Now in its third year, the two-day event has an agenda packed with current topics for the higher education technology community.

Steuart and Tom Walton, two grandsons of Walmart founder Sam Walton, will establish a university focused on STEM disciplines at the former Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. The private institution will offer flexible learning programs in high-demand fields such as automation, logistics and biotech, to around 500 initial students, with enrollment expected to grow over time.

Azadeh Aalai highlights the growing reliance on AI for written assignments in academia, noting that Turnitin reported more than 22 million papers with AI-generated content. This trend raises concerns about the shift from process-oriented to outcome-oriented learning, as students miss out on developing critical academic skills. Alai, a professor at Queensborough Community College, emphasizes the intrinsic value of engaging in the writing process and cautions against the reliance on technology that undermines educational goals.

Future employers will expect effective and responsible users of these transformative technologies.