology (ALET)