Mt. San Antonio College
R3 Evolution Summit
Iterating with AI through Review, Reflect, Revise
Friday, February 6th | Student Center, 3rd Floor
Everyone is Welcome!
R3 Evolution is designed to welcome everyone in our educational community, regardless of your current relationship with AI. Whether you're curious, skeptical, experimenting, or experienced, your voice and perspective are essential to our collective learning. This summit celebrates the full spectrum of AI engagement, recognizing that both thoughtful adoption and informed non-adoption advance student success when grounded in pedagogical expertise.
We invite the entire Mt. San Antonio College community—faculty, staff, administrators, and students—along with our California Community College colleagues to join us for meaningful dialogue about AI's role in education.
Save the Date: February 6th, 2026
Register Now!Special Feature
Open Hackathon for collaborative innovation (students, faculty, staff, and community members welcome!)
Featured Keynote Speaker
Dr. Tazin Daniels from the University of Michigan's Center for Research on Learning and Teaching will deliver our opening keynote, "Meeting Faculty Where They Are."
Dr. Daniels, a medical anthropologist specializing in science and technology, brings deep expertise in AI integration within higher education. She will present her groundbreaking Faculty Critical Engagement Pyramid-a flexible, scalable framework that honors diverse pathways to AI leadership. Her approach recognizes that both informed adoption and informed abstention are valid, necessary paths to advancing student success. Dr. Daniels' framework directly supports our summit's commitment to welcoming all perspectives while building the critical engagement needed for thoughtful AI integration across our educational community.
R3 Evolution builds on Mt. SAC's successful AI Equity Summit and represents our commitment to inclusive, equity-centered AI integration. Developed through our AAC&U Institute work and CCC x Playlab partnership, this summit honors all approaches to AI-from enthusiastic adoption to thoughtful abstention-recognizing that diverse perspectives strengthen our collective ability to serve student success.
* This event is sponsored by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office Culturally Responsive Pedagogies and Practices (CRPP) Innovative Best Practices Grant, and the Santa Clarita Community College District's Innovation and Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) Grant.
