AI for Equity, Access, and Innovation in Postsecondary Writing and Learning Contexts

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium brings together interdisciplinary scholarship examining how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping learning, writing, communication, and research in postsecondary education. As GenAI tools become ubiquitous in academic and professional spaces, educators and researchers must address their pedagogical potential alongside questions of equity, accessibility, and ethical engagement. Focusing on historically marginalized student populations, including Black immigrant youth, Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing students with learning disabilities, and students at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), this session investigates how GenAI can be responsibly leveraged to support digital literacy, inclusive pedagogy, and methodological innovation. Through a range of empirical, theoretical, and design-based research approaches, this symposium advances a vision for AI-enhanced education that is student-centered, justice-oriented, and methodologically forward-looking.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Advanced Technologies for Learning

Chair

• Amanda Elizabeth Evans, University of Central Florida

Papers

• Advancing Systematic Literature Review Methods Using Artificial Intelligence - Elnara Mammadova, Purdue University

• AI-Driven Writing Pedagogies in MSI Classrooms: Enhancing Digital Literacy, Equity, and Student Engagement - Shahin Hossain, University of Maryland - Baltimore County; Md Mahmudul Haque, North Dakota State University

• Cheating or Learning? A Descriptive Case Study on the Use of Generative AI in Academic Research - Samaa Haniya, Pepperdine University

• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Foster Literacy Motivation Among Students Struggling to Read - Temidayo Jaiyesimi, University of Kentucky; Meenu Devi, University of Kentucky

• AI, Communication, and Accessibility: A Scoping Review on Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Learners with Learning Disabilities - Juliana Hirn, University of Central Florida

Session Organizer

• Shahin Hossain, University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Discussant

• Amanda Elizabeth Evans, University of Central Florida