On March 16, 2026, Eastern Michigan University, through its Office of Campus & Community Writing and Faculty Development Center, convened a regional Gen AI Summit to bring together K-12 and post-secondary educators, administrators, librarians, and staff; secondary and post-secondary students; workplace professionals; and community members for meaningful dialogue about how generative AI is reshaping our lives, work, and learning.
Presentations from 2026
Learning Together at the Forefront of Change: Gen AI Summit 2026 (Program), Office of Campus & Community Writing, Eastern Michigan University and Faculty Development Center, Eastern Michigan University
Section F: Development of Policy and Guidelines on the Use of Gen AI in Graduate Student Research, Joan Cowdery, Tana Bridge, and Ildi Porter-Szucs
Session A: Gen AI Literacy through Writing Scientific Article Summaries, Christopher Gellasch
Session C: Co-creating with AI: Augmenting, Enhancing, and Elevating Instructional Design, Michael McVey, Angela Elkordy, and Ian Natzmer
Session C: You’re Using AI – But Is It Actually Making You More Productive? Research, Thoughts & Tips, Julie Darling
Session D: How We are Approaching AI: Results from a Survey of EMU Faculty and Staff, Jeffrey L. Bernstein
Session D: Students Take the Lead: A Student's Perspective on Gen AI, Truc Ho
Session E: AI: Your Data Thought Partner, Kai M. Smith