CEETL hosted a symposium on Zoom on Friday, May 1, 9 a.m. —1 p.m. entitled: 

Human-Centered AI in the Classroom: Student and Faculty Voices

Panelists representing 17 out of the 22 campuses of the California State University system provided 10-minute lightning talks on how they have addressed emerging AI technologies in their classrooms. The presentations emphasized instructor reflections on successes and challenges; faculty efforts to investigate students’ perspectives on AI and learning; and faculty's decision-making process when it comes to integrating or resisting GenAI in the classroom.

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Participants in CEETL's AI Symposium gathered in a Zoom meeting. Participants in CEETL's AI Symposium gathered in a Zoom meeting.

Program

Watch a Recording of the Welcome Session
Speakers: Leslie Kennedy, Emily Magruder, Anoshua Chaudhuri

  • Is this Cheating? Exploring AI Through Student Perspectives 
    Dinah Nucum, Department of Communication Studies, CSU Northridge and Woodland Community College  
  • Teaching How AI Works While Using AI: An Argument for AI Use 
    Stacey Moultry, Department of Ethnic Studies, CSU East Bay 
  • Transparency: Successes and Challenges of Integrating GenAI in the Classroom 
    Scott Hachey, Department of Marketing, CSU Fullerton 

The Sword and the Shield: A Framework for Cognitive and Pedagogical Sovereignty in the AI Classroom 
Diego Bonilla, Department of Communication Studies, Sacramento State 

A Humanizing and Ethical Approach to AI Integration in a Psychology Research Methods Course 
Doron Zinger, School Leadership Program, CSU Dominguez Hills 

AI at the Right Moment: Designing Student-Centered GenAI Support Across the Learning Arc 
Brian Beatty, Department of ELSIT, San Francisco  

 

  • Bridging Campus Expertise and Workforce Needs: Launching AI Micro-Credentials 
    Cass Hall, Senior Director of Academic Technology, Chico State; Zach Justus - Director of Faculty Development, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Chico State; Clare Van Ness - Dean, Professional & Continuing Education, Chico State; Jayson Hickie - Online Learning Specialist, Professional & Continuing Education, Chico State 
  • Exploring Human-Centered AI Chatbots in Career Planning: Student and Faculty Perspectives 
    Jennifer Brodmann, Fynnwin Prager, Jose N. Martinez, Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Law, CSU Dominguez Hills 
  • If AI Can Write the Plan, What Are We Teaching? 
    Vanessa Jordan, Department of C&I, CSULA 
  • Scaling Business Analytics Projects with AI-Assisted Development 
    ZHENNING XU, Department of Management & Marketing, Bakersfield  
  • Emerging Artificial Intelligence in Financial Management  
    Julian Vogel, Department of Accounting and Finance, San Jose State University; Franziska Renz, Department of Management of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior, California State University, Sacramento 
  • Using GenAI to Support Applied Learning in Principles of Economics Courses 
    Venoo Kakar, Department of Economics, San Francisco State University; Gerald Daniels, Howard University; Maxine Lee, San Francisco State University; Lauren Tombari, San Francisco State University 
  • Human-Centered AI: Cultivating Purpose and Mental Well-Being in the Classroom 
    Dr. Gitima Sharma, Department of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation, California State University, Fresno   
  • AI as Equity Infrastructure: First-Year Foundations for College Life Skills 
    Emily Acosta Lewis, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Sonoma State University 
  • AI and Career Empowerment: Helping Public Health Students Leverage AI Responsibly 
    Michael Stanton, Department of Public Health, East Bay 
  • Student Voices, Student Choices: Investigating Perspectives and Practices Around Generative AI in Writing Across the Curriculum
    Angela Laflen and Angela Clark-Oates, Department of English, Sacramento State 
  • Emerging Results from AI Grant: AI in the Writing Process from FYC to GWAR
    Amy Latham, Business Communication; Aviva Sinervo, Psychology; Brian Strang, English; Kimbrough Moore, Philosophy & Computer Science; Laura Moorhead, Journalism; Niny Arcila-Maya, Mathematics; Shubhi Sachdeva, Child & Adolescent Development; Tara Lockhart, English; Yuki Obayashi, Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University 
  • Generative AI as Text, Student, and Mirror: Repositioning AI to Support Disciplinary Literacy Instruction 
    Madeleine Mejia, Department of Literacy and Reading Education, CSUFullerton   
  • AI Companions and Deepfakes: Empowering K-12 Teachers to Guide Students Through Emerging AI Risks 
    Stephen Adams, Department of Educational Technology and Media Leadership, CSU Long Beach 

 

  • From Classroom to Clinic: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Transform Engagement in Advanced Practice Nursing Education 
    Deanna Jung, Department of Nursing, Fullerton   
  • Human-Centered AI in Graduate Nursing Education: A Theory-Informed, Faculty Student Approach to Critical Thinking and Ethical Use  
    Carole Kulik, Department of Nursing, SFSU 
  • Designing Human-Centered AI Assignments: Preserving Deep Learning in an AI-Integrated Classroom 
    Maha Ghosn, Department of International Business and Marketing, Cal Poly Pomona  
  • Augmenting Creativity: Teaching Critical AI Literacy Through Structured Reflection 
    Christine Lee, Department of Graphic Communication, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo  
  • From Consumers to Critics: Using Cultural Gap Analysis to Center Student Voices in AI-Integrated Classrooms  
    Richard Allen May III, Department of Visual Arts and Department of African American Studies, California State University, Fullerton 
  • Writing-Intensive Asynchronous Courses in the Age of Generative AI: Re-Designing for Motivation and Meaningful Engagement Carra Johnson, Department of Kinesiology, Cal Poly SLO   
  • Student-Centered AI Use in an Upper-Division General Education Course: Support, Skepticism, and Critical Engagement 
    Maureen Scharberg, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, CSU East Bay 
  • A Practical Framework for Human-Centered AI Course Redesign 
    Nasrin Mohabbati, Department of Information Systems, SFSU 

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