Virginia AI Symposium In-Person Track

This day-long symposium brings together instructors from colleges and universities across Virginia to critically explore the evolving role of generative AI in higher education. Grounded in current research on AI’s impact on teaching and learning, the symposium will offer a keynote, interactive sessions, and research presentations that translate emerging scholarship into actionable classroom practices.

Participants will engage in collaborative discussions and hands-on activities that support intentional decision-making about whether and how to incorporate GenAI in ways that enhance student learning. Sessions will focus on meaningful educational uses of GenAI in coursework and assessment, as well as building capacity for integration across diverse academic contexts.

Attendees will leave with practical tools, adaptable strategies, and curated resources. In addition, the symposium fosters cross-institutional dialogue, allowing educators to share ideas, compare practices, and build a statewide network committed to thoughtful, ethical, and educationally meaningful use of GenAI in teaching and learning.

If you're interested in attending the Virginia AI Symposium online, learn more about the virtual track.

Schedule Overview

> 9:30-10:00 a.m. | Registration

Check in at the registration table to pick up your nametag and swag.

> 10:00-10:40 a.m. | Welcome & Keynote

Keynote Presentation by Mona Sloane, Assistant Professor of Data Science and Media Studies, University of Virginia

> 10:40-10:50 a.m. | Break

> 10:50-11:50 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions I & Research Sessions I

Choose to attend either interactive sessions or research presentations during this time.

> 12:00-12:45 p.m. | Lunch: Student-Faculty Conversations

Connect with students over lunch.

> 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions II & Research Sessions II

Choose to attend either interactive sessions or research presentations during this time.

> 2:00-2:15 p.m. | Break

> 2:15-3:00 p.m. | Networking Reception

Join fellow participants for a reception to conclude the event.

This event is organized by UVA Center for Teaching Excellence, UVA McIntire School of Commerce, GMU Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, and JMU Center for Faculty Innovation, with support from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV).