Digital Teaching Symposium 2026: Reach, Teach & Demonstrate

Blackboard co-founder, Matthew Pittinsky, Ph.D., argues that for thirty years the digital infrastructure supporting teaching and learning has been a course management system masquerading as a learning management system. A true LMS would deliver what he calls the three L’s – organized around the Learner, used for Learning, and provide the system of record for what was Learned. AI technologies can finally make the three Ls possible, provided serious consideration is given to governance, and technology remains in service to the core social dynamic of learning.

Respondus is at the forefront of assessment integrity, with new features released each quarter. Don't miss this session where you'll see the latest enhancements for LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor, including support of a second camera, flagging for handheld devices, using MS Word and Excel during a secure exam, and much more. Also see the creative (and cost-efficient!) ways these tools are being used for in-class assessments, labs, pop-up testing centers, homework assignments, presentations, and, of course, remote proctoring. This is a fast-paced, practical session packed with ideas you can use.

Schools are announcing AI bans, but what exactly are they banning? Learning platforms embed AI functions ranging from captioning and study tools to feedback and grading, and each one calls for a different policy decision. Phil Hill, publisher of the On EdTech blog and Partner at Phil Hill & Associates, LLC, offers a framework: instead of asking whether a tool "has AI," ask what work the AI does. Phil is then joined by incoming Blackboard CEO, Matthew Pittinsky, for a fireside chat and audience Q&A.