Michael Kiener
Michael Kiener is a professor at Maryville University of St. Louis in their Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. He has developed numerous trainings for community rehabilitation providers, vocational rehabilitation counselors, and for supervisors of state agencies. Michael has a Ph.D. in counselor education and is currently a certified rehabilitation counselor. He is a member of the National Rehabilitation Association, is a board member of the Missouri Rehabilitation Association, Eastern Chapter, and immediate past president of the Missouri Rehabilitation Association. In 2012 and 2024 he received the Outstanding Faculty Award for faculty who best demonstrate excellence in the integration of teaching, scholarship and/or service. Also in 2012 he received the President’s Award for Strategic Excellence: Civic Engagement, given to individuals who bring the University’s core values to life. From the Missouri Rehabilitation Association, he received the Lifetime Service Award in 2022 and in 2023 received the Impact Award given to an exemplary Missouri Leader in the disability sector who has had a profound impact on changing the lives and championing the rights of people with disabilities. He has over thirty publications including a co-authored book on strength-based counseling and journal articles on career decision making, action research, counseling pedagogy, and active and dynamic learning strategies.
PhD, CRC Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
mkiener@maryville.edu
Maryville University
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This interactive session will engage participants in a two-year journey of learning how to work with generative AI, with a central theme of developing deeper thinking skills. Concepts of 'thinking with' and 'Meta-AI' will be introduced as methods to deepen our learning and evaluate how to use AI effectively in our and our students’ learning. Examples of generative AI use will be provided, and participants will have opportunities to explore and reflection on AI tools. Finally, the Rigor and Relevance Framework will be provided to assess our thinking and use of AI.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be introduced to the concepts of "thinking with" and "Meta-AI"
Throughout the presentation, participants will be exposed to free AI tools to support learning.
Participants will be able to begin to develop a personal plan for integrating “thinking with” skills into their professional lives.