“Empowerment”: Over 300 attend 2nd annual Purdue AI in P-12 Education conference
The College of Education hosted the 2nd annual Purdue AI in P-12 Education Conference, “Empowerment,” on Nov. 10, 2025, at Purdue University.
Watson: Video games can foster student engagement in classroom
Game-based learning can provide additional inroads for building skills such as narrative storytelling, #PurdueEDU’s William Watson told K-12DIVE.
The New York Times quotes Bill Watson about AI use
“We need to understand what sort of guardrails we need put in place, both in terms of ethics of the algorithms and in terms of displacement of people’s jobs and careers,” said Bill Watson in The New York TImes about AI.
College AI initiative revolutionizes P-12 learning
Purdue University’s College of Education drives a transformation in P-12 learning through its AI and Data Science Research Initiative, focusing on how AI can enhance personalized learning, support educators and reshape pedagogy for future careers.
Watson: How AI could benefit education
WFYI’s Lee Gaines interviewed Prof. Bill Watson about how artificial intelligence could benefit teachers and students, the challenges it poses, and how it could transform the educational landscape.
250+ Educators attend 1st-time Purdue AI in P-12 Education conference
Over 250 educators attended the first annual Purdue AI in P-12 Education Conference on Nov. 11, 2024, at Purdue University.