TIP Conference - Exploring the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence

Nick Amely

Nick Amely is an undergraduate electrical engineering major and published author, and he has been conducting research with Lyles College of Engineering faculty since Spring of 2022. His research and project experience is mainly in developing, training, and implementing machine learning models and frameworks in order to autonomously perform image processing tasks onboard drones and agricultural robots. Nick is leading the Fresno State SARDOG (Smart Agricultural Robt Bulldog) team for the second year in a row, and I also have experience in Virtual Reality app development. His commercial experience consists of two internships, one of which was a research based role with Strategic Energy Innovations, and the other was a systems engineering role with Northrop Grumman.

Brian Dvorak

Brian is the current EdTech Evangelist at Fresno Unified School District. With a Master of Science degree in Educational and Instructional Technology, and 18 years of experience, Brian carries the skills required to effectively plan, design, and implement technology programs and online learning environments. He has a high interest in video production, web applications, and personalized learning.  His online projects include an Ed Tech blog at edtech.fresnounified.org and a YouTube channel called Brian Sensei.  Brian is one of those guys who loves to discover and share technology that improves learning, boosts productivity, and builds digital literacy. He is focused on making the necessary shifts in our education system to truly prepare K-12 students for today's world and the "as yet imagined".

Carlson Herbert

Carlson Herbert is an MBA candidate at Fresno State with an undergrad in business and art. He works in agriculture sales and marketing and uses AI to create value in these roles. He is also exploring practical uses of AI for students.

Dr. Ah Ran Koo

Dr. Ahran Koo is an accomplished academic professional who holds the position of Associate Professor of Art Education at California State University, Fresno. With expertise spanning across art education, art advocacy, and artistic practice, Dr. Koo focuses her research on promoting the potential of art as a means for fostering cultural and societal understanding. Recently, Dr. Koo has shifted her focus towards investigating the interplay between artificial intelligence and education within the realm of contemporary art. To further this exploration, Dr. Koo organized two series of webinars that brought together 15 experts from various fields such as contemporary art, computer science, and engineering. These sessions aimed to showcase different viewpoints surrounding AI's role in art education. In addition to hosting these events, Dr. Koo has contributed significantly to the scholarly discourse by publishing multiple journal articles and delivering numerous lectures, which have included a keynote speech at an international conference.

Dr. Teresa Mendes

Dr. Teresa Mendes is an instructor of English and the Academic Senate President at Clovis Community College. She has been teaching a variety of courses at Clovis since 2004 such as developmental reading and writing, composition, critical thinking, and literature. Teresa earned her undergraduate degree at California State University, Fresno in Music, her graduate degree at California State University, Fresno in Literature, a Post-Secondary Reading Certificate at California State University, Fullerton, and the EdD in Educational Leadership from California State University, Fresno.

Dr. Mendes has played a key role in the English Department’s move from developmental coursework, writing the first English co-requisite course, coordinating curriculum alignment with our dual enrollment partners in Clovis Unified, and organizing the Clovis Community College English Department Conference. From 2011-2014, Teresa was the coordinator of the Clovis Tutorial Center. During that time, she helped establish the current embedded tutoring program and piloted the online embedded tutoring program.

Dr. Mendes was the Distance Education Coordinator from 2015-2023, instituting a local Online Teacher Certification in 2017. During the COVID pandemic, Teresa, as the DE Coordinator, and with the college’s instructional designer certified 250 faculty to teach online. In addition, she helped to establish the Peer Online Course Review process at Clovis.

 In 2022, she was elected the President of the Clovis Community College Academic Senate. As senate president, one of her main focuses has been to create a college-wide policy for generative artificial intelligence.

Moderator: William Hardaway

William Hardaway has a background in design thinking, product design, and student services. William received his Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from Fresno State as well a Masters Degree in Higher Education Administration and Leadership where he wrote a thesis on creative problem solving as a tool to address inequities in higher education. He is passionate about the role instructional design plays in technology in the classroom as well as inclusive teaching.