AI in the Classroom: A Virtual Summit - 2026
Welcome to the third annual AI in the Classroom: A Virtual Summit, hosted by UNLV and UNR. This year’s summit welcomes a broad range of perspectives, including teaching about AI, with AI, and through “AI-aware” and “AI-critical” approaches. 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.
Full schedule coming soon!
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| Friday, October 16th | ||
| 9:00 AM |
Annette Vee PhD, University of Pittsburgh 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Beyond Adoption: Shared Values and Guiding Questions for AI-Aware Teaching Sarah Cummings, University of Nevada, Reno 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Simulating the Clinical Encounter: Using AI Personas for Risk-Free Mental Health Assessment Practice Pauline Stoltzner PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, PMNP-BC, CSAP, University of Nevada, Reno 10:00 AM - 10:25 AM |
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| 10:00 AM |
Trust but Verify: Testing a Framework for AI Interrogation in Nursing Education Michael Chamberlain 10:00 AM - 10:25 AM |
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| 10:25 AM |
Engaging with Student Perspectives of AI to Build Better Assignments and Enhance Learning Maureen McBride, University of Nevada, Reno 10:25 AM - 10:50 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
From “I’m Not a Coder” to “I Built a Website”: Teaching Business Concepts Through AI Vibe Coding Jean Jeon, University of Nevada, Reno 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM |
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| 11:25 AM |
Designing Custom Chatbots for Classroom Use: Practical Examples, Benefits, and Current Limitations Akio Abe, University of Nevada, Reno 11:25 AM - 11:50 AM |
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| 11:25 AM |
Resisting AI with Paper: Possibilities, Concerns and Protest Laura Evans, University of Nevada, Reno 11:25 AM - 11:50 AM |
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| 12:25 PM |
Crafting Resilient AI policies for Education Delight Ejiaka, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 12:25 PM - 12:50 PM |
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| 12:25 PM |
Enhancing the Accessibility of Instructional Content in Higher Education Through AI Sushma Alphonsa 12:25 PM - 12:50 PM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Sierra Adare-Tasiwoopa api, Nevada State University 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Sierra Adare-Tasiwoopa api, Nevada State University 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM |
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