LEAPS 4th Annual Symposium: Taking the LEAP: AI in Professional and Graduate Educational Research

Registration is now open for the 4th Annual LEAPS Symposium on March 26th!

Join colleagues from across UMB on Thur., March 26th, at the 2026 LEAPS Symposium! This year’s event is designed to empower faculty scholars to engage with AI on their educational research and scholarly projects. Interactive sessions will emphasize practical strategies for using AI to further their educational research agendas, using concrete examples from UMB educational scholars. Participants will explore questions about the ethics, policy, and professional identity impacts of AI in this new educational research landscape.

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2026 LEAPS Symposium Agenda

Date: March 26, 2026
Time:
8:30 - 3:30
Location:
SMC Campus Center
Symposium Title:
Taking the LEAP: AI in Professional and Graduate Educational Research

Agenda
8:30-9:00 Welcome and opening remarks
9:00-10:00 Keynote: From Innovation to Impact: Conducting Rigorous Educational Research Aided with AI
                   Presenter: Dr. Anita Samuel, PhD, USUH
10:00-11:00 Experiments in AI-Assisted Educational Research: Examples from UMB
11-11:15 (break)
11:15-12:15 Panel discussion: Finding the Middle Ground, AI in Education Research: Ethics and Policy
12:15-1:30 Lunch at Breakout Tables
1:30-2:30 Poster Sessions
2:30-3:30 Scholar Award and Seed Grant Presentations/Closing

Past Symposiums

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3rd Symposium

“Navigating Your Professional Path: Scholarship Development Strategies for Tenure and Promotion in Professional and Graduate Education”

The symposium on April 2, 2025, features a showcase of presentations by UMB faculty and staff, along with poster submissions highlighting innovative research in teaching, learning, and education across the health, human services, and legal professions.

2025 LEAPS Symposium
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2nd Symposium

“Navigating the Technology Landscape in Graduate and Professional Education"

The symposium on April 2, 2024, featured a keynote by Dr. Sol Roberts-Lieb on leveraging technological advancements to enhance faculty development and improve student outcomes.

2024 LEAPS Symposium
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Inaugural Symposium

“Fostering Inclusive Teaching and Learning Environments”

The symposium on April 11, 2023, featured a keynote by Dr. Diane Forbes Berthoud on "The Pedagogy of Belonging and Competency-Based Education," exploring how to transform graduate and professional education through equity and inclusion.

2023 LEAPS Symposium

UPCOMING EVENTS

Save the date! LEAPS 4th Annual Symposium - March 26, 2026 - SMC Campus Center