Emma Farrow
Teaching & Learning Specialist · Great Oaks Career Campuses
Emma Farrow is a Teaching & Learning Specialist at Great Oaks Career Campuses, where she supports academic instructors, serves as the district testing coordinator, and co-leads the district AI Task Force. She has been in education for over a decade at both the secondary and post-secondary levels. Her master’s is in Instructional Design & Technology, and she has a certificate in Assessment & Evaluation. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Studies with a concentration in Instructional Design & Technology as well as a principal endorsement at the University of Cincinnati. Her research interest is AI literacy and integration in K-12 education.
Speaking At
Don’t Find a Tool, Build One: Designing AI Chatbots from Scratch
Wednesday, July 22 · 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM · Regent 3
AI tools are often introduced as planning or grading assistants, but their real classroom power lies far beyond those tasks. This interactive session invites participants to explore innovative, classroom-ready applications of chatbots that support authentic learning and real-world problem solving. Participants will examine use cases such as student-facing customer service tools, inquiry-based discussions, and enterprise-style, cross-curricular challenges that mirror workplace scenarios. Participants will engage in guided discussion and hands-on collaboration to walk through the full design process: identifying authentic problems, curating and structuring source data, and iteratively refining prompts to shape chatbot behavior. The session is intentionally tool-agnostic, focusing on transferable concepts rather than specific platforms. Together, the group will co-create a functional chatbot model and leave with practical frameworks, templates, and resources to design their own AI-powered solutions for teaching and learning.