Presentations

Invited panels/seminars/keynotes (last two years)

  • Baran, E. (2026, April 22). Human-Centered AI in Higher Education: Designing Critical and Purposeful Practices for Teaching and Learning [Invited Seminar]. Koc University Office of Learning and Teaching (KOLT), Turkey.
  • Baran, E. (2026, October 5). Envisioning a Human-Centered AI in Education Ecosystem: Connecting Teacher Preparation, Schools, and Key Stakeholders [Keynote Speaker]. School Development and AI Agency Research Lab (SD-AI) Workshop, College for Social Science and Humanities, UA Ruhr, Germany.
  • Baran, E. (2026, April 22). A Human Centered Vision for AI in Education: Why Teacher Education Needs Rethinking? [Invited Seminar]. AI in Education Seminar Series, Mälardalen University, Sweden.
  • Baran, E. (2026, March 6). Leading with Responsibility: How Teacher Educators Can Shape Human-Centered AI in Education[Keynote Presentation]. Iowa Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (IACTE) Spring Conference.
  • Baran, E. (2025, December 5). Human Centered AI in Education: From Values to Practice [Keynote Presentation]. Eurasian Conference on Human Computer Interaction.

Conference presentations (last two years)

  • Dilek, M., Ziba, M., Xiao, X., & Baran, E. (2026). Critical AI in education pathways: Resource for educators to develop critical AI literacy [Design and development showcase]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Ziba, M., Xiao, X., Dilek, M., & Baran, E. (2026). Operationalizing AI ethics in teacher education: Scaffolding preservice teachers’ professional judgment [Paper presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Suresh, D. D., Dilek, M., Karabulut-Ilgu, A., Baran, E., & Kimber, M. J. (2026). Enhancing program evaluation capacity in biomedical sciences training programs through a case-based learning approach [Roundtable presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. 
  • Baran, E., Dilek, M., Ziba, M. (2026, April). Critical AI in Education Pathways: Towards a Human-Centered AI for Teacher Educators [Paper Presentation]. AERA Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. 
  • Ziba, M., Dilek, M., Baran, E. (2026, April). From Values to Practice: Co-Designing an AI Evaluation Framework with K–12 Teachers [Paper Presentation]. AERA Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. 
  • Dilek, M., Baran, E., Canbazoglu-Bilici, S., & Yilmaz, S. (2025, April). Design Thinking in Action: Applications for Teacher Professional Development. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
  • Dilek, M., Ziba, M., & Baran, E. (2025, March). Unlocking AI literacy, unlocking educator agency: A critical co-discovery approach to AI literacy. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Orlando, FL, United States:
  • Salazar Morales, A., & Baran, E. (2024, July). Using self-determination theory to design user interfaces for instructor dashboards [Paper Presentation]. The HCI International 2024 Conference, Washington DC.
  • Aleman, E., Dilek, M., & Baran, E. (2024, June). Generative AI as a mirror: Educators Exploring and challenging dominant discourses about the future of AI in education [Paper Presentation]. International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), Buffalo, NY.