2023 HILT Conference

2023 HILT Conference, "Teaching in the Age of AI: Nurturing Connections and Empowering Learners"

HILT’s twelfth annual HILT Conference, held on September 22, 2023, at the Harvard Business School, explored how AI can be designed, implemented, and governed in a way that prioritizes human relationships and connection in education. Our morning plenary session explored the future role of generative AI in higher education, its impact on the lived experiences of educators and learners, and the structures that institutions and educators will have to create to realize their potential. Our afternoon plenary session explored the influential role and unique contribution of Harvard to these conversations. Breakout sessions highlighted current discourse around AI in education by drawing insights from previous innovations and disruptive educational technologies, the risks and rewards of specific AI enhancements that complement and amplify student-educator relationships and peer-to-peer interactions, various student perspectives, and how AI will reshape the work of our disciplines and professions.