Judi Brewer

Judi is an Instructional Designer at the University of New England, working with subject matter experts and programs to collaborate in creating exceptional learning experiences for students. She has a vast interest in how AI can be a tool for students, faculty, and designers to enhance and deepen critical thinking, creative exploration, and supporting the educational journey.
 

Heidi Burgiel

Heidi Burgiel is the Coordinator of Educational Technology at Lasell University near Boston. A queer woman in STEM with a keen awareness of accessibility, she applies her extensive experience in faculty professional development, technology systems, and college mathematics instruction to improve learning and teaching experiences for all.

Marc Ebenfield

Marc Ebenfield directs the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of New England. He has been invited to speak on AI for student success, AI for information literacy and building bots for teaching and learning. He has also presented on using forecasting tools to consider how AI may change the work of teaching centers.    

Lance Eaton 

Lance Eaton is the Director of Faculty Development & Innovation at College Unbound, a part-time instructor at North Shore Community College, and a PhD student at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He has given talks, written about, and presented at conferences on artificial intelligence generative tools in education, academic piracy, open access, OER, open pedagogy, hybrid flexible learning, and digital service-learning. His musings, reflections, and ramblings on AI and Education can be found on his blog: https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/

Elizabeth Fowler

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Dana Gavin

Dana Gavin, PhD, is the director of the Writing Center at Dutchess Community College; she recently earned her PhD in English (with concentrations in Literature & Culture and Technology & New Media) from Old Dominion University. Her research into serialized crime fiction produced through the nineteenth-century British publishing industry teed her up, believe it or not, for the November 2022 crash-landing of ChatGPT into our educational worlds. Teaching writing and facilitating learning experiences where people can become confident communicators are her primary objectives. 
 

Mike Hamilton 

Mike Hamilton is an Instructional Technologist II at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, specializing in leveraging instructional technologies to enhance teaching and learning for faculty, staff, and students.  He focuses on integrating AI tools to enhance staff efficiency, collaborating with campus departments to drive the adoption of innovative AI-powered platforms and solutions.

 

Erik Hanson

Erik Hanson is an Instructional Designer at UNE, where he collaborates with Subject Matter Experts to design and fully build online courses for graduate, post-bacc, and continuing ed programs. He is interested in the dynamic tension between designing assignments that challenge rote AI completion and those that foster meaningful engagement with AI tools.

Deborah Kronenberg

Deborah is Assistant Dean of Curriculum Integration for College Unbound where she weaves liberatory and relational teaching and learning into the core curriculum. Her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College focused on what higher ed can learn from ensemble theatre. She has run communities of practice, presented, and published on creating anti-racist, relational, playful educational journeys in post-secondary institutions. Deborah has trained faculty, artists, and educational leaders to center love, interdependence, relevance, and impact in learning both in person and online, through curriculum and through facilitation. She can usually be found pulling people into an activity to build and create together.

Marisha Marks

Marisha Marks is an instructional designer at Springfield Technical and Community College. Marisha has been assisting faculty with online pedagogy and course design for over a decade, learning and teaching about promising practices with student success in mind. Marisha’s area of interest is in accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. Marisha looks for opportunities to remove student barriers to learning with AI, technology, and innovative teaching strategies.

James Monaco

James Monaco is the Instructional Media Coordinator at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he specializes in training and assisting faculty and students in creating media for courses and publications. With a focus on enhancing educational content, Jim integrates cutting-edge machine learning and AI tools into media production, advancing the way educational materials are developed and delivered.

 

Allison Papini

Allison Papini is Assistant Director/ Manager of Research  and Instruction Services at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. Allison is a Rhode Island native who received her BA in History- Secondary Education from Providence College, her MLIS from the University of Rhode Island, and her MBA from Bryant University. She has a wide array of academic interests including artificial intelligence, information literacy instruction, emerging technology, team-based learning, evidence-based medicine, publishing ethics, and intellectual freedom. Allison represents the library and university by working with groups focusing on generative AI and its implications for libraries and higher education as a whole.

Renee Parker

Renee is a seasoned Instructional Designer who works for the University of New England. With a primary focus on building engaging online courses, she is passionate about building memorable learning experiences. She leverages prompt engineering to enhance her instructional design process and assist with creating innovative learning solutions.
 

Oressa Power

Oressa Power is an instructional design and edtech specialist in Boston, Massachusetts. She is dedicated to supporting faculty and communities of practice in developing inclusive and engaging learning experiences.

Laura Roberts

Laura Roberts is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Integrative and Global Studies department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Prior to joining WPI, she worked in the nonprofit sector with organizations addressing health equity, food insecurity, and educational access. As a practitioner turned academic, Professor Roberts brings unique perspectives from the field into her classroom. In a recent project, Roberts developed decision-making guidelines to help faculty and students choose appropriate AI tools for the different stages of the research and writing process.

Brian Salerno

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Peter Shea 

Peter Shea is a learning professional of three decades of experience. He has been involved in AI for learning for several years before the emergence of ChatGPT.

Valerie Smedile Rifkin

Valerie Smedile Rifkin is an Instructional Designer II at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where she specializes in creating innovative and effective learning experiences for both online and in-person classes. By integrating technology and pedagogy, Valerie supports faculty and students by enhancing educational outcomes through tailored instructional strategies and dynamic course design practices.

John Swope

John Swope is an education technologist who has been building large-scale, open online courses since 2012. He chairs the AI in Higher Education Committee at St. George’s University and the Open edX® educators working group. He has worked with some of the world's premiere educational institutions developing their open online education offerings. 

John focuses on developing pragmatic AI solutions. Pragmatic means effective and measurable, without the rhetoric. John shares a weekly AI "MicroApp" focused on some area of course development or assessment. 

John lives with his wife, two boys, and youngest daughter in the greater Boston area. His day doesn't start without a coffee (or two) and a crossword puzzle. He loves coaching his children (poorly) in their respective sports. 

Rebecca Taub

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