The Learning Ideas Conference Winter Event - Speaker Lineup
New York, NY - January 26, 2024 - New York, NY - January 26, 2024 - The Learning Ideas Conference, an event uniting researchers, practitioners, and various professionals to engage in discussions and foster innovation, has announced its program for the February Winter Event 2024, themed "Artificial Intelligence and Learning." Taking place virtually on February 15th, the conference will explore how AI is transforming higher education and workplace learning, offering insights and inspiration from the field's leading minds.
“We are thrilled to bring together such a diverse and accomplished group of speakers for The Learning Ideas Conference February 2024 Winter Event,” said Dr. David Guralnick, founder of the conference. "This year's winter event will discuss the exciting possibilities and challenges AI presents and its potential role in revolutionizing higher education and workplace learning."
The speaker lineup includes (alphabetical order based on last names):
Dr. Diana Andone, a Director of the Digital Education & eLearning Department of Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania. Check out Dr. Diana Andone's full bio. Diana will be a panelist discussing “The Future of AI in Higher Education and Workplace Learning: Revolution, Evolution, or Neither?”
Dr. Ryan Baker, a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Penn Center for Learning Analytics. Check out Ryan Baker’s full bio and the abstract for his talk, “JeepyTA and Qualitative Coding: Recent Work with Large Language Models in Education at the Penn Center for Learning Analytics”
Dr. Imogen Casebourne, Digital Education Futures Initiative’s (DEFI) Innovation Lab at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. Check out Imogen Casebourne’s full bio and the abstract for her talk, “From Traditional AI to LLMs: A Shift to AI-Supported Dialogue?”
Stella Collins, Chief Learning Officer at Stellar Labs and an evangelist for effective evidence-based learning. Check out Stella Collins' full bio and the abstract for her talk, “What Happens When You Blend AI and Neuroscience?”
Bruce Cronquist, Product Owner at Dell Technologies. Check out Bruce Cronquist's full bio. Bruce will be a panelist discussing “The Future of AI in Higher Education and Workplace Learning: Revolution, Evolution, or Neither?”
Michael Feldstein, CEO, Empirical Educator Project and Publisher, e-Literate, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA. Check out Michael Feldstein’s full bio and the abstract for his talk, “Navigating AI's Imperfections in EdTech: Developing Literacy for Educators”.
Dr. David Guralnick, President and CEO of Kaleidoscope Learning, current president of the International E-Learning Association, founder and chair of The Learning Ideas Conference, and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. Check out David Guralnick’s full bio and the abstract for his talk, “Using Artificial Intelligence to Create Meaningful Learning Experiences”.
John Hack, CTO and co-founder of Interflexion, leveraging AI to help aspiring professionals develop their conversational skills. Check out John Hack’s full bio and the abstract for his talk, “AI Is Joining the Workforce: Are You Ready?”.
Dr. Gila Kurtz, Dean of the Faculty of Instructional Technologies at the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) in Israel. Check out Gila Kurtz’s full bio and the abstract for her talk, “Navigating the Future of Academic Learning and Teaching: Opportunities and Challenges of GenAI Integration in Higher Education”.
Dr. Stella Lee, Founder of Paradox Learning Inc., a boutique consulting firm based in Calgary, Canada. Check out Stella Lee’s full bio and the abstract for her talk, “Developing AI Literacy for Learning Professionals”.
Todd Stone, Senior Program/Project Manager at Dell Technologies, boasts over two decades of LD&D experience in business and education. Check out Todd Stone's full bio. Todd will be a panelist discussing “The Future of AI in Higher Education and Workplace Learning: Revolution, Evolution, or Neither?”
Registration for The Learning Ideas Conference’s "Artificial Intelligence and Learning" event is still open.
Be part of this groundbreaking event as we explore the transformative power of AI in education. Together, let's reimagine learning for a brighter future.