Global AI Education Leader to Keynote AI Event

Global AI Education Leader to Keynote AI Event

Tuesday, March 31 | 10 a.m. | Christianson Alumni Center, Barry Auditorium

Minnesota State Moorhead's Institute of Applied AI and the Faculty and Professional Learning Center are hosting AI Ignite: Campus Showcase and Keynote, both free and open to the public and campus community.

Dr. Angela Gunder, founder and CEO of Opened Culture, will deliver a keynote address at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, at the Christianson Alumni Center, Barry Auditorium.

Following the keynote address is a student showcase from 11 to 11:45 a.m., featuring student projects, concepts-in-progress, or observations connected to one or more of the 8 Dimensions of AI Literacies (e.g., cultural, cognitive, constructive, communicative, confident, creative, critical, civic). The winning presentation will receive a $3,000 scholarship prize.

Titled Constellating AI Literacies: Patterns for Navigating What Comes Next for AI in Education, Dr. Gunder's keynote address explores navigating by constellation, not by compass: drawing on her landmark global research with UNESCO IITE, Minnesota State Moorhead is helping shape the future of AI literacies in higher education - building not a single map, but a living framework that moves with its people (full description below).

Moorhead's Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence Minnesota State Moorhead is building the skills, partnerships, and applied learning needed for the Upper Midwest to thrive in the AI economy. Through its Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence, the university brings together higher education, PK-12 schools, workforce organizations, and employers to advance practical AI capabilities through cross-sector partnerships, applied learning experiences, and regional AI literacy initiatives-expanding opportunity for students while strengthening organizations across the region. By connecting education, industry, and communities around the responsible and practical use of artificial intelligence, Minnesota State Moorhead is ensuring the Upper Midwest not only participates in the AI era but also helps shape how it is understood, taught, and applied.

Angela Gunder and Opened Culture
Opened Culture is a global collaboratory and strategic consultancy advancing academic innovation, digital learning, and responsible approaches to emerging technology. Gunder co-created the Dimensions of AI Literacies framework, which helps educators, institutions, and communities understand how to teach and develop responsible AI skills. A scholar-practitioner and strategic leader in education for more than two decades, Dr. Gunder has led national and global initiatives on digital transformation, previously serving as Chief Academic Officer at the Online Learning Consortium.

She is also the inaugural Agentic AI Humanitarian of the Year, recognized by Arizona State University. A frequent keynote speaker, Dr. Gunder regularly presents on the global stage. She earned her Ph.D. in teaching, learning, and sociocultural studies from the University of Arizona, where she serves as an online faculty and a strategic consultant on innovative pedagogy.

Full Keynote Address Description
For millennia, humans have looked at the night sky and found patterns that helped them navigate, mark time, and tell stories about who they are. AI literacies work the same way. In this keynote, Dr. Angela Gunder shares findings from her team's longitudinal global research with UNESCO IITE on the Dimensions of AI Literacies, revealing how eight interconnected dimensions form constellations that shift across context, role, and time. She will explore how institutions can move beyond the search for a single framework and instead build living, contextualized approaches grounded in shared research vocabulary. Through the lens of world-building and the WCET AI Policy and Practice Framework, Dr. Gunder will map how governance, operations, and pedagogy work together to sustain AI literacies development at scale. This keynote connects directly to MSUM's pioneering work with its own AI Literacies Framework and Institute for Applied AI, offering the campus community both the research foundation and the strategic roadmap for what comes next.