What Do Teaching and Learning Mean in an AI World?
As artificial intelligence advances at unprecedented speed, it is generating curiosity and excitement while also reshaping education in profound ways. Alongside its promise to expand creativity, broaden access, and personalize learning, AI raises critical questions about ethics, equity, and the human side of teaching and learning.
Join us in exploring what it truly means to teach and learn well in an AI-shaped world. Together, we will reflect on current challenges, share perspectives, and consider how AI can be developed and used in ways that improve learning outcomes, support educators, and benefit students.
Event Details & Registration
March 25, 2026 | 5:30–8:30 pm
Designed for educators, learning leaders, ed technologists, and others who are engaged in education, the Forum invites participants to think together, ask hard questions, and explore how AI can be developed with educators and students. Join us to reflect, discuss, and imagine how we can guide what comes next.
Featured Presenters
The 2026 BU Wheelock Forum will bring together a diverse and distinguished group of educators, researchers, and thought leaders from Boston University and beyond to explore key issues in teaching, learning, and educational equity.
Featuring:
• Aaron Rasmussen (COM’06, CAS’06), entrepreneur, inventor, and game designer
• Clay Hopper and James Grady, BU's College of Fine Arts, co-creators of Random Actor
• Dean Penny Bishop, BU Wheelock
• TJ McKenna, Nermeen Dashoush, Michael Alan Chang, and Naomi Caselli, BU Wheelock
About the BU Wheelock Forum
Each year, the BU Wheelock Forum brings together scholars, educators, policymakers, and others to discuss pressing issues in education and human development. It aims to foster dialogue, share research, and inspire action on topics such as equity, innovation, and best practices in teaching and learning.
Read more about previous BU Wheelock Forums.