2026 Teaching with Technology Showcase

2026 Teaching with Technology Showcase

Transforming Education with Artificial Intelligence

FAU’s Boca Raton Campus hosted the 13th Teaching with Technology Showcase on Monday, March 23, 2026 in the Schmidt Family Complex (SFC) in the College of Business Executive Education building (#103). This showcase brought together faculty, staff, and innovators to explore practical applications of AI in teaching and learning. The day featured a keynote by Dr. Randall Schober, faculty-led sessions, hands-on workshops, and engaging discussions on how technology is shaping the future of education.

Event Highlights

Theme

Transforming Education with AI

Date

March 23, 2026

Location

Florida Atlantic University

Attendance

150+

Event Multimedia & Materials

Below provides some materials from the event, including recordings and photos.

Recorded Sessions

Speakers

Keynote Speaker | Dr. Randal Schober

Tenured Professor of Management at Point Loma Nazarene University

Dr. Randal Schober helps educators, institutions, and leaders rethink learning through the Bloom-AI Framework—a research-based model balancing human instruction and AI support for deeper, scalable education. As an educator, researcher, and consultant, he is passionate about equipping students, institutions, and faculty to thrive in an AI-driven world by advancing responsible, innovative education that honors technological progress without losing the core values of critical thinking, creativity, ethical reasoning, and collaboration. His approach aligns cognitive learning objectives with AI-supported tools and human-led mentorship, enabling institutions to personalize education at scale while preserving the depth and richness of higher-order thinking, committed to the belief that the future of education depends on the balance between technological innovation and human-centered learning.

Dr. Randal Schober Website Dr. Randal Schober LinkedIn

Speakers

  • Alexander Eski - Software Engineer
  • A.J. Guedouar - Account Manager Superhuman
  • Andre Williams, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor and Sr. Data Scientist Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
  • Andrew Seabrook - nebulaONE Solutions Engineer Cloud Force
  • Ann Gosser Esquilín, Ph.D. - Professor of Spanish and Caribbean Literature Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
  • Amy Bandy-Taylor - Sr. Solution Engineer Microsoft
  • Anna-Lena Eski - Entrepreneur and Educator College of Business; Entrepreneurship
  • Aubry Jacques - Instructional Designer Center for Online and Continuing Education
  • Bridgette Cassidy, Ph.D. - Specialist in Early Childhood Curriculum College of Education; Curriculum and Instruction
  • Chadd Feyas - Instructional Designer and Educator Center for Online and Continuing Education
  • Chris Young - Founder of Authentifi AI U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering, FGCU
  • Craig Rinne, Ph.D. - Senior Instructor College of Business; Business Communications
  • Dan Meeroff, Ph.D. - Professor and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
  • Daniel Saurez - Graduate Teaching Assistant in Curriculum & Instruction College of Education
  • Dax Boatwright, Ph.D. - Faculty/Researcher Dean of Students Office
  • Erdina Francillon - Senior Workforce AI Specialist Microsoft
  • Ernesto Lee, Ph.D. - Professor of Computer Science/AI College of Business; Information Technology and Operations Management
  • Husein Sharaf - Founder & CEO Cloud Force
  • Jacquie Marshall, Ph.D. - Faculty Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
  • Jairobe McPherson - Cloud AI/ML Customer Engineer Google
  • Jivesh De Sousa - Senior Enterprise Customer Success Manager Superhuman
  • Jessica Bosinger - Instructional Designer Center for Online and Continuing Education
  • John E. Critelli Jr, Ph.D. - Faculty/Researcher College of Education; Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
  • Katarzyna Winkowska-Nowak, Ph.D. - Mathematician and Mathematics Educator Charles E. Schmidt College of Science; Mathematics and Statistics
  • Katie Miller, Ph.D. - Faculty/Researcher College of Education; Special Education
  • Kris Lindbeck, Ph.D. - Professor of History and Comparative Literature Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters; Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature
  • Leandro de Castro, Ph.D. - Professor of AI & Data Science and Director of the Dendritic Institute for AI and Data Science at Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Mary Rotundo - Specialist Center for Online and Continuing Education
  • Mehran Basiratmand, Ph.D. - Chief Technology Officer College of Business; Information Technology and Operations Management
  • Miguel Palacios - Instructional Designer Center for Online and Continuing Education
  • Ozlem Yavuz-Petrowski, Ph.D. - Instructor/Faculty Charles E. Schmidt College of Science; Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Patch Paczkowski, Ph.D. - Faculty/Researcher College of Business; Management Programs
  • Rhian Resnick - Director of Research Computing Office of Information Technology
  • Robert Gross, Ph.D. - Physics Faculty/Researcher Charles E. Schmidt College of Science; Physics
  • Robin McDaniel - Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant College of Education; Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
  • Roland Kidwell, Ph.D. - Professor of Management College of Business; Management Programs
  • Rosemary Rahil - Instructor of French Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters; Languages,
  • Sean Maxwell - Customer Engineer Google Cloud Platform
  • Soyoung Park, Ph.D. - Faculty/Researcher College of Business; Marketing
  • Stefanie Gruendler - Expert in Accreditation, Program Development, and Digital Transformation
  • Steven Walters - Chief Innovation Officer and Co-founder of Breakout Learning
  • Tal Havivi - Product Marketing Lead for Education Superhuman/Grammarly,
  • Victoria Brown, Ph.D. - Expert in Distance Education and Instructional Innovation College of Education; Curriculum and Instruction
  • Wendy Hinshaw, Ph.D. - Professor/Faculty Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters; English
  • Wendy Wong - Director of Enterprise Support & Client Engagement Office of Information Technology

Schedule

  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Check-In
  • 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM: Welcome and Keynote: Redesigning Learning for Co-Intelligence
  • 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Google Workshop 1: Exploring Notebook LLM
  • 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Grammarly Workshop: Exploring Authorship and Grammarly Docs
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Using AI Tools to Create a Learning System of Conflict Management
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Redesigning Discussions for Authentic Oral Assessment Using AI
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Using AI to support Evidence Based Practice in Nursing
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Accelerating Course Creation using AI
  • 10:25 AM - 10:40 AM: New Academic Integrity Canvas Module for FAU Students
  • 10:25 AM - 10:40 AM: Working with NotebookLM and Google Gemini in Physics
  • 10:40 AM - 10:55 AM: How to Balance Technology and In-Person Instruction in the AI Era
  • 10:40 AM - 10:55 AM: Back to Research Basics: An Assignment for Evading A.I. Misuse and Hallucinations
  • 10:40 AM - 10:55 AM: Beyond Detection: How to Verify Authentic Learning With AI Collaboration
  • 10:40 AM - 10:55 AM: From Productive Struggle to Significant Learning: Teaching with AI That Builds Capability
  • 10:55 AM - 11:55 AM: Google Workshop 2: Researching with Gemini
  • 10:55 AM - 11:55 AM: Cloud Force Workshop 1: owlONE in Action: Faculty Agent Showcase
  • 11:05 AM - 11:50 AM: Microsoft Copilot Chat in Education: Integration Strategies
  • 11:05 AM - 11:50 AM: Best Practices for AI Training and Support
  • 11:05 AM - 11:50 AM: AI-Enhanced Assignments with a Spiral Design
  • 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM: Lunch + Panel: The Impact of AI on Higher Education
  • 1:20 PM - 3:00 PM: Cloud Force Workshop 2: owlONE Agent Builder Lab
  • 1:20 PM - 3:00 PM: Microsoft Workshop: From Insight to Impact: Practical AI in Action
  • 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM: RGAR (Rigor): An Approach to AI-Enhanced Learning
  • 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM: Teaching Critical Thinking: With or Against AI?
  • 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM: Collaborating With AI: The Missing Middle Between Tools and Judgment
  • 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM: Making Room for AI: A Starting Point for Practice
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: AI as a Thinking Partner: Designing Critical Thinking Assignments
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Empowering Students with Personal Tutoring with Copilot Agent
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Teaching with AI: A Pedagogical and Instrumental Framework
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Using AI to Develop Deliciously Out-of-This-World Course Content
  • 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM: End of Day Raffle

Sponsors

Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors whom, with their generous support, made the Spring 2026 event possible.

Vendor Sponsors

FAU Sponsors

Committee & Event Planners

The Spring 2026 Teaching with Technology Showcase event was coordinated by the following committee:

  • Jason Ball
  • Adam Campbell
  • Alberto Fernandez, Ph.D.
  • Carlos Dominguez
  • Charo O'Neil
  • Crystal Barger
  • Deny Chang
  • Glen Campbell
  • Joanne Julia
  • Jody Bagdonas
  • Mahesh Neelakanta
  • Tam Turgut
  • Wendy Wong