{"id":2087,"date":"2026-03-30T16:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2026-03-30T17:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:00:04","slug":"caire-research-highlights-at-wsu-graduate-student-showcase-ai-integration-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/2026\/03\/30\/caire-research-highlights-at-wsu-graduate-student-showcase-ai-integration-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"CAIRE Research Highlights at WSU\u00a0Graduate Student\u00a0Showcase: AI Integration in\u00a0Higher Education\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the recent series of spring research showcases held at Washington State University,&nbsp;a doctoral student from the&nbsp;<strong>CAIRE<\/strong>&nbsp;presented their groundbreaking progress in AI-powered education.&nbsp;This&nbsp;presentation highlighted the exceptional research and practical skills of CAIRE student&nbsp;members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\"><strong>Exploring AI Governance and Teacher Literacy in Higher Education<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 25,&nbsp;<strong>Dini,<\/strong> a CAIRE Research Assistant and doctoral student&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Language, Literacy, and Technology program, shared her research at the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA)&nbsp;Research Showcase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"705\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/03\/0d2935d4e31b60219284510225d8d814.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/03\/0d2935d4e31b60219284510225d8d814.png 705w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/03\/0d2935d4e31b60219284510225d8d814-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/03\/0d2935d4e31b60219284510225d8d814-150x124.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dini has been deeply involved in CAIRE\u2019s core research regarding&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Teacher AI Literacy.&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;Her presentation, titled&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;AI Integration in Higher Education,&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;explored the application of AI in supporting instruction and institutional decision-making through policy and ethical lenses. 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The judges agreed that her work&nbsp;provides&nbsp;highly valuable insights into balancing technological innovation with ethical standards in higher education,&nbsp;demonstrating&nbsp;both practical relevance and forward-looking vision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAIRE doctoral research on AI integration in higher education was featured at WSU\u2019s Graduate Research Showcase, highlighting the importance of teacher AI literacy and ethical considerations in educational innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44196,"featured_media":2088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2087"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2100,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions\/2100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2087"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2087"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}