MLFC researchers share technology and education insights
Faculty, staff and students affiliated with Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation are participating in more than a dozen sessions at the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education 2025 conference in Orlando, March 17-21. Many of the presentations focus on the use of Generative AI in K-12 and higher education settings.
SITE is an international, academic association that promotes research, scholarship and innovation across its interdisciplinary membership. The event includes representation of grad research assistants and students from MLFC’s Learning, Literacies and Technologies, PhD program. MLFC participatoin, and that of related units, is reflected in the following sessions:
BYOBQ (Bring Your Own Burning Questions): How Do We Redefine Pedagogy for the Age of AI?
Janice Mak, clinical assistant professor
Nicole Oster, grad research assistant
A Generative AI Toolbox Using Principled Innovation for Transformative Dialogue in Education
James Dunnigan, instructor in MLFC’s division for advancing education policy, practice, and leadership, and Catheryn Reardon, assistant teaching professor with the ASU School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Creative Applications in Generative AI: Applications in Educational Research & Practice
Janel White Taylor, clinical professor; Punya Mishra, professor; Jennifer Werner, AI learning strategist; Tracy Arner, associate director of ASU Knowledge Enterprise’s Learning Engineering Institute; Janice Mak, clinical assistant professor; Marissa Castellana, grad research associate for TCLAS department of psychology; Carolina Torrejon Capurro, grad research associate; Ishrat Ahmed, postdoctoral research scholar in ASU Knowledge Enterprise’s Learning Engineering Institute; Nicole Oster, grad research assistant; James Dunnigan, instructor in the MLFC division for advancing education policy, practice, and leadership; Catheryn Reardon, assistant teaching professor with the ASU School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
CHALLENGE: A Policy Simulation Game for Critical Engagement in Refugee Education
Adnan Turan, grad research assistant; Janel White Taylor, clinical professor
Punya Mishra, professor; Lindsey McCaleb, Ph.D. student in learning, literacies and technologies; and Nicole Oster, grad research assistant
Sandra Nabulega, grad research assistant
Implications of AI in K-12 and Higher Education
Punya Mishra, professor
From Doctoral Student to Emeritus: The Career Trajectory of Educational Technology Faculty
Teresa Foulger, professor
AI Creativity in Education: Reframing the Human-Machine Creative Partnership
Punya Mishra, professor, and Danah Henriksen, professor
Integrating GenAI into Higher Education Coursework: Reifying Innovators' Experiences as Vignettes
Teresa Foulger, professor; Farnaz Avarzamani, grad research assistant
Redesigning Middle Grades Math Teacher Preparation
Abby Brown, clinical associate professor; Kurt Miltenberger, clinical assistant professor, and Carlyn Ludlow, clinical associate professor
Teresa Foulger, professor; Ray Buss, professor
Navigating rapid technological change in education: An affordance-based approach for educators
Danah Henriksen, associate professor
Unleashing the Power of GenAI in Education: A Faculty Workshop
Janel White Taylor, clinical professor; Jennifer Werner, AI learning strategist; Tracy Arner, associate director of ASU Knowledge Enterprise’s Learning Engineering Institute
Arolina Torrejon Capurro, grad research assistant; Janice Mak, clinical assistant professor; Janel White Taylor, clinical professor; Jennifer Werner, AI learning strategist