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7 strategies for using AI learning tools effectively, by Rebecca Ruiz at Mashable, featuring Julie's insights on AI from the science of learning.
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Does generative AI spell disaster for Higher Education? UT's director of academic technology doesn't think so, interviewed by Laura Rice at The Texas Standard. Featuring Julie's take on AI in the college classroom.
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AI in education is here. Julie Schell on how it’s being used now and why higher education will continue to matter, by Avrel Seal at UT News. Featuring Julie's take on how AI can mesh with how people learn.
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AI - Forward - AI Responsible Use in Higher Education
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AI Literacy Primer
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How AI Meshes with How People Learn
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Developing AI Fusion Skills for Future Readiness
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The Science of Learning
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Peer Instruction
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AI Forward-AI Responsible: How to implement generative AI in the higher education workplace​. UT System, May 20, 2025. Keynote.
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AI is Unable to Outpace Higher Education. SXSW, March 11, 2025. Podcast session.
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How AI Meshes with How People Learn/ Bonney Endowed Chair Visiting Lecture Series, University of North Texas, February 14, 2025. Keynote.
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AI-Forward-AI Responsible Course Materials and Engagement Strategies: Insights into Gen AI Practice, The Texas Higher Education Board AIAdapting to Innovation (AI) Facilitated Learning Network Program, June 26, 2024.
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A Few of the Places I've Presented
Fortune 500 Companies
Schools of Medicine, Health, and Hospitals
Community Colleges
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Okland Community College (MI)
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Austin Community College
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Alamo Colleges
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Berkshire Community College
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Des Moines Area Community College
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Tarrant County Community College
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Collin County Community College
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Lamar Colleges
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San Jacinto College
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Alvin Community College
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Union College
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Victoria College
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Navarro College
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Houston Community College
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AT&T
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Charles Schwab
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Price Waterhouse Coopers
East Coast Universities, Systems, or Organizations
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New York University
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Bryant University
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CUNY Brooklyn College
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Harvard University
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Yale University
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Cornell University
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Teachers College, Columbia University
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MIT
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The Julliard School
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Syracuse University
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Wesleyan University
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Florida International University
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Southeastern Missouri State
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New England Board of Higher
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New Jersey City University
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Worcester Polytechnic University
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Rowan University
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Thiel College
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National Science Foundation
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MD Anderson
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Dell Medical School
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Texas A & M School of Medicine
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Weill Cornell Medical Center,
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Tufts School of Dental Medicine
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Southwest College of
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The University of Tennessee
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Mercy Hospital
International
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University of Hannover
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Aarhus University, Denmark
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University of Groningen,
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University of Aruba
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Ministry of Education,
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Ministry of Education, Brasil
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Ministry of Higher Education,
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Mount Royal University
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Universidad del Norte, Colombia
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John Abbot College
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Karlsruhe University
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Wilfred Laurier University
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Instituto Expertise Brasil
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Taibah University, Saudi Arabia
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University of Technology
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Singapore Polytechnic University
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University of Pretoria,
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PolyU, Hong Kong
Other Universities, Systems and Organizations
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Harvard Business Publishing
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SXSW
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Educause
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SXSWedu
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Cal State University - Fullerton
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North Carolina AT&T University
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Western Kentucky University
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University of Minnesota
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University of Texas at Austin
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Southwestern University
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University of North Texas
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University of Texas, Dallas
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University of Texas San Antonio
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University of Texas System
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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University of Houston Downtown
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Texas Women’s University
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Texas A&M International
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Texas A&M San Antonio
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University of Texas Pan American
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University of Houston-Central
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Our Lady of the Lake University
K-12
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Waco ISD
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Austin ISD
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Atlanta Public Schools
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Laredo ISD
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Hidalgo ISD
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Region 13 Service Center
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Region 12 Service Center
Schell, J., Ford, K., Markman, A.B. (2025). Building responsible AI chatbot platforms in higher education: an evidence-based framework from design to implementation. Frontiers.
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Schell, J. (2023). Designing For Academic Resilience in Hands-On Courses in Times of Crisis: Two Models for Supporting Hands-On Online Learning Drawn From the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Behavioral Scientist.
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Schell, J. Butler, A. (2023). Adapting Peer Instruction for online learning. In C. E. Overson, C. M. Hakala, L. L. Kordonowy, & V. A. Benassi (Eds.), In their own words: What scholars and teachers want you to know about why and how to apply the science of learning in your academic setting (pp. 171-184). Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
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Schell, J. & Martin, R. (2020). The powerful role of testing in designing student-centered learning and instruction in higher education. Routledge Handbook of Student-Centered Learning and Instruction in Higher Education.
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Aizer J, Schell JA, Frey MB, Tiongson MD, Mandl LA. Learning to Critically Appraise Rheumatic Disease Literature: Educational Opportunities During Training and into Practice. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2020 Feb;46(1):85-102. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2019.09.006. PMID: 31757289; PMCID: PMC8231306.
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Schell, J. & Porter, J. (2018). The critical importance of aligning learning and assessment. In Journal of Food Science Education.
Schell, J., Butler, A. (2018). Insights From the Science of Learning Can Inform Evidence-Based Implementation of Peer Instruction. In Frontiers Research Topic organized by J.D. Slotta, N. Lasry, E.S. Charles on Active Learning: Theoretical Perspectives, Empirical Studies and Design Profiles, publication date Spring 2018.
Aizer J, Tiongson MD, Schell J, Berman JR, Paget SA, Mandl LA. Critical Appraisal Self-Efficacy and Learning Behavior in Rheumatology Trainees [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018; 70 (suppl 9). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/critical-appraisal-self-efficacy-and-learning-behavior-in-rheumatology-trainees
Müller, M., Araujo, I., Veit EI., Schell, J. (2017). A literature review on the implementation of Peer Instruction interactive teaching method. Revist Brasileira de Ensino de Física, Volume 39, No. 3.
Schell, J., (2016). Flipping learning by design: How to use cognitive science research to design flipped classrooms that help people learn best. Leadership: Journal for Postsecondary Educators, Volume 22, Issue 2.
Miller, K, Schell, J., Ho, A., Lukoff, B., & Mazur, E. (2015). Response switching and self-efficacy in Peer Instruction classrooms. Physical Review Special Topics, 11.
Schell, J. & Mazur, E. (2015). Flipping the chemistry classroom with Peer Instruction. Chemistry Education: Best Practices, Opportunities and Trends, Wiley-VCH.
Miller, K., Lasry, N., Lukoff, B., Schell, J., & Mazur, E. (2014). Conceptual question response times in Peer Instruction classrooms. Physical Review Special Topics 10 (2).
Schell, J., Lukoff, B., & Alvarado, C. (2014). Using early warning signs to predict academic risk in interactive, blended teaching environments. Internet Learning, 3(2).
Lindstrøm, C., & Schell, J. (March 21 2013). Leveraging technology to enhance evidence-based pedagogy: A case study of Peer Instruction in Norway, Association for Communication and New Technologies, Simposio Las Sociedades ante el Reto Digital, Madrid, Spain, ISBN: 978-84-15816-04-1.
Schell, J., Lukoff, B., Mazur, E. (2013). Catalyzing learner engagement using cutting-edge classroom response systems in higher education. Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Classroom Technologies: Classroom Response Systems and Mediated Discourse Technologies, Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education by Emerald Group Publishing.
Schell, J. (2012). Student-centered university teaching. Turning traditional education models upside down, in ReVista, Harvard Review of Latin America. 

Schell, J. (2012). How to transform learning – with teaching. Leaders of Leaners, 5, 3-5.
Neumann, A. , LaPointe Terosky, A., Schell, J. (2006). Strategies for assuming agency in the construction of a tenured faculty career. The Balancing Act: Gendered Perspectives in Faculty Roles and Work Lives, edited by Susan J. Bracken, Diane Dean, and Jeanie Allen. Women’s Caucus of the American Association for Higher Education. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
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