ATXpo 2025

Registration, coffee, tea, and continental breakfast.

Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson

President of San Jose State University

Beyond the Hype: Building a Culture of Responsible AI in Higher Education. 

We’re pleased to welcome Dr. James P. Frazee, Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Information Technology at San Diego State University, as the ATXpo 2025 keynote speaker.

Dr. Frazee is a nationally recognized leader in educational technology and innovation. At SDSU, he leads strategic initiatives that advance technology excellence and student success, with a focus on collaboration, inclusion, and impact. Most recently, he has been at the forefront of transformative AI work in higher education—spearheading the largest student-focused AI survey to date and supporting institutions worldwide in shaping their own AI strategies.

Dr. Frazee brings a thoughtful, forward-looking perspective to the evolving role of technology in teaching and learning. We look forward to the insights he’ll share with our ATXpo community.

Session 1:  AI and Technology in Learning and Instruction

This group focuses on the application of AI and other technologies to enhance instructional design, content creation, assessment, and overall learning experiences.

#1: Curious about Custom GPTS? Learn about Creating AI Tools for Teaching

      Jennifer Trainor, Anoshua Chaudhuri

      San Francisco State University

#2: Enhancing Student Learning and Critical Thinking with NotebookLM

      Suzanne Haley

      San Jose State University

#3: Enhancing Team Dynamics Through AI-Driven Simulations

      Andrea Taylor, Diane Lee, Justin Willow

      Stanford University

#4: Faculty GenAI Integration Projects: Discoveries & Insights from the USF ETS GenAI Certificate Program

      Jill Ballard

      University of San Francisco

#5: Instructional Design Challenges in Long Term Remote Collaboration

      Carlos Seligo

      Stanford University

#6: Productivity Hacks for Instructional Design Using AI

      Eric Haynie, Colin Justin

      Santa Clara University

#7: Text to Educational Videos for Teachers

      Arnav Mehta, Rhythm Seth

      University of California, Berkeley

#8: Using AI to Extend the Reach and Impact of Virtual Field Trips

      LeAnne Teruya

      San Jose State University

#9: Using AI Tools to Elevate Case-method Teaching and Learning for the Business Curriculum

      Shichen Guo, Jennifer Redd

      San Jose State University

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Moderator: 

Friederike Bruehoefener, San Jose State University

Faculty: 

Glen Fajardo, Stanford University

Tina Korani, San Jose State University

Long Le, Santa Clara University

Session 2: AI-Powered Career and Skill Development Tools

This group highlights the use of AI-driven tools, such as chatbots and GPTs, to support career exploration, skill development, and academic or professional assistance.

#1: Development and Implementation of an AI Chatbot to Scaffold Problem-Solving in Introductory Chemistry

      Karen Wang, Joshua Arens, Jordyn Smith, Hannah Bartels, Alessandra Napoli, Jennifer Schwartz Poehlmann, Shima Salehi

      Stanford University

#2: Faculty and Student GenAI Survey Feedback and Findings

      John Bansavich

      University of San Francisco

#3: Healing Through Technology: Virtual Reality Meditative Spaces for Student Mental Health

      Dykee Gorrell, Lacey Nein

      San Jose State University

#4: Human Centered Design in a Digital World: Practical Solutions in Education

      Courtney Boitano

      San Jose State University

#5: I’m Not a Bot: Creating Training Objects for Humans (as a Human)

      Kristin Arguedas

      Stanford University

#6: Maximizing Everyday Technologies for Teaching Statement Consultations (and more)

      Amanda Modell, Christina Kim

      Stanford University

#7: Redesigning Assessments in the AI Era

      Exequiel Ganding III

      Stanford University

#8: Short-Form Educational Videos by and for Gen Z: Innovating with Teach-to-Others Pedagogy and Micro-Learning Principles

      Long Le

      Santa Clara University

#9: SJSU Career Coach GPT – Your Curriculum Assistant for Career-Integrated Teaching

      Thuy Nguyen

      San Jose State University

#10: Stanford Online AI Chatbot

      Ali Karim, Ray Saray, Olesya Agafontseva

      Stanford University

#11: The Orchestrated Classroom: Coordinating a Crossfunctional Service Management Model for Student Response Systems

      Lisha Bornilla

      University of California, Berkeley

#12: Using NectirAI Chatbots in Negotiation Role Play Activities

      Devon Winsor, Alexa Tan

      Stanford University

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Moderator:

Andrew Roderick, San Francisco State University

Students:

Karen Ivette Barrera, Stanford University

Afreen Sajid Munshi, University of San Francisco

Vivek Raman, San Jose State University

Atharva Shrivastava, San Francisco State University

Session 3: AI Literacy and Educational Infrastructure

This group focuses on initiatives related to building AI literacy, fostering AI-ready communities, and developing foundational AI resources and infrastructure within educational institutions.

#1: AI CourseMap & AI CoursePack by COPAL.AI

      Nitin Aggarwal, Laura Otero, Fritz Schmidt, Gurmeet Naroola

      San Jose State University

#2: AI Generated Images for Nursing Assessment

      Cornelia Finkbeiner, Alice Butzlaff

      San Jose State University

#3: Building Critical AI Literacy: A Professional Development Resource for Stanford Faculty

      Kenji Ikemoto, Yiting Wu

      Stanford University

#4: Data-driven Decisions with Educational Data Lakehouse

      Ray Saray, Ali Karim, Silpa Das, Olesya Agafontseva, Robert Prakash, Anindya Roy

      Stanford University

#5: Designing AI Technical Support Tools for Classrooms

      Amina Kirby

      University of California, Berkeley

#6: Empowering Learning with AI for Visuals, Audio, and Personalization

      Tina Korani

      San Jose State University

#7: From Peripheral Participants to Co-Authors: Teaching Undergraduate Research through Communities of Practice

      Kai Lukoff

      Santa Clara University

#8: Future-Ready Students: Integrating Self-Assessment with AI Career Exploration

      Kristin Keller, Thuy Nguyen, Bobbi Makani

      San Jose State University

#9: SFSU AI Literacy Education Program: Building an AI-Ready Campus Community

      Brandon York, Jeremy Domasian, Dylan Mooney

      San Francisco State University

#10: TailorEd

      Navid Shaghaghi, Chris Carrik, Samantha Lee

      Santa Clara University

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