Sooner AI: Pioneering Educational Innovation at OU
Join Us at the Annual University of Oklahoma
Academic Technology Expo January 9-10, 2025
The OU Academic Technology Expo (ATE) is a collaborative event to enhance interdisciplinary technology use and effectiveness at the University of Oklahoma, both inside and outside the classroom.
The focus of ATE 2025 is to showcase how faculty use Artificial Intelligence tools in their classes and the future of Al at OU.
Mark your calendars for January 9th & 10th, 2025! There will be a half-day of virtual presentations on January 9th and a full-day, in-person Expo on the Norman campus on January 10th. This day features in-person sessions that will be streamed and recorded for later viewing.
Registration and Schedule are LIVE!
Registration is now open on our platform, Sched: https://ate2025.sched.com/ You will be prompted to register by joining the site. Joining Sched will allow you to personalize you schedule, leave feedback for sessions, and receive up to the minute communication for the Expo.
If you attended previously, you may already have an account with Sched and simply need to request your password again.
The schedule is live and you will be able to choose your sessions now.
Keynote Speaker – January 10th: Dr. Laura Dumin
Dr. Laura Dumin obtained her PhD in English from Oklahoma State University in 2010. She is a professor in English and Technical Writing at the University of Central Oklahoma who has been exploring the impact of generative AI on writing classrooms. She also runs a Facebook learning community to allow instructors to learn from each other https://www.facebook.com/groups/632930835501841 and has created a website for AI information and to share Creative Commons files with other instructors: https://ldumin157.com/
When she is not teaching, Laura works as a co-managing editor for the Journal of Transformative Learning, directs the Technical Writing BA, is the AI Coordinator at UCO, and was a campus SoTL mentor. She has created four micro-credentials for the Technical Writing program, one for faculty who complete her AI workshop on campus, and one for faculty to learn about AI in an asynchronous format.
Academic Tech Fridays will continue into the 2024-2025 academic year. We offer a monthly virtual academic technology series.
Future Offerings:
*BONUS AT-F* November 22nd: Introduction to Canvas Accessibility Checker
Register Here: Academic Tech Friday: Introduction to Canvas Accessibility Checker
December 6th: Canvas Grades and Semester Wrap Up
Register Here: Academic Tech Friday: Final Grades & Canvas
January 3rd: Getting Ready for Spring in Canvas
Register Here: Academic Tech Friday: Get Ready for Spring in Canvas
All calendar links and registrations are available on the OU Calendar for OU IT events: https://calendar.ou.edu/ouit and posted here.
Previous Presentation Recordings:
Presentation recordings can be found in the IT Learning Spaces Academic Technology MyMedia Channel.
Academic Tech Friday 2023-2024 Recordings
