Dr. Andrea Gregg
- Director of Learning Experience Design Associate Research Professor at Penn State - College of Engineering
Session
Education and Innovation: Redefining Learning Tools for Manufacturing Training
This interactive design thinking workshop explores how to reimagine and integrate hands-on and online training for manufacturing jobs in a digital education landscape. Attendees will collaborate to identify training challenges and develop creative, technology-enhanced solutions — especially around the use of AI — to personalize learning and bridge the gap between virtual and practical environments.
Attendee Takeaways:
- Insights into the challenges and opportunities of blended online and hands-on learning in manufacturing training
- Practice using design thinking to develop user-centered workforce training solutions
- Ideas for integrating emerging technologies like AI into training programs to improve engagement, efficiency, and outcomes
- A crowd-sourced set of tech tools and innovations to support manufacturing skill development
- Actionable concepts to enhance or expand current training efforts