MTTIA Annual Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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8:00am CDT

AI in the Shop & Classroom: A Practical Guide for Technical Instructors

Tuesday August 4, 2026 8:00am - 10:00am CDT

AI is already changing how shops diagnose and repair vehicles — it's time it changed how we teach, too. In this session, fellow instructors Matt and Jeff demonstrate real, practical ways to use AI in your daily workflow: building lesson content, creating presentations, generating assessments, and driving student engagement. No prior AI experience required. You'll leave with concrete ideas you can bring back to your program this fall.

Speakers

Jeff Copeland

Co-Founder, ElevatEd Automotive Solutions

Matt Boudinot

Co-Founder and CTA, ElevatEd Automotive Solutions LLC

Co-founder of ElevatEd Automotive Solutions, where we build AI tools for the people who fix things and the people who teach them. I'm also a full-time automotive instructor and lead for the Mopar CAP program at Dakota County Technical College. It started with a practical problem... Read More →

Tuesday August 4, 2026 8:00am - 10:00am CDT
C222 Computer Classroom

Instructor Training

10:00am CDT

Build With AI: A Hands-On Workshop for Automotive Educators

Tuesday August 4, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm CDT

C222 Computer Classroom

You've seen what AI can do — now build something with it. Bring a topic you're teaching next semester and leave with materials you actually created during this session. Matt and Jeff will guide you step-by-step through using AI to develop lesson content, build task sheets, design assessments, and create presentation materials tailored to your own curriculum. This is not a lecture — it's a working session. Laptops encouraged. Builds directly on the introductory session.

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