12 Ways to Dive into AI at SXSW EDU
This March 9-12, the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival returns to Austin, TX, to celebrate innovation, experimentation, and learning across every stage of education. Attendees will tackle education’s most important issues and trends through a wide variety of sessions, workshops, hands-on experiences, and more.
Sessions focused on artificial intelligence in higher education have proliferated on the SXSW EDU agenda this year, offering multifaceted ways to engage with the topic. Here are 12 of our top picks.
1) Community Colleges & AI Success for Students & Communities
California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian will share how her institution is preparing students for AI-powered careers through industry partnerships, faculty collaboration and AI curriculum tailored to real workforce needs.
2) Teaching on the Frontier: Skills for the AI Era
The next generation of learners won’t just use AI — they’ll lead with it, says Rachel Wortman Morris, director of Microsoft’s NextGen Learning Lab. Wortman Morris will offer strategies for equipping learners with essential skills such as critical thinking, effective prompting, and collaboration with AI agents.
3) Experiencing Learning: Hedging Against AI Disruption
Panelists from London Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, Carnegie Mellon University, and Symplicity will discuss how AI can augment experiential learning and help develop the uniquely human skillsets needed for the future of work.
4) Institutional AI Adoption: Moving from Hype to Habit
In this workshop, experts from the Learning Design Alliance, WGU Labs, and Axio AI will explore the challenges and strategies of integrating AI into existing organizational ecosystems.
5) Making AI Work for Higher Ed: A Leadership Conversation
Panelists from the Gates Foundation, Every Learner Everywhere, and T3 Advisory will discuss what responsible AI implementation looks like in practice.
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