National Distance Learning Week

Top AI Issues Impacting Distance/Digital Learning in The Year 2024

The 2024 National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) theme—Top AI Issues Impacting Distance/Digital Learning in the Year 2024—set the stage for a week of:

inspiring sessions
hands-on activities
dynamic discussions

This NDLW event marked the culmination of the year’s highlight—the Alamo Colleges EduTech Conference.

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Schedule of Events - Virtual Sessions

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Demystifying AI

Prompt Engineering for Productivity

Balancing Progress and Ethics: AI Adoption in Academia

AI and Privacy: Helpful Considerations

Khanmigo Magic: Unleash Your Creativity with AI Tools!

Topic: Khanmigo Magic: Unleash Your Creativity with AI Tools!

Description: Dive into the world of Khanmigo Tools and discover how AI can spark your creativity! In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn to harness the power of AI to create stunning visuals, generate engaging content, and solve complex problems. Whether you’re a student, educator, or just curious about AI, this session will equip you with the skills to make the most of Khanmigo’s innovative features. Get ready for hands-on activities, collaborative projects, and a whole lot of fun as we explore the magic of AI together!

Presenter: Cesar Hernandez, ACCESS Instructional Technology

Explore Google's NotebookLM: Reimagine Content Consumption & Student Engagement

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Unlocking Learning for All: Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Technologies

Podcast: AI and Course Development in Higher Education

Become an AI Wizard: Transform Your Assessments in Minutes

AI in Action: Elevating Creativity and Efficiency in Marketing with Adobe and ChatGPT

Topic: Join us as we explore the practical ways AI empowers our marketing team to boost creativity and enhance efficiency. We’ll demonstrate how we use ChatGPT for social media ideation, Photoshop’s generative AI for streamlined image creation, and our future work with Adobe Express to take content production to new heights. This session offers insights for beginners and advanced users alike, showing how AI can transform routine tasks, inspire creativity, and elevate storytelling in digital marketing.

Presenters: Dimona Esparza, Carissa Valdez, and Anthony Gollab, Alamo Colleges Online

Zoom link

Using Generative AI to Generate Classroom Engagement

Topic: Using Generative AI to Generate Classroom Engagement

Description: Through the use of Generative AI, instructors can transform content to make it more engaging to the learning in more ways than ever before. This session focuses on innovating generative AI applications that can transform traditional classroom content into podcasts, videos, and much more.

Presenter: Scott D'Amico, Talent, Organization and Strategic Innovation (TOSI)

AI Feature Options in Canvas

Friday, November 15, 2024 - in-person EduTECH event

EduTECH Conference

For more information

About National Distance Learning Week, contact:

Rudy Lopez
Instructional Designer Team Lead, Alamo Colleges Online
rlopez2@alamo.edu

About Alamo Colleges Online Instructional Designers

Instructional Designers provide one-on-one consultations with faculty, deliver specialized workshops to a group of faculty, and conduct in-depth course reviews. Additionally, Instructional Designers offer support for college-directed initiatives to build and strengthen the College’s capacity to deliver premier, quality digital learning experiences for students.

Schedule a consultation today!

You can also contact your Alamo College's Instructional Designer:

Northeast Lakeview College
Barbara Wong, bwong11@alamo.edu

Northwest Vista College
Diana McCurtain-Talbert,
dmccurtain-talbe@alamo.edu

St. Philip's College
Can Cui, ccui1@alamo.edu

San Antonio College
Amy Gates, agates16@alamo.edu