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Karla Badillo-Urquiola

She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame in the Computer Science and Engineering Department. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Central Florida's School of Modeling, Simulation, & Training. My research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, and Social Computing. Her research takes on strength-based approaches to understanding the online experiences of teens, specifically those in foster care situations. Using qualitative and participatory methods, she explore spaces and technologies that support and contribute to the online safety and wellbeing of youth in foster care. As a Latina in STEM, she leverage her interdisciplinary background to mentor students, like herself, on navigating the graduate school process in hopes of helping them find their inner strengths as researchers of color. She strive to serve as a bridge that unites different cultures and she fully bilingual (English-Spanish).

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Contributor Brief·Karla Badillo-Urquiola · 1 articles
Updated Aug 16, 2023

AI in classrooms requires strategic deployment where human connection matters most

Badillo-Urquiola argues that AI should be selectively integrated into education to amplify student empowerment, not replace it wholesale. She advocates a context-aware approach where educators distinguish between tasks benefiting from AI efficiency and moments requiring irreplaceable human connection.

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“Educators can harness AI's benefits while remaining mindful of contexts where human connection matters most.”

Even With Some Cons, AI Should Still Be Used to Empower Students in the Classrooms

AI implementation contexts in education: human connection necessity vs. efficiency gain

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selective integration

not blanket adoption is Badillo-Urquiola's core operational framework

The presence of 'some cons' does not disqualify AI from educational benefit—thoughtful deployment does.

Even With Some Cons, AI Should Still Be Used to Empower Students in the Classrooms

AI excels where human judgment becomes a bottleneck; it fails where presence becomes the point.

Even With Some Cons, AI Should Still Be Used to Empower Students in the Classrooms

“Empower students through AI where human limits exist; protect human connection where it defines impact.”

Themes:Context-aware AI deployment in educationProtecting irreplaceable human connection in learningStrategic empowerment through selective technology integration

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Even With Some Cons, AI Should Still Be Used to Empower Students in the Classrooms

Educators can harness AI's benefits in classrooms while remaining mindful of contexts where human connection matters most

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  • AM
    Alex M.·2h agoquestion

    What sparked your research into disruptive innovation?

    Curious what the original insight was that led you to the Innovator's Dilemma framework.

  • SL
    Sophia L.·1d agoidea

    Would love a deep-dive into EdTech adoption barriers.

    Your framing of sustaining vs. disruptive innovation feels directly applicable to school systems.

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    David R.·3d agoquestion

    How do you see AI changing the personalized learning landscape?