# 2023 Conference Resources ## Session recordings, materials, and media **View resources by section:** - [Conference video recordings](#confvids23) - [Session materials](#2023materials) - [Media coverage](#2023mediacov) ![Two people reading the 2023 HILT conference program](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_4_3__1540x1160/public/2025-12/jfvKg8YA.jpeg?itok=_znLIdlp) ## Video Recordings Click on the cards below to watch recordings from this year's HILT conference. ![Dustin Tingley](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/rejLGJcE.jpeg?itok=oCypf119) [### Opening Remarks ](https://youtu.be/yrvV0rtNbJc?si=nH4dErVeBO8kbaca)Welcome and introduction from **Dustin Tingley**, Professor of Government (FAS); Deputy Vice Provost for Advances in Learning; Faculty Director of the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT). ![Mitchell B. Weiss](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/Screenshot%202025-12-23%20at%2010.16.34%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=b69128ec&itok=pKbtk0Y6) [### "Elevating Teaching and Learning through Generative AI" ](https://youtu.be/mvWyv_281jg?si=WwyzJzVx0FxPE9CN)Framing remarks featuring **Mitchell B. Weiss**, Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice (Harvard Business School). ![Harvard educators sitting on a well lit stage at HBS](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/xo6TamAE.jpeg?h=8bc5b995&itok=pCdVdn1p) [### "Forecasting the Role of Generative AI on the Future of Higher Education” ](https://youtu.be/qUX8UMLUn3g?si=w1y2cCicFPY99skr)Morning plenary session featuring: **Kristina Ishmael**, Deputy Director, US Department of Education, Office of Education Technology; **Ethan Mollick**, Associate Professor of Management and Academic Director, Wharton Interactive, UPenn; **Jeffrey Schnapp**, Carl A. Pescosolido Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of Comparative Literature; Chair of the Department of Comparative Literature (FAS); Faculty co-director of Berkman Center for Internet and Society (HLS). Moderated by: **Bridget Terry Long**, Dean of Faculty; Saris Professor of Education and Economics (HGSE). ![Emily Bottis](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/JcJzbo4w.jpeg?itok=yYuVgPef) [### "Harvard Generative AI Tools: Demo and Discussion" ](https://youtu.be/61zn8Q6lK08?si=C85IMXF1B2MhB2_L)Breakout session featuring: **Emily Bottis**, Managing Director, Academic Technology (HUIT); **Sebastian Schmidt Dalzon**, Assistant Dean for Academic and Strategic Planning (GSD); **Mitchell B. Weiss**, Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice (HBS). ![A man with black glasses speaking into a microphone](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/_85G8Upk.jpeg?itok=VqCrT3a5) [### "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Assessments" ](https://youtu.be/850YtD8zAuw?si=w5qGXaXzTQq1a32j)Breakout session featuring: **Louis Deslauriers**, Director of Science Teaching and Learning and Senior Preceptor in Physics (FAS); **Dan Levy**, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy (HKS); **John FitzGibbon**, Associate Director, Digital Learning Innovation, Boston College; **Erin Baumann**, Senior Associate Director of Professional Pedagogy (HKS-SLATE); **Xueying Prawat**, Curriculum and Assessment Specialist (HGSE-TLL). ![Harvard educators on a conference panel speaking](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/3Ka4_F00.jpeg?itok=4V5Fknik) [### "Nurturing Human Connection in AI-Enhanced Learning Environments" ](https://youtu.be/2Bph3vjxhOU?si=jnZKg7gbq7c38Do9)Breakout session featuring: **Greg Kestin**, Associate Director of Science Education; Lecturer on Physics (FAS); **Nicole Mills**, Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures; Director of Language Programs for French, Italian, and Portuguese (FAS); **Adrienne Phelps-Coco**, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning (DCE); **Gabe Abrams**, Principal Software Engineer and EdTech Innovator (DCE); **Jascha Smilack**, Director of HarvardX Courses (VPAL). ![Harvard students on a conference panel speaking](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/Screenshot%202025-12-23%20at%2010.51.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=x_2wRkt1) [### "Students’ Perspectives on Generative AI in Higher Education" ](https://youtu.be/4cpBCfPhU7w?si=HMnWypJROfAoGpR_)Breakout session featuring: **Harvard Students** from the College, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Graduate School, and Harvard Law School; **Christine D’Auria**, Assistant Director of the Learning Lab, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning (FAS); **Liz Rowell**, Educational Programs Coordinator (HSPH). ![Teddy Svoronos](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/6A-mPbpM.jpeg?h=1d105f43&itok=eU9tnDGD) [### "Using Lessons from Past Innovations to Shape the Future..." ](https://youtu.be/W3Hghx54_js?si=Jce0-C4Sx9tpBxV7)Breakout session featuring: **Sarah Newman**, Director of Art & Education, metaLAB (FAS/HLS); **Justin Reich**, Director Of Teaching Systems Lab & Associate Professor Of Comparative Media Studies/Writing (MIT); Author of Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education; **Teddy Svoronos**, Lecturer in Public Policy, SLATE Faculty Liaison for Pedagogy and Digital Learning (HKS); **Ellen Popko**, HarvardX Instructional Technologist (VPAL); **Nick Wilson**, Director of Teaching Innovation (HILT). ![Harvard educators sitting on a well lit stage at HBS](/sites/g/files/omnuum8856/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/m_NsZjC0.jpeg?h=abe83a58&itok=Nz7F4hUp) [### Next Steps: "Developing a Harvard Strategy for AI in Higher Education” ](https://youtu.be/hT-s6E_OaEw?si=9IC4DG9yJ77_qFAq)Afternoon plenary session featuring: **Alan Garber**, Provost of Harvard University; **Amanda Claybaugh**, Dean of Undergraduate Education; Samuel Zemurray, Jr. and Doris Zemurray Stone Radcliffe Professor of English (FAS); **Tsedal Neeley**, Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research (HBS); Author of The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI. Moderated by: **Bharat Anand**, Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (CADM); Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration (HBS). ## Session materials ### Concurrent breakout sessions: Harvard Generative AI Tools: Demo and Discussion - [HUIT Sandbox slide deck](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:de499809-8c0b-4c7f-b015-399cf81fcb7b) Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Assessments: Opportunities and Challenges - [Session slide deck](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:b0521ec5-869f-49f2-9a9f-8c1ff82ae50b) Nurturing Human Connection in AI-Enhanced Learning Environments - [Session slide deck](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:e2b121ac-8633-455f-883e-bdba9e7176ff) - [Case Study](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:195535f5-174f-4671-a782-085594edd25f) Using Lessons from Past Innovations to Shape the Future of Education in the AI Era - [Session slide deck](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:e3d923d7-441c-4725-beb5-b4c7a59bef90) ### Afternoon plenary: - [PollEverywhere results]() ## Media coverage - “[AI in the Academy: Cautious embrace of a new technology](https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2023/11/jhj-portrait-ai-teaching-learning)” – *Harvard Magazine* - "[Harnessing AI in Higher Education: 5 Key Takeaways from HILT’s Teaching in the Age of AI Conference](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/harnessing-ai-higher-education-5-key-takeaways/)" – *HBS Leadership Initiative* ## Additional 2023 Conference links: - [Conference Program](/2023-conference-agenda "2023 Conference Agenda") - [Breakout Sessions](/2023-breakout-sessions "2023 Breakout Sessions") - [Professional Photography](/2023-conference-photo-gallery "2023 Conference Photo Gallery") - [Speaker Bios](/2023-speaker-facilitator-bios "2023 Speaker & Facilitator Bios")