Symposium on AI-Powered Student Support Communities with InScribe
April 18, 2025 (Friday)
You are invited to attend the a half-day Symposium on AI-Powered Student Support Communities to learn from faculty, students, staff who using the InScribe platform in their courses.
Date: April 18, 2025 from 12:30 – 4:00 PM
Location: Cone 112
GOALS
The goals of this symposium are to:
- Explore innovative ways to strengthen student support systems on our campus
- Learn how to build strong online support communities for the students in your courses
- Connect with colleagues and campus leaders dedicated to leveraging technology to foster meaningful connections between students
PARTICIPANTS
Faculty and academic staff interested in learning about Inscribe and student support communities are invited to attend.
AGENDA
The symposium will take place on April 18, 2025 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM at Cone 112.
| 12:30 – 1:00 PM | Registration Cone 112 | |
| 1:00 – 1:20 PM | Welcoming Remarks 2-Year Pilot of AI-Powered Student Support Communities with the InScribe Platform Heidi Echols, Adaptive Learning Specialist/Instructional Designer & Technologist II, School of Professional Studies Jordan Register, Faculty Development Specialist, School of Professional Studies J. McCain, Director of Enrollment Management and Student Services, School of Professional Studies | |
| 1:20 – 1:40 PM | NinerLink Community of Practice and Faculty Fellows Shankari Somayaji, Assistant Teaching Professor, Klein College of Science | |
| 1:40 – 1:55 PM | Hands-On Practice with the InScribe Platform Heidi Echols, Adaptive Learning Specialist/Instructional Designer & Technologist II, School of Professional Studies Jordan Register, Faculty Development Specialist, School of Professional Studies | |
| 1:55 – 2:00 PM | Break | |
| 2:00 – 2:50 PM | InScribe Community Snapshots SPS: New Student Onboarding Support J. McCain, Director of Enrollment Management and Student Services, School of Professional Studies Study Support (BIOL 1110, 2274) Shankari Somayaji, Assistant Teaching Professor, Klein College of Science Sam Suptela, Associate Teaching Professor, Klein College of Science Reputation Points and Coding Support (ITSC 2214, 3146) Matt Thayer, Lecturer, College of Computing and Informatics Dale-Marie Wilson, Teaching Professor, College of Computing and Informatics Harini Ramaprasad, Associate Dean, College of Computing and Informatics Coordinated Course Sequences and Shared Sections (ITSC 1212, 1213) Nadia Najjar, Teaching Associate Professor, College of Computing and Informatics Adam Whaley, Teaching Assistant Professor, College of Computing and Informatics Community Discussions In and Out of Class (GRNT, ESCI) Dace Brown , Assistant Professor, College of Health and Human Services Jamie Strickland, Senior Lecturer, College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences | |
| 2:50 – 3:00 PM | Break | |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | Panel: The Role of Students and Teaching Assistants Abby Grace Bare, Klein College of Science – Former Student and Current TA for BIOL 1110 Toya Okey-Nwamara, College of Computing and Informatics – Lead TA for ITSC 1213 Corey Corey, College of Computing and Informatics – Student in ITSC 1600 Shesintha Muralikrishnan, College of Computing and Informatics – Student in ITSC 1600 Ariel Mccarty, College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences – TA for ESCI Bill Xiang, College of Computing and Informatics – Student in ITSC 3146 | |
| 3:30 – 3:45 PM | Q & A | |
| 3:45 – 4:00 PM | Closing, Thanks, and Social Networking CTL, Faculty, TAs and Students |
Registration
Please register to indicate your interest in the symposium.
For questions, please contact Heidi Echols (hechols@charlotte.edu).