Faculty Sessions

Friday, 2/27 - In Person Faculty and Graduate - Block 1

10:00 - 11:00 am

SessionLocation 
Common Ground Collective Listening Session: Concerns About Recent Policy ChangesOak Room
Session Description:

There are many recent changes at the federal, state, and local level impacting working conditions and created uncertainty. We invite faculty, graduate students, and staff to share and discuss your experiences and concerns about teaching, research, and other academic activities in a supportive space.

Speaker Info:

Presenter: Dr. Tom James, Director of Common Ground Collective, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Designing Safe and Transparent AI for Children and FamiliesWalnut Room
Session Description:

This workshop explores the ethics of generative and interactive AI for children and families. We will move from discussing key challenges, such as safety, bias, and transparency, to interdisciplinary idea generation. Through guided hands-on activities, participants will collaborate to imagine and pitch human-centered AI design solutions that address the unique cultural and pedagogical needs of young users.

Speaker Info:

Dr. Cici Ling, Assistant Professor, Informatics; Dr. Kaiwen Sun, Assistant Professor, Informatics

Friday, 2/27 - In Person Faculty and Graduate - Block 2

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

SessionLocation 
AI-Assisted Literature Discovery Tools: Which One(s) Should I Use?Walnut Room
Session Description:

Attendees will be guided through a searching exercise with several tools, including library database tools, and will walk away with confidence in articulating how AI literature discovery tools differ from library databases, the pros and cons of these tools, and knowing who to ask if they have questions about them.

Speaker Info:

Presenters: Anna Marie Johnson, Research and Learning Services; Meggan Press, Teaching and Learning Engagement, IU Libraries

Integrating AI Tools into Students’ Learning: Panelist ExperiencesOak Room
Session Description:

This panel brings together Luddy School instructors from diverse disciplines to share their experiences integrating generative AI tools into their teaching and students’ learning. Through interactive audience engagement, panelists will discuss the opportunities, challenges, and tensions that arise when using AI in higher education.

Speaker Info:

Presenters: Madeleine Gonin, Interim Director, Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning; Dr. Shabnam Kavousian, Associate Chair, Informatics; Dr. Olgun Sadik, Luddy Computer Science Lecturer; Dr. Kurt Seiffert, Luddy Computer Science Lecturer; Dr. Ali Ghazinejad, Luddy Information Science Lecturer

Friday, 2/27 - Faculty and Graduate Luncheon

12:30 - 2:00 pm

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Faculty Luncheon: Amusing Ourselves to Death: AI, Society, and Where We Might Go From HereFrangipani Room
Session Description:

Join us to explore how we can stop our cultural slide toward surrender and reclaim our collective capacity for deep thinking, purpose, and self-governance.

Speaker Info:

Presenter: Dr. Angie Raymond, Kelley School of Business