Tech Day 2026
How to Train your Tech: Harness Emerging Tools as Allies
Virtual Conference August 27th 10-4
Tech Day 2026
Theme: How to Train Your Tech: Harness Emerging Tools as Allies
Tech Day 2026 will focus on innovative and practical technologies that support teaching and learning, exploring how emerging tools can become effective partners in the classroom. Session will include AI, accessibility, upgraded tech and more.
Tracks are intended as flexible guides on the following topics (subject to adjustments):
- Accessibility & Inclusive Design: Designing content and learning experiences that are usable, equitable, and welcoming for all learners.
- Artificial Intelligence: Fast, powerful, often misunderstood—and sometimes feared. Explore practical, ethical, and emerging uses of AI in education and work.
- Learning Management Systems: Taking LMS tools to the next level through intelligent agents, automation, optimization, rubrics, analytics, and more.
- Content Creation Tools: Elevating video, multimedia, and course navigation to create more engaging and effective learning experiences.
- Core Digital Tips & Tricks: Everyday productivity essentials—documents, spreadsheets, email, calendars, and workflows—as tools continuously evolve and improve.
Email Amanda: amanda.jensen@uri.edu with questions.
Last years August 2025 Tech Day Agenda
| Presenter | Title |
|---|---|
| Michelle Rogers | AI and image creation |
| Bob Viens | AI tools for Webex |
| Jim McGwin | AI and Industry |
| Amanda Jensen | Ethics and AI |
| Ben Leveillee | Zoom and the AI Companion |
| Lisa Chen | Building an AI Assistant to Analyze Student Responses in LibreChat |
| Katie Babula | Panopto and video AI |
| Karen Lokey | Getting the Most Out of Large Language Models (LLMs): Skills for Any Platform |
| Amanda Jensen | Copilot: Tips and Triicks |
| and more | …. |
What is Tech Day?
Every August IT hosts an annual ed tech innovation day for faculty, with multiple tracks and virtual sessions centered on a new theme each year.
Both URI ed tech support staff and faculty present use case studies, best practices, ideas, solutions, technology curriculum design, and emerging educational technology innovations. Tech Day participants may pick and choose sessions of interest to take technology enhanced learning to the next level.