Meet Your Hosts

Host: Oliver Short
Director of Product,
Packback
Oliver Short is a Product Strategist with a passion for designing delightful, efficacious learning experiences for faculty and students across both K-12 and Higher Education. Based in Denver, Colorado, Oliver leads the Product Management and User Experience Design teams at Packback. Previously, he led product vision and strategy at Bank of America and Discovery Education Experience.

Co-Host: Barbara Kenny
Sr. AI Product Manager,
Packback
Barbara Kenny is a former educator of more than ten years who now serves as Senior Product Manager at Packback, where she designs student-centered, pedagogy-first learning experiences that use AI to enhance, rather than replace, student agency, curiosity, and critical thinking. She holds a Master’s in Education and certifications in Full-Stack Web Development and AI Product Design.

Co-Host: Dr. Rufus Glasper
President & CEO,
League for Innovation
As President and CEO of the League for Innovation, Dr. Rufus Glasper is a leading national voice on advancing higher education. His perspective is shaped by three decades of leadership, including his tenure as Chancellor Emeritus of the Maricopa Community Colleges. Dr. Glasper’s influence extends to numerous advisory boards for institutions like Columbia University’s Community College Research Center and The University of Texas at Austin, and he holds a Ph.D. in higher education finance from the University of Arizona.
About the "Human-Centered AI in Education" Series
This free, five-module course helps you make sense of AI in the classroom, grounded in the latest research on pedagogy, ethics, and student learning. You’ll learn how to use AI responsibly, design better assignments, and support student originality with practical toolkits and ready-to-use resources provided in every session. Whether you’re excited or uncertain, this course gives you clarity, confidence, and control.

- Module 1: What Educators Get Wrong About AI (And How to Get It Right) | Available On-Demand
- Module 2: Teaching With Integrity in the Age of AI: How to Build Your Ethical Framework | Nov 20, 2025
- Module 3: How You Should Use AI and How to Use it to Amplify Instruction | Dec 18, 2025
- Module 4: Supporting Original Thinking and Self-Regulated Learning | February 2026
- Module 5: Panel: Preparing Learners for the 21st Century Workplace | March 2026
Stop debating and start building. Get the framework you need to teach with integrity.
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