Virtual Summit - Full Schedule

Welcome to the second annual AI in the Classroom: A Virtual Summit, hosted by UNLV and UNR. This free, virtual event brings together educators from across Nevada’s higher education community to explore the practical, creative, and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. We’re delighted you’re here to be part of these important conversations shaping the future of education.

Please see the full schedule below.
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Schedule
2025
Friday, October 17th
9:00 AM

KEYNOTE: The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI

Tricia Bertram Gallant, University of California - San Diego

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

10:00 AM

Process over Product: Rethinking Assignments in the age of AI

Jodie Barker, University of Nevada, Reno
Lyndsay Munro, University of Nevada, Reno
Sandun Perera, University of Nevada, Reno
Sarah Cummings, University of Nevada, Reno
Wenzhen Li, University of Nevada, Reno

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

11:00 AM

Build your own GPT: Tailoring AI to Your Academic Needs

Aya Shata, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

11:00 AM

Reflections Through AI: Visualizing Learning, Emotion, and Mindset

Diana L. Moss, University of Nevada, Reno
Anna Schwarz, University of Nevada, Reno

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

12:00 PM

AI Across the Disciplines: Bridging Perspectives in STEM and the Humanities

Rod E. Case, University of Nevada, Reno
Mars Pentecost, University of Nevada, Reno
Sam Case, University of Nevada, Reno
Devyn Easton-Brooks, University of Nevada, Reno
Leping Liu, University of Nevada, Reno

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

12:00 PM

Teaching, Building, Learning: AI in Nursing Education

Jennifer Vanderlaan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lisa Nicholas, University of Nevada, Las vegas
Necole Leland, University of Nevada, Las vegas

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

1:00 PM

AI-assisted Avenues for Linguistic Assessment and Intervention Methods in Speech-Language Pathology​

Pradyumn Srivastava, University of Nevada, Reno
Charles Francis, University of Nevada, Reno

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM

1:00 PM

Using NotebookLM in the Undergraduate Classroom

Benjamin Krueger, University of Nevada, Reno

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM

1:30 PM

AI in Medical Practice and Education: A Work in Progress

John Westhoff, University of Nevada, Reno

1:30 PM - 1:55 PM

1:30 PM

Grading in the Age of AI: Equity, Transparency, and the Role of Human Feedback

Kody Lightfoot, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Katrina Liu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

1:30 PM - 1:55 PM

2:00 PM

From Paper to Podium: AI Proof Delivery

Susan Cunningham, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

2:00 PM

Gamifying Generative AI to Facilitate Students’ Development of GenAI Fluency

Sierra Adare-Tasiwoopa Api, Nevada State University

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

2:30 PM

Design as Dialogue: Working with AI in Course Creation

Sam Leif, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Julie Acheson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM

2:30 PM

Robots as Social and Behavioral Change Agents in the Classroom

Kris Miguel, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM

3:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence, Accessibility, and Inclusion

Morgan Iommi, Nevada State University

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

3:00 PM

Prompting Creativity: Using Generative AI in the Humanities Classroom

Jeanne Holland, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Andy Borts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Safiyya Bintali, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Brian Uldall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

3:30 PM

Reimagining Learning, Integrity, and Creativity in the Age of AI: A Discussion with Summit Contributors

Yvonne Houy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM