Pre-Conference Workshop
September 18, 2026
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST
San Diego State University
AI-Enhanced Instructional Design
Take your existing course and transform it into a dynamic, AI-powered learning experience your students will actually want to engage with. In this hands-on, pre-conference workshop, Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu (Provost, Virscend University; Founding Chair, GLOTECH) walks faculty through a complete AI toolkit, including NotebookLM, Claude, HeyGen, and more, to turn course content into micro-videos, podcasts, auto-generated assessments, and LMS-ready modules. No coding, no technical background, and no paid subscriptions required.
Key Takeaways:
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Restructure your existing course content into a modern, AI-powered learning architecture
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Create bite-sized micro-videos featuring yourself, without a camera crew or editing skills
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Turn your course material into professional podcast episodes
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Auto-generate quizzes, tests, and grading rubrics from your content
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Build a complete, polished syllabus with learning objectives and outcomes
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Deploy your finished course directly into Canvas, Blackboard, or Moodle
Cihan Cobanoglu, PhD, Provost,
Virscend University
Speaker
Prof. Cihan Cobanoglu is the Provost (Chief Academic Officer) and Professor of AI for Business at Virscend University in Irvine, California, USA. He is also the CEO and President of GetCertificate.Online, a platform offering free educational courses, and serves as Chief Academic Officer of AI Crash Course, which provides practical AI education.
Previously, he was the McKibbon Endowed Chair Professor at the University of South Florida (USF) and Director of the M3 Center for Hospitality Technology and Innovation from 2010 to 2025. He serves as Editor of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (SSCI IF=8.2) and the Journal of Global Business Insights, and is President of the Association of Global Educators (AGE). He is also the founder and chair of several international conferences, including GLOBE, GLOCER, GLOSEARCH, and GLOSERV.
Dr. Cobanoglu has co-authored six books and ten conference proceedings, with his research receiving more than 10,000 citations. He has delivered presentations and keynote addresses at numerous international conferences and has received 13 Best Paper Awards. He received the University of South Florida’s “Excellence in Research-Tenured” award in 2016 and 2019 and was named a Fellow of the Academy for Global Business Advancement in 2013. He has taught in six countries and has developed curricula for several leading hospitality technology systems.
Venue
San Diego State University
School of Journalism and Media Studies
Adams Humanities Building— Room AH4131
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA 92182
United States