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Symposium Schedule
Thursday, May 8
Hilton Orrington Evanston, 1710 Orrington Ave
8:30 - 9 a.m.
Registration and Poster Setup; Coffee Available
9 - 10 a.m.
Opening Session: What Is a Learning Sciences Perspective on AI?
- Chris Riesbeck, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University
- Uri Wilensky, Professor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science, Northwestern University
- Mitchel Resnick, Professor of Learning Research, MIT Media Lab
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Session 1: Writing and Literacy Education
- John Warner, Inside Higher Ed Columnist
- Kylie Peppler, Professor of Informatics & Education, University of California, Irvine
- Sarah W. Beck, Professor of English Education, NYU Steinhardt
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 - 2 p.m.
Session 2: Ethics, Fairness, and Justice
- Ezekiel Dixon-Román, Professor of Critical Race, Media, and Educational Studies, Teacher’s College, Columbia University
- Shayan Doroudi, Assistant Professor of Education, University of California, Irvine
- Sepehr Vakil, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University
2 - 3:30 p.m.
Session 3: K-12 Schools and Classrooms
- Dan Meyer, VP of User Growth, Amplify
- Sidney D’Mello, Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
- Alexander Fishman, Manager of Digital Learning Design and Instructional GenAI, Chicago Public Schools
3:30 - 4 p.m.
Coffee Break and Poster Session
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Session 4: AI Literacy
- Shuchi Grover, Director of AI & Education Research, Looking Glass Ventures
- Duri Long, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University
- Jaemarie Solyst, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Washington
5:30 - 5:40 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Poster Awards
5:40 - 7:30 p.m.
Reception and Poster Session
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