Unlocking Innovation: What Motivates K-12 Teachers to Embrace AI

Thursday 4/3/2025 | 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

This session will present our discoveries about factors that motivate teachers to use AI. We will discuss how these factors can be measured and how the data can be used to provide opportunities of support for in-service and pre-service educators that impacts their motivation to use AI within their practice.

Presenter(s): Luke Bennett | Baylor University

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Complementary or Adversarial? The Evolving Roles of Teachers and AI Tutors in Online Learning.

Thursday 4/3/2025 | 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Advancements in AI tutor technology raise questions about the opportunities and challenges these tools pose for online education. From an educational technologist’s perspective, we’ll begin with an overview of the latest AI tutor technologies before exploring a hypothetical scenario that examines how the roles of teachers and AI tutors are evolving in online education.

Presenter(s): Natalia Echeverry, MS | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

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Say Hello to Your New Team: Using Generative AI to Enhance Engagement in Asynchronous Courses

Thursday 4/3/2025 | 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

The tides are turning; online education is becoming the new norm. As demand and popularity for blended and fully remote classes grow, how will we respond? Join us as we explore an in-progress pilot project that leverages generative AI to support engagement in asynchronous classes with hands-on demonstrations.

Presenter(s): Aiden Hoke | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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