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Ticketed event: SUNDAY WORKSHOP: Human Advantage in the Age of AI: Rethinking Engineering Education - $5.00 advanced registration and $15.00 on site registration
Prospective Audience:
The prospective audience may include a wide range of individuals—specifically, faculty, instructional designers, and industry recruiters across all engineering disciplines.
Description:
Looking for ways to bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) into your classroom? If AI has the potential to replace some entry level engineer tasks, what will future entry-level engineering jobs look like? Join us in this hands-on, interactive workshop focusing on what AI means for engineering and engineering education.
Some topics to be explored are:
• Skill sets that still require human intelligence,
• Modifying course- and program-level goals and objectives to prepare students to master artificial intelligence tools and techniques,
• How to promote, engage, and embrace AI in the classroom;
• Other relevant topics, including a demonstration of using AI to teach project management.
This will be a collaborative and interactive session featuring hands-on activities that allow participants to work in small teams.
If you have a work-in-progress or an idea for incorporating AI in the classroom, bring it to the workshop and share it with your peers during the small-team activity. At the conclusion of this event, you will have the opportunity to share your work and ideas with all participants. The goal is to share knowledge and experiences on using AI applications in the classroom that enrich students’ learning from all disciplines.

Speakers

1. Dr. Yi-hsiang Isaac Chang

   Illinois State University

   Dr. Isaac Chang serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology at Illinois
   State University, where he leads the Technology Management curriculum for students across
   five undergraduate programs. Drawing on a diverse academic and professional background, Dr.
   Chang has taught an extensive range of engineering and technology courses throughout his
   career. His industry experience includes collaboraFons with major corporaFons such as Boeing,
   DaimlerChrysler, Dassault Systèmes, and State Farm. In addiFon, he has provided consulFng
   services to small and medium-sized manufacturing firms in Central California and North Dakota,
   specializing in process planning and tool design. Dr. Chang’s research focuses on human spaFal
   cogniFon, extended reality applicaFons, and technology-enhanced teaching and learning.

2. Paul Lu

   USC Viterbi School of Engineering

   Paul Lu is Senior Lecturer and Program Director of Master of Engineering Management at the Daniel J. Epstein School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Viterbi School of Engineering at University of Southern California (USC). He is also an iPodia Faculty Fellow 2024. He focuses on the strategic implementation of technology and innovations, new product development, systems engineering, project and program management, and engineering management. Recently, and in response to industry demands, he is focusing on developing courses in Systems Integration for Product Development, and Rapid Product Development. Witnessing the challenges of graduates seeking employment. He is also interested and conducting research on transitioning from an Academic mindset to a professional mindset. Paul is also conducting research in Experiential Learning in the global arena.

3. Dr. Nahid Vesali P.E.

   The Citadel

   Dr. Nahid Vesali is the Head of the Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management (ELPM) in the School of Engineering at The Citadel. She joined the program in August 2020. She teaches a wide range of engineering project management courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, with a focus on cultivating essential professional and leadership skills in the next generation of technical experts.
   Her earlier research focused on risk management and decision-making under uncertainty. Currently, her scholarship explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into project management practices and engineering education. She is also actively engaged in outreach initiatives that provide opportunities for minorities and underrepresented groups in engineering.