PILLARS 2025: Is AI on the Test? A Symposium for Educators Who Weren’t Ready for Robots
Date: July 11, 2025
Location: Online
Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM ET
This virtual, one-day symposium is designed to introduce educators to a wide range of teaching and learning resources for practical use in the 21st-century classroom. This year’s theme, Is AI On The Test? A Symposium for Educators Who Weren’t Ready for Robots, focuses a critical lens on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom, including creating policies, practical methods, evaluating AI tools, user privacy, and legal issues.
The keynote for the symposium will be: Elissa Malespina, author of The AI School Librarian Newsletter and owner of Educational Equity Advisors.
The lineup includes:
Dr. Ifeoma Ajunwa, AI and The Future of Work
J. Denice Lewis, Practical AI: Lessons From An Academic Librarian’s Journey
Dr. Chris Harris & Betsy Hartnett, Teaching About AI, Not Just With AI: Bypassing the Cheating Issue
PILLARS is a product of the Empire State Library Network, which includes New York’s nine regional library councils. PILLARS stands for: Preparation, Information Literacy, Libraries, Academic Resources, and 21st Century Skills for Transitioning from Secondary School to College. Visit the PILLARS Symposium website for more information.
This webinar is provided at no cost to Northern New York Library Network members and members of New York’s other regional library councils, $25 for non-members. Registration is required.
This event will be recorded. CE and CTLE is available for attendees. To receive CE or CTLE credit, you must attend live.