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Completion Conference 24
Keynote Speaker
We are excited to welcome Rodrigo Gomez, Full Professor of English at San Diego Miramar College who will deliver our keynote address, “Embracing Change, Empowering Minds: The Role of Generative AI in Shaping Resilient Education.”
Rodrigo Gomez has been teaching transfer-level composition and literature courses since 2016. Professor Gomez has a passion for rhetoric, pedagogy, and poetry.
He maintains a keen interest in gamification, edtech, and web3 technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in how they can make education more engaging, relevant, and impactful for students.
Embracing the forefront of educational innovation, Professor Gomez pioneered the integration of AI tools like ChatGPT into his teaching practices since their public launch. He has devoted significant time to mastering this emerging AI literacy and actively contributing to the critical conversation around it, highlighted by his five-part series “Writing in the Age of AI” presented in Fall 2023. His efforts also include presenting to hundreds of educators on best practices for integrating AI into the classroom. These initiatives underscore Professor Gomez’s dedication to not only utilizing AI in educational settings but also shaping the discourse on how these technologies can be effectively and responsibly integrated into traditional teaching methodologies.
In addition to his work with AI, Professor Gomez is also an innovator in the metaverse, leading the development of Miramar College’s first professional development program in this novel virtual space. His creation of the immersive “Syllaverse” provides a model for the educational potential of new platforms, underscoring his dedication to the future of teaching and learning.
Schedule at a Glance
On Site Agena | Virtual Agenda | |
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8:30 | Continental breakfast | Breakfast as you like |
9:00 | ||
9:15 | ||
10:30 | Break | Break |
10:45 | Roundtable discussions - 2 rounds of 25 mins | Roundtable discussions - 2 rounds of 25 mins |
11:45 | Lunch | Open link for virtual lunch groups |
12:30 | 4 Concurrent sessions - 50 minutes | 4 Concurrent sessions - 50 minutes |
1:20 | Break | Break |
1:30 | Student Panel | Student Panel |
2:30 | Adjourn | Adjourn |
Register
Register now and join us in-person or via Zoom
Stipends are available for part-time faculty:
- $250 for those attending in-person
- $150 for those attending online
Present at the Conference
Share your insights and methods for building resilience for your students or yourself with colleagues from across the state. Presentations can focus on course design, communication strategies, feedback strategies, and social learning approaches.
We are seeking presenters for the following formats:
- 50 minute in-person presentations
- 50 minute virtual/remote presentations
- In-person and online facilitators for roundtable discussions