The Evolving University

Shonda Gibson is the Chief Transformation Officer at Texas A&M University System. In     conversation with Jenny Maxwell, Head of Education at Superhuman, she discusses what AI   transformation actually demands at scale: how Texas A&M has built deliberately on its   Grammarly  foundation, what faculty activation and change management require across a large   and complex institution, and why Superhuman Go is the next step in a strategy that puts   institutional fit first. 

Audience takeaways:

•     What AI transformation actually demands at the system level, beyond policy and announcements
•     Practical approaches to faculty engagement and change management when scaling AI across a large institution
•     How to structure AI adoption as a phased, deliberate strategy
•     What co-development with a technology partner looks like in practice
•     How one of the largest university systems in the US is approaching the next phase of its AI strategy

Universities manage a growing mix of payments across tuition, accommodation, research, donations and events, often across disconnected systems. This creates challenges around compliance, reporting and financial visibility.

In this session, we’ll explore why payment orchestration is becoming a critical layer in modern university finance architecture, and how centralising payments can simplify operations and improve oversight.

Hear directly from university leaders as they share their experiences, challenges and practical approaches to managing payment complexity, in a moderated discussion focused on real outcomes and insights.

This presentation explores how students perceive of their emotions within an asynchronous forum and how this relates to social learning behaviours.  We live in a world where earning and learning is rapidly moving online, we know there is increase in flexible and online learning at university and professionally. Plus asynchronous engagement is the foundation for online learning design. Currently, there are more studies focused on achievement outcomes and engaging with course content, with very few studies focus on the learning behaviours related to student’s emotions as they engage in asynchronous forums. This research is important because:

1.    There is little to no research from the perspective of student's emotions and how these influence learning behaviours asynchronously;

2.    We need to know about the emotional perspectives of a learner coming to an asynchronous (open) forum

3.    The study identifies three typologies representing social emotional learning action.

Technology in higher education is transforming how students learn, educators teach, and institutions operate. Universities must deliver seamless digital access across teaching, research, and administration — all while safeguarding privacy, compliance, and the student experience. Come and discover how Jamf for Higher Education can bridge the gap between what Apple provides and what Higher Education Institutions need.

Student co-design is practical, not just philosophical.ABC operationalises student partnership by offering curated, outcome-aligned evidence pathways rather than ad hoc concessions.

Equivalence is engineered, not assumed.One rubric mapped to learning outcomes plus enforced Bloom’s coverage means different formats are comparable, auditable, and TEQSA-ready.

Real workload gains, conservatively estimated.After a one-off setup, expect a 30–40% reduction in assessment redesign time and a 20–30% drop in moderation overhead — time that academics can redeploy to feedback and mentoring.

AI as co-pilot, not shortcut.Generative AI is used to produce contextually authentic briefs, exemplar banks and scaffolded rubrics while integrity is preserved through method statements and viva/reflection checks.

Scalable equity through UDL and analytics.Built-in scaffolds, alternative modes and an analytics dashboard let you identify literacy gaps, preference clusters and intervention points across cohorts.