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Generative AI Forum

You are invited to the Fall Student/Faculty Academic Forum!
"The Responsible and Ethical Use of Generative AI"

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity!
Join us on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Dr. Thomas R. Burke Technical Education Center

6565 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66112

Register for the forum.
 
 
 This forum is hosted by the KCKCC Psi Beta Chapter and the Psychology-Addictions Counseling Club in collaboration with the Departments of Psychology, Undergraduate Research, Online Services, Student Engagement, along with the Blue Devil Institute for Teaching and Learning, and KCKCC Faculty Senate.
 

Special Guest Speaker

David Williamson Shaffer, Ph. D.

-Analytics and Learning Sciences and the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Learning Sciences, and Data Philosopher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research
-Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education
-University of Wisconsin - Madison

 

Topic - Crafting Generative AI Policies | Global versus Specific: A Question of Integrity and Academic Freedom

Keynote Speaker

Clintin P. Davis-Stober, Ph.D.

-Frederick A. Middlebush Professor of Psychology
-Department of Psychological Sciences
-Faculty Fellow for AI, College of Arts and Science
-Core Faculty, MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics
-University of Missouri – Columbia

 

Topic - How AI is impacting academic research and creative work

Guest Speaker

Andrew Johnson, Ph. D. Professor of Psychology

-Department of Culture & Society
-Director of the PEARL Research Lab
-Park University, Parkville, Missouri

 

Topic - Utilizing AI Programs to Expand Your Teaching: An AI Utility Belt that would make Batman Envious

Guest Speaker

Kelly Bouas Henry, Ph. D. Professor of Psychology

-Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
-Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri

 

 

 

 
 

Agenda

Excursus - 10:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks - 11 a.m.
Keynote Speaker - 11:10 a.m.
Speaker Series - 11:35 a.m.
Q&A - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch & Learn - 1:30 p.m.