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Keynotes, conference sessions & invited talks
Recent speaking.
I present on generative AI in education to faculty, deans, teachers, and community audiences, at national conferences, state technology summits, and campus events. Sessions are built for the room they’re in, and there’s always time for questions.
AACTE Leadership Academy Invited
June 17, 2026
Generative AI in Educator Preparation and Beyond
An invited session for deans and leaders of colleges of education from across the country. We worked through what AI means for teacher preparation specifically: not just how faculty use it, but what it means to send new teachers into classrooms where their students are already using these tools.
This is the audience with the most leverage over how the next generation of teachers meets AI, and the conversation reflected that.
“I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation! Your perspective was both thought‑provoking and practical, and it left me thinking about how valuable your insights would be for a much broader audience.”
Kari Vogelgesang, Director, Baker Teacher Leader Center, University of Iowa
LiDA Colloquium Series, University of Rochester Invited
April 8, 2026
Navigating GenAI Ethical and Privacy Issues
One of five conversation starters for a virtual colloquium on the trust issues AI creates: in education, research, privacy, and human relationships. My segment covered the ethical and privacy questions institutions need to settle before adopting these tools.
OETC: Ohio Educational Technology Conference
February 11, 2026
Reimagine Your Practice: GenAI as Ethical Co‑Intelligence for Transformational Teaching
Co‑intelligence rather than automation: treating AI as something you think alongside instead of something you hand work to. We covered what that looks like in practice, where the ethical lines sit, and how to redesign a course around it.
With Dr. Basil Masri Zada, Ohio University
The Original Lilly Conference
November 20, 2025
Ethical GenAI Integration: Building Faculty Capacity in Higher Education Today
A session on the practical work of building faculty capacity: how institutions move from a handful of enthusiasts to a whole department that can make informed decisions. Aimed at faculty developers, center directors, and instructors doing this work without a mandate.
With Dr. Basil Masri Zada, Ohio University
Ohio University
November 2024
Campus presentation
One of many sessions I’ve run across Ohio University campuses as a Human-First AI Faculty Fellow, working with faculty across disciplines on how generative AI fits their teaching, and where it doesn’t.
Also
Where else this work has gone.
Beyond the conference circuit, I present regularly to audiences well outside higher education.
All five OU regional campuses
Community AI events with a fellow Human-First AI Faculty Fellow, for small business owners, local government officials, retirees, and teachers.
Wealth management group
A Q&A session on practical AI use and the privacy questions that matter when you handle client information.
Women in marketing event
An invited talk in Ohio on using AI to grow a business, aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs.
PK–12 schools & districts
Professional development for teachers from preschool through twelfth grade, in person and virtually.