Central Plains Region 2026 Conference
April 10th & 11th, 2026 • Drury University, Springfield, Missouri
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Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
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| Location: 210 O'Reilly Enterprise Center |
| Date: Friday, 10/Apr/2026 | |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm | AI in the Classroom Location: 210 O'Reilly Enterprise Center |
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A Literature Review of AI Applications in Higher Education University of Central Missouri, United States of America Teaching Multiple Paradigms for Intelligent Systems: Integrating Search, Knowledge-Based Reasoning, and Machine Learning in Graduate Education Oklahoma Christian University Generative AI and Software Development Job Security: Challenges and Insights for Computing Education 1University of Central Oklahoma; 2Oklahoma Christian University; 3University of Southern Maine |
| 4:15pm - 5:45pm | Software Engineering Location: 210 O'Reilly Enterprise Center |
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Utilizing Vibe Coding Techniques to Improve Prototyping in the Information System Analysis and Design Class Northwest Missouri State University When Mentorship Isn’t Enough: A Case Study in Undergraduate ML Research at an HSI California State University Stanislaus Cross-Cultural Challenges and Learning in a COIL-Based Software Engineering Collaboration 1California State University, Stanislaus; 2Universidad Tecnologica de Panama |
| Date: Saturday, 11/Apr/2026 | |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Assessment Location: 210 O'Reilly Enterprise Center |
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A Light-Weight Approach to Standards-Based Grading for New Adopters St. Olaf College Put Everything Together: Reinforce Binary Knowledge in Enterprising Networking Course 1Northwest Missouri State University; 2Northwest Missouri State University A Decade of Computer Science Major Field Test Outcomes: Trends, Insights, and Perspectives Northwest Missouri State University |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm | CyberSecurity & AI Research Location: 210 O'Reilly Enterprise Center |
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The Illusion of Diversity: Mapping Homogeneity Across Generative AI Systems Washburn University Broadening Participation in Cybersecurity through General Education Pathways Drake University TEACHING SOCIAL ENGINEERING IN A COLLEGIATE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT 1Southwest Baptist University; 2Jack Henry and Associates |
