Events
Regional gatherings
Brainhub and January shaped the Top 10 Issues. Next: November 13 at Mars Hill—schedule, register, or revisit past gatherings below.
Upcoming · Summit
Western North Carolina AI Educators’ Exchange
Educators from across Western North Carolina will meet at Mars Hill to compare what they’re doing with AI and decide what comes next.
Program
Full day schedule
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Selected session
9:00 am
Registration and Networking
Check in and meet colleagues
9:30 – 10:00 am
Welcome
Host welcome and opening remarks
Chris Cain and Mars Hill Leadership · Bill Sederburg
10:00 – 10:20 am
Issues in AI and Education in Context in Western NC
Survey snapshot and regional context
Jonathan Wade
Pre-survey summary of issues; discussion of challenges; demonstration of avatars; discussion of agentic course completion. Introduction of table topics and resources from hosts, sponsors, and speakers.
10:20 – 10:40 am
Campus Introductions
Campus share-outs
Chris Cain
Facilitated campus share-outs. Invited institutions and lead representatives introduce current AI work—streamlined when campus leads complete the infrastructure / policy / resources survey.
10:40 – 11:30 am
More than a Human in the Loop: Equipping Learners for Cognitive Sovereignty in a world of AI
Keynote on learning with AI
Dr. John Sherlock, Professor, Western Carolina University
International work on AI, learning, pedagogy, and human development—including an EDUCAUSE / Dell faculty cohort on teaching and learning with AI.
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch Conversations
Table topics during lunch
Ian Selig
Table conversations during lunch; proposed topics will be printed for each table.
Proposed table topics
- Differentiating Instruction for Different Student Ethical Stances
- No Tech, Low Tech “solutions”
- AI Equity and Free vs. Paid Tools
- Governance, Guidance, Autonomy, Clarity
- AI and Employment
- Human Concerns in a world of AI
- How does AI change thinking and learning?
1:00 – 1:50 pm
Adjusting Assessment for the World of AI
Rethinking assessment with AI
Tim Scapin, Haywood Community College
1:50 – 2:20 pm
Bringing together the Day
Synthesis of what we heard
Jonathan Wade
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Faculty / Student Contest
Spotlight on contest entries
Steven Young
Working title—official contest name forthcoming.
2:40 – 3:00 pm
Wrap Up and Next Steps
Closing and what comes next
Bill Sederburg
