AI Tools to Make Class Activities More Accessible for Students with Learning Challenges
Event Details
You are invited to join SOCHE for a virtual lunch and learn entitled “AI Tools to Make Class Activities More Accessible for Students with Learning Challenges,” on Friday, Sept. 12, beginning at 12 p.m. ET, via Zoom. The session will be presented by Dr. Muhammad Ali Yousuf and Dr. Nicole Belfiore from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
This session will share a variety of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that show significant potential in enhancing the experience of students with learning challenges. These tools, some of which are already available and others actively in development, leverage the power of AI to address a range of challenges. These include the creation of art for the visually impaired; support for students with dyslexia/dyscalculia; writing tools for students with dysgraphia, etc.
Learn about activities that consider different learning styles, abilities, and limitations of the students, with the help of AI. A brief presentation will follow with a group discussion on the limitless possibilities.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the current landscape of AI tools that support students with diverse learning challenges, including visual, hearing, and language-related disabilities.
- Identify key privacy, security, and ethical considerations – such as data collection risks, profiling, and algorithmic bias.
- Engage in collaborative dialogue to explore additional challenges AI could address.
- Formulate actionable recommendations for educators and policymakers to promote safe, equitable, and privacy-conscious implementation of AI in education.
Empower your students with innovative AI tools that bolster diverse learning needs. Reserve your spot today and be part of the conversation shaping supportive education for all learners!
Registration for this training will close on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Click here to register now.
When: Friday, Sept. 12, from 12-1 p.m. ET
Where: SOCHE Zoom platform (link sent at least 24 hours prior to event)
Cost:
- Personnel from SOCHE member schools: $5
- Personnel from NON-member schools/organizations: $10
- Students: FREE
Questions? Contact Mindy Claggett at SOCHE
Student Registration Fee Policy
Registration Cancellation Policy
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT WILL CLOSE ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 9.
About the Presenters
Muhammad Ali Yousuf, Ph.D.
Lecturer and Assistant Director, Graduate Data Science Programs
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Dr. Ali Yousuf has extensive consulting experience in medical devices and AI in healthcare, and more than 25 years of teaching experience in AI, Parallel Supercomputing, Robotics, and Intelligent Manufacturing. He is currently the Graduate Program Director for Data Science at UMBC’s Shady Grove Campus. He is also the Academic Co-chair of the Engineering and Technology Hub at the Universities at Shady Grove. You can find him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maliyusuf/
M. Nicole Belfiore, Ph.D., MSW
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work, Shady Grove
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
M. Nicole Belfiore, PhD, MSW, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the baccalaureate social work program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County where she primarily teaches courses in the social welfare policy sequence. Prior to teaching, she gained social work experience in direct clinical practice, volunteer coordination, program administration, and project development around issues of suicide prevention and crisis intervention, mental health, death and dying, and international peace and reconciliation.
