TEACHx 2025: Full Schedule

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1:00pm CDT

From Knowing to Doing: GenAI-Powered Study and Time Management Support

Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

Does getting your students to implement study and time management skills feel like a Sisyphean feat? How do we bridge the gap between students "knowing" how to study and actually utilizing beneficial study methods? LLM-based chatbots like ChatGPT and Copilot have the potential to be personalized tutors for our students but bring with them the potential for hallucinations and false illusions of learning. The Personal Academic Wildcat Support (PAWS) project is building prompts that convert an AI tool into a learning expert that coaches students to use effective learning strategies on their upcoming assessments. Unlike many AI study tutors, the focus is not on teaching course content, but on supporting students in implementing personalized study and time management strategies. The goal is not to replace the human connection between advisors/instructors and students or pre-existing institutional study resources, but rather to provide an additional support system to help students reflect on their learning and embed new skills and habits into their everyday routine. In this session, we'll share the ongoing research leading to our template prompts and walk through customizing these prompts for your specific needs. You'll walk away with personalized prompts that directly address your students' studying challenges.

Speakers

Rachel Goc

Learning Engineer, Northwestern IT Teaching & Learning Technologies

Chamille Lescott

Assistant Professor of Instruction, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Northwestern Room B

Workshop

Subject AI and Digital Innovation

2:45pm CDT

B-Side Insights: Using AI-Powered Remixes to Critically Examine Language

Wednesday May 21, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm CDT

Rock Room

Join us for an interactive session exploring how AI can be used as a tool for critical literacy. Across subjects, teachers want to support students in expanding their communicative abilities in different contexts while also gaining awareness of underlying assumptions and expectations around language. As professors in Developmental Education, we have been using generative AI tools in our classrooms because we want our students to be digitally prepared. At the same time, we want to find balance between the positive uses of AI and concerns about how AI's can impact language by homogenizing our communication. Participants will try some of the activities from our classroom, using generative AI tools to remix texts and analyze the results to gain insights. We will demonstrate how using AI to adapt text can help students compare language contexts, enhance communication skills, and critically examine the rules around language use. Join us for an engaging session where we explore the transformative power of AI in language analysis. This interactive experience is designed to provide hands-on practice with generative AI tools that can help students analyze the contexts for language use and apply various stylistic transformations.

Speakers

Eric VanDemark

Director of Developmental Education, National Louis University

Lauren Anderson

Assistant Professor of Developmental Education, National Louis University

Wednesday May 21, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm CDT
Rock Room

Interactive Presentation

Subject AI and Digital Innovation

2:45pm CDT

PAPPL: Introducing the Personalized AI-Powered Progressive Learning System

Wednesday May 21, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm CDT

Northwestern Room B

Join us for an exciting session where we will explore how an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based assessment platform can truly elevate student engagement! We are thrilled to introduce the beta version of PAPPL (Personalized AI-Powered Progressive Learning), a robust tool that aids students by providing personalized AI-generated hints tailored to their interactions with the questions to help provide a personalized learning experience. Instructors will also benefit from valuable analytics, all designed to foster a supportive learning environment. By merging cutting-edge AI technology with inclusive teaching strategies, PAPPL offers customized feedback and tracks each student's progress on their journey to mastery. This tool not only alleviates burnout but also empowers students, boosting their confidence throughout their learning process. We look forward to engaging with you as we present PAPPL's capabilities, including how students can interact with this tool and what analytics can be generated by this system. Whether you are an instructor or a student across all levels and majors, join us in exploring a tutor powered by AI and thoughtful assessment to create meaningful learning experiences. Come and be part of this engaging discussion!

Speakers

Shayan Bafandkar

Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Alireza Talebpour

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Wednesday May 21, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm CDT
Northwestern Room B

Interactive Presentation

Subject AI and Digital Innovation

2:45pm CDT

Innovating Higher Education: Embracing Accessibility and AI in Teaching

Wednesday May 21, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm CDT

Louis Room A

Session 1: Embracing Digital Accessibility — Why It Matters and How Instructure Builds for It
Duration: 45 minute session

Explore the importance of digital accessibility in higher education and learn about Instructure’s process and program for developing accessible applications. This session will cover the benefits of inclusive design, showcase Instructure’s approach to building accessible features, and discuss how accessible technology creates equitable learning opportunities for all students. Participate in discussions on common challenges and practical strategies for integrating accessibility into your teaching and course development.

Session 2: Unlocking AI Features for Our Platform
Duration: 45 minute session

Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI has rocked education and asked us all to reconsider how we teach and how students learn. In this session, learn more about the current state of AI in education and about how Canvas’ open ecosystem is promoting innovation from Instructure, its EdTech partners, and from schools like Northwestern. You’ll see the latest AI features from Canvas, get a sneak peek of what’s coming next, and learn some practical tips for safely integrating AI into your classroom today. Join us to reimagine the future of teaching through innovative AI integration and inclusive accessibility practices—empowering faculty to create engaging, equitable, and personalized learning environments with Instructure.

Speakers

Melissa Loble

Chief Academic Officer, Instructure.com

Melissa Loble serves as the Senior Vice President, Customer Success & Partnerships for Instructure. In this capacity, she leads Instructure's customer success, services, support, and partnership organizations, all of which enable customers to successfully leverage Instructure’s... Read More →

Wednesday May 21, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm CDT
Louis Room A

Workshop

Subject AI and Digital Innovation

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