You are invited to UNT's symposium, Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences in the Era of AI and Beyond, led by Dr. Julie Schell from The University of Texas at Austin. Meaningful learning is learning that is resilient, enduring, and transferable in the future. While such learning is often hard won, the human mind is wired to avoid difficulty in favor of efficiency. With AI offering limitless opportunities to offload cognitive work for students and educators alike, how do we design experiences that do not short-circuit the processes that lead to meaningful learning outcomes?

In the morning keynote, Dr. Schell will introduce the concept of fusion skills as a future-forward framework for teaching and learning in the era of AI and beyond. Fusion skills are capabilities that combine human expertise with AI processes to generate new abilities of value. Importantly, fusion skills also foster curiosity, discovery, critical thinking, and creativity — all of which are technology agnostic. Following the keynote, participants will take part in a hands-on workshop to apply the fusion skill framework directly to their own courses and programs. All faculty and staff are invited to attend and leave with practical strategies they can apply right away. REGISTER HERE