Designing Better Learners: What AI Reveals About the Learning Brain
April is AI Month at Penn! Check out the calendar for a full list of events across campus.
Most learners are already using AI-but often in ways that feel scattered, shallow, or disconnected from how they actually learn. This online hands-on workshop introduces a more intentional approach: using AI as a thinking partner and learning system, not just a tool for producing answers. Learners will experience how AI can help them extract clarity from their own thinking, ask better questions, and stop starting from scratch. They will also build a simple "second brain" structure they can continue using across coursework, research, and projects. No prior technical experience is required-just curiosity and real work to bring.
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Speakers
Denise Abulafia
Denise Abulafia, PhD, is a neuroscientist, EdTech entrepreneur, and faculty member at Penn GSE. She is the founder of Educatina.com and Aulaya.com and currently serves as an advisor to several EdTech companies around the world.
Winston Roberts
Winston Roberts has spent nearly a decade in the classroom and now leads AI training tailored for educators nationwide through his firm Teacher in a Suit. He has been featured at ISTE, SXSW EDU, ASU+GSV, and on the cover of EdTech Magazine for his work helping schools adopt AI meaningfully and responsibly.
Scott Clendaniel
Scott Clendaniel has been a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence since 1986, working with organizations such as NVIDIA, Mercedes, Ritz Carlton, the International Olympic Committee, and the UK Prime Minister Home Office.
Charles Monnet
Charles Monnet holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois and has built products based on natural language processing (NLP) since 2016. He is the Founder and CEO of Kindred K-12, which helps educators adopt research-backed classroom practices that build essential literacy skills.