AI Summit
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Don Daves-Rougeaux champions workforce innovation as the Chancellor's Senior Advisor on Workforce Development and Strategic Partnerships, while spearheading AI initiatives through his leadership on the system's AI team and AI Council. He orchestrates vital higher education alliances, bridges government-academic divides, and propels Vision 2030 forward through his work with the Digital Center for Innovation, Transformation and Equity and the Futures Summit leadership teams. Collaborating with Strong Workforce Program Regional Consortia chairs and K14 TAPs, he catalyzes system-wide transformation. Drawing from a rich career spanning education, foundations, and nonprofits, including leadership roles at UCSB and UC Office of the President, Don leverages his multifaceted background as teacher, administrator, community leader, and coach to revolutionize education policy through dynamic strategic leadership.
Keynote
A message from the Chancellor's office focusing on Vision 2030, the three strategies, and how we intend to move the work via four key buckets: people, systems, resources, and policy.
AI Tools & Apps
Join us for a focused AI Session exploring a few essential tools and applications transforming education and workforce development. This concise workshop will showcase practical AI solutions that faculty, staff, students, and industry partners can immediately implement to enhance productivity and problem-solving. Participants will experience guided demonstrations of 3-4 key AI applications, with emphasis on real-world implementation across academic and professional settings. Whether you're new to AI or looking to refine your skills, you'll leave with specific strategies to effectively integrate these technologies into your classroom, research, or workplace.
Cecily Hastings is a Relationship Manager for the State of California. Prior to joining
the government team at LinkedIn, she worked with LinkedIn's corporate customers for
four years. Cecily began her career on Capitol Hill where she worked as a legislative
aide before transitioning to a bi-partisan think tank managing congressional relations.
She just relocated back to California (her home state) to help drive more impact in
State and Local government.
Keynote: What is AI?
An insightful presentation where we explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the world of work. This session will delve into the emerging skills required to thrive in an AI-driven economy, how AI is reshaping the workforce, and the foundational skills essential for students, staff and faculty to build a competitive edge. We will also share how LinkedIn is leveraging AI to revolutionize the employment marketplace to provide actionable strategies for positioning yourself for success in rapidly evolving job market. Discover how to harness the power of AI to enhance your career prospects and stay ahead in the modern economy.
Rock Your Profile
伊人直播 94% of the California workforce has LinkedIn profiles - which means there is an unprecedented opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to build the professional connections that matter most - but how do you begin to engage a network on LinkedIn? Join LinkedIn experts to learn more about how to build an impactful profile, network, and professional brand. We will also discuss strategies to improve job outcomes for students who are just beginning their careers - teaching best practices to research companies and jobs and tips to land an interview through networking.
Danielle Kaprelian:
As an innovation lead within the Ventura County Community College District libraries, Danielle Kaprelian navigates the intersection of traditional library services and emerging technologies, particularly in AI literacy program development. Danielle鈥檚 expertise in information organization, information literacy and research has informed her role on the AI task force for the Chief Council of Librarians and her presentations on AI literacy. Her commitment to equal access to information and technology permeates her work, from curriculum support/development to technological innovation. Danielle鈥檚 multifaceted leadership embodies the evolving role of academic libraries as dynamic centers for both traditional resources and cutting-edge AI/digital literacy in higher education.
Trudi Radtke:
Trudi Radtke is a visionary leader in education technology, open access advocacy, and AI integration, with over a decade of impact on California鈥檚 community colleges. As an OER specialist, Trudi has spearheaded the creation, remixing, and revision of over 100 open textbooks, significantly reducing barriers to education for students statewide and beyond. Their advocacy extends to state, federal, and international levels, including crafting policy briefs for U.S. Congress and driving systemic change through equitable access policies. A research fellow for the California Alliance for Open Education and a speaker at national and global conferences, including OE Global, Trudi combines expertise in open educational resources, instructional design, and emerging AI technologies. Currently leading the AI initiative for the Ventura County Community College District and serving on the Instructional Technology Council's AI task force, Trudi鈥檚 work is reshaping how technology empowers inclusive, impactful learning environments. Their commitment to equity, accessibility, and innovation reflects both their professional achievements and personal journey as a first-generation college graduate and former community college student.鈥�
Keynote: Bridging the Gap. How to Prepare Students to Enter the AI Workfoce
A discussion on how AI is reshaping education and the job market and what community colleges in california can do to prepare students. This keynote will explore practical strategies for integrating digital literacy and hangs-on AI training into curricula - ensuring ethical and equitable access to future career opportunities. Discover actionable insights and real-world examples that empore students to thirive in an AI-driven economy.
Beyond AI Digital Literacy: Practical Application of AI in the Classroom
Faculty and students alike need a strong foundation of AI literacy to navigate the evolving technical landscape, but where do we go from there? This session focuses on practical AI applications for faculty including the basics of prompt engineering and better research techniques with AI tools.
Conscious Conversations in the Classroom
In this hands-on session faculty will develop a personal tech philosophy (using the framework of a teaching philosophy) that will serve as a personal rubric for how to approach current and future AI/tech conversations and decisions in your classroom.
Brian Tippit is part-time faculty at 伊人直播, teaching Digital Imagery
and Multimedia since 2016. He is creative designer and AI-curious. As owner of DSD
Creative for over 20 years, he enjoys helping students explore different tools to
discover their creative voice. As an active parent and grandpa, he is passionate about
storytelling, inclusion, and emerging tech, He's ready and curious for what鈥檚 next鈥攂oth
in design and life.
AI Image Generation: Next Gen Tools
Text-to-image generators are revolutionizing creative workflows鈥攃an we use them effectively in education? In this fast-paced, fun session we'll explore the use of AI in ways that鈥�enhance and streamline creativity. Learn the power of鈥�prompts, style references, and composition鈥痺hile discovering ways to integrate AI into classrooms for storytelling, design, and brainstorming.
Alegr铆a Ribadeneira is a professor and Chair of English and World Languages at Colorado
State University-Pueblo. She frequently presents at regional, national, and international
conferences, focusing on the benefits of project-based, content-based, and community-based
instruction, alongside the integration of open educational practices and AI-driven
innovation. Dr. Ribadeneira has received several prestigious teaching awards, including
the 2017 Olga E. Kagan Award for advancing heritage language education, the 2020 Colorado
Excellence in Teaching Award from the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers,
the 2020 Post-Secondary Excellence in Teaching Award from the Southwest Congress of
Language Teaching, and the Global Educator Award from Open Education Global.
Open Education and AI-Driven Innovation: A Vision for Student Success
In this interactive talk, we will identify key practices that generate enthusiasm for learning and help students effectively build knowledge and 21st century skills. Together, we will explore the benefits of Open Educational Practices and how Artificial Intelligence offers new ways to personalize learning, foster creativity, and engage students in meaningful exploration of their needs and goals. Throughout the presentation, participants will be able to imagine themselves creating engaging and purposeful learning experiences that can give their students voice and choice. By the end of the session, attendees will be able to envision student success as students' ability to take control of their own learning journey, both in the classroom and beyond.
Jason Gulya is Professor of English at Berkeley College. He teaches courses related to Writing, Literature, the Humanities, and AI-powered communication. He also works as an AI Consultant and Strategist for colleges, and has worked with dozens of colleges and trained thousands of faculty. For his work on AI and education, he has been featured in鈥�Business Insider,鈥�Forbes, and 鈥�EdTech Digest. He has also written a book titled鈥�Artificial Intelligence, Real Literacy.
Prompt Engineering
In this session, we'll cover two ways educators can use Generative AI. The first is as a co-pilot. This is when we use AI to create some product, such as a write-up or a lecture. The second is when we use AI as a co-thinker. When we approach AI as a co-thinker, we use it as a sounding board to boost our own creativity. As well see, each of these approaches to AI can really help educators not just be more efficiency, but to design and redesign assessments and learning experiences.鈥�
Keith Abney is a senior fellow of the鈥�p, based at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he teaches in the philosophy department. His publications include the books鈥�Robot Ethics鈥�(MIT Press, 2012), and鈥�Robot Ethics 2.0鈥�(Oxford University Press, 2017), a special journal edition on the ethics of space colonization (Futures,鈥�2019) as well as several funded ethics/policy reports on autonomous military robotics (Office of Naval Research, 2008), enhanced warfighters (Greenwall Foundation, 2013), cybersecurity (NSF, 2016), and most recently, 鈥�(NSF, 2024).鈥疕e has given invited briefings on AI and other emerging tech subjects to industry, media, and government. He also serves on a local hospital bioethics committee and teaches courses focusing on the intersection of ethics and technology.
AI Ethics & Risk Assessment
The workshop will discuss AI Ethics through the lens of risk assessment. The basic concepts of risk assessment will be discussed, including 10 different aspects to consider in determining the ethics of (un-)acceptable risk from AI, with examples from biology, space, cybersecurity, and other fields. The workshop will conclude with distinguishing levels of risk, from mild to catastrophic to existential, and offer possible solutions.
Jeremy Ball is a commercial photo-grapher with over 15 years spent obsessing over perfect lighting and convincing food to look delicious on camera. As co-owner of Bottle Branding, he specializes in creating mouthwatering visuals for food and wine brands throughout California, though he insists 颈迟鈥檚 not as glamorous as it sounds. With more than 25 years of Adobe Photoshop experience鈥攄ating back to an editing gig in the late 鈥�90s鈥攁nd a longstanding relationship with Adobe Lightroom, 丑别鈥檚 now sharing his knowledge at 伊人直播 in his Basic and Digital Photography classes. Passionate about exploring emerging technologies, he actively introduces his students to innovative AI-driven tools that are reshaping the landscape of photography and editing
Image Generation & Photography
In this session, we'll cover two ways educators can use Generative AI. The first is as a co-pilot. This is when we use AI to create some product, such as a write-up or a lecture. The second is when we use AI as a co-thinker. When we approach AI as a co-thinker, we use it as a sounding board to boost our own creativity. As well see, each of these approaches to AI can really help educators not just be more efficiency, but to design and redesign assessments and learning experiences.鈥�
