AI Without the Overwhelm
A practical way to move from AI anxiety and scattered experiments to useful questions, sound judgment, and a first step people can take now.
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TONYA R. BENNETT · SPEAKER & FACILITATOR
Make the conversation useful.
Your audience has heard that AI is changing everything. Give them a grounded way to decide what to do next. Tonya brings nearly two decades in educational technology leadership and a practitioner’s view of AI governance to the stage.
Keynotes, working sessions, conversations, and interviews · In person or virtual
EDUCAUSE Rising Star Award recipientMaster in Law, Technology & IPAuthor of the AI Without the Overwhelm workbook series
SIGNATURE CONVERSATIONS
Ideas your audience can put to work.
When the Policy Meets the People
What happens after the AI policy is approved? Explore the everyday choices around tools, privacy, access, and accountability that make governance real.
Teaching in the AI-Present Classroom
Help faculty make thoughtful decisions about learning, assessment, bias, accessibility, and student trust as AI becomes part of the classroom.
Each topic can be tailored to your audience, event theme, and desired outcome.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
Choose the format that fits.
Every conversation is shaped around your audience and what they need to do next.
Keynote
A clear, energizing perspective for a conference or leadership gathering. Your audience leaves with useful questions and a practical next move.
Fireside chat
A candid conversation with a moderator about the decisions, tensions, and opportunities behind responsible AI adoption.
Interactive workshop
A working session where participants apply ideas to their own policies, tools, classrooms, or teams.
Panel
A practitioner voice for a discussion on AI governance, education, equity, accessibility, or technology leadership.
Podcast or interview
A thoughtful guest conversation that makes complex AI and EdTech issues accessible to your listeners.
CONVERSATIONS TO START WITH
Topics with room for your real questions.
These themes can become a talk, facilitated discussion, or hands-on session. We can tailor the angle to your organization and audience.
- Responsible AI that works in practice
- Moving from AI policy to everyday decisions
- AI literacy for educators and teams
- Accessibility, equity, and the people AI can leave behind
- Leading through technology change
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR EVENT
Tell Tonya what you’re planning.
Share your date, audience, preferred format, and the question you want people to leave ready to answer. Virtual and in-person inquiries are welcome.
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