Join four of the Top Voices in Higher Education 2026 as they share how forward-thinking institutions are using AI to improve outcomes, efficiency, and the student experience. Learn how institutions can respond strategically and responsibly to AI. 

Join this panel and interactive webinar to: 
✅ Gain practical insights into how AI is being utilized in other institutions
✅ Hear real-life stories, ideas and debate from Top Voices on AI in Higher Ed
✅ Explore the biggest opportunities for your institution

PLUS... live Q&A - your chance to pose your questions to the panel. Please feel free to send questions in advance to our guest speakers here.

Can't make it? Register anyways and we will send you the recording. 

📅 Date: 8th September 2026
🕰️ Time: 10AM ET/3PM GMT

Meet the speakers:

Dr. Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin, Head of Technology Enhanced Learning at Munster Technological University

My name is Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin, I’m the head of the Department of Technology Enhanced Learning in the Munster Technological University with responsibility for developing and managing the university’s online and blended mode programmes, supporting the mainstream use of technology enhanced learning by staff and students and conducting ongoing research in the field. I’ve been working at the intersection of learning and technology for nearly thirty years, during which time I have led out on a range of large-scale EU-funded and commercial ed-tech and technology enhanced learning projects. I have also published and presented widely on an array of related research topics. I chair the Ed Tech and E-learning research group in MTU and I’m the course director for MTU’s online MA in E-learning Design and Development.

Patricia Baia, PhD, Assistant Dean of Teaching Effectiveness at Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law

Patricia Baia, PhD. is Touro Law's Assistant Dean of Teaching Effectiveness and an Adjunct Professor at Touro University’s Graduate School of Technology. In 2026, she was appointed AI Fellow for the Touro University’s Center of Excellence in Teaching and Learning for 2026 and named Vevox’s top 50 voice to follow in higher ed. Dr. Baia supports faculty and departments in addressing complex teaching and learning issues related to instructional design (ID) and pedagogy as it relates to traditional, hybrid, and online courses. She functions to provide both professional development and day-to-day support for on-campus and off-campus instruction and engages in ongoing research to identify the tools/ assets to ensure faculty can launch best practices in their field. She serves on the Law School’s Curriculum Committee, Committee on Law School Success, Assessment Committee, and Accreditation Teams, and spearheaded Touro Law’s first interdisciplinary asynchronous courses. With over 25 years in higher education, Dr. Baia has designed more than 350 courses. Her approach emphasizes high-touch learning, interactivity, clear communication, and strong course organization. Her prior roles include Senior Instructional Designer at Touro Law, Instructional Design Manager Consultant at Aspen Publishing, Director of Online Learning and Instructional Technology at Albany Law School, Assistant Professor at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and lecturer at UC Irvine and the University at Albany.
 

Laura Dumin, AI Coodinator for the University of Central Oklahoma

Dr. Laura Dumin obtained her PhD in English from Oklahoma State University in 2010. She is a professor in English and Technical Writing at the University of Central Oklahoma who continues to explore the impact of generative AI on writing classrooms. She also runs a Facebook learning community to allow instructors to learn from each other https://www.facebook.com/groups/632930835501841 and has created a website for AI information and to share Creative Commons files with other instructors: https://ldumin157.com/. When she is not teaching, Laura directs the Technical Writing BA and is the faculty-facing AI Coordinator at UCO. She has created four micro-credentials for the Technical Writing program, one for faculty who complete her AI workshop on campus, and one for faculty to learn about AI in an asynchronous format

Nurun Nahar, Assistant Professor at The University of Greater Manchester

Nurun Nahar is an Assistant Professor of Accounting with Business based at the Greater Manchester Business School, University of Greater Manchester. Her work focuses on the intersection of technology enhanced learning and student partnerships. Nurun’s responsibilities include overseeing and advising on academic integrity, technology enhanced learning and generative AI to enhance pedagogical practices within her department. Nurun founded the open education platform TIRIgogy CPD series for equitable access to professional development in Higher Education and has published and presented her research work widely at several national and international conferences alongside invited guest talks on the topics of digital literacy, pedagogical partnerships, use of generative AI and technology enhanced learning. Her recent work involved leading a whole institution collaborative project supporting AI and digital literacy skills development for all students including pre-arrival students in tertiary education

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