CSUN Digital Equity Day
The third annual CSUN Digital Equity Day was held on Friday, April 19th.
This event featured Stephen Than, 2023 - 2024 Doctoral Student AT Equity Fellow, giving the keynote presentation: Part-Time CSUN Faculty’s Experience with Canvas During Their First Semester, as well as faculty presentations, and the AI Jam Award Ceremony.
To learn more about Stephen, visit the Doctoral Student AT Equity Fellow page.
The event also highlighted efforts on digital equity at CSUN, scholarly projects, and AI in digital teaching.
You can view the flyer here.
Schedule
- 10:00 am - Welcome | Ron Philip, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
- 10:07 am - Opening remarks | Dr. Erika D. Beck, President
- 10:10 am - Doctoral Fellowship remarks | Dr. Helen Heinrich, Associate Vice President of Academic Technology | Dr. Nathan Durdella, Director of Doctoral Programs, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | Dr. Sherrie Hixon, Director of Strategic Research Initiatives
- 10:15 am - Keynote Presentation by Stephen Than 2023 - 2024 Doctoral Student AT Equity Fellow, Part-Time CSUN Faculty’s Experience with Canvas During Their First Semester
- 10:50 am - Empowering Everyone through AI: New Possibilities for Teaching and Learning – Deone Zell, Ph.D., Professor, Management Department
- 11:10 am - “The Chain Remain the Same:” Considerations of Race and Culture in AI, Accessibility, and Student Success – Sheba Lo, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Africana Studies
- 11:30 am - Faculty panel on AI | Deone Zell, Ph.D., Professor, Management Department | Sheba Lo, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Africana Studies | Ellie Kazemi, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology | Linda Bowen, M.A., Professor, Department of Journalism
- 12:00 pm - Announcement of the AI Jam 2024 winners
