Oakdale Area Chamber of Commerce February 2026 Meeting
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
AI in higher education curriculum
Workforce readiness and AI skills
Generative AI adoption in organizations
Ethics and responsibility in AI usage
Developing AI usage policies
Prompt engineering techniques (Tree of Thought, Chain of Thought)
Critical thinking and human-AI collaboration
Data privacy and security risks
AI accuracy and hallucinations
Notable Quotes (3)
If you just plug something in, it's going to give you something back. So the more that you can kind of direct it to give you meaningful information, the better.
AI ProficiencyExplaining prompt engineering.
AI is great, but if we don't know the history and if we don't know how to do things by scratch, AI is not a great tool.
Technical LiteracyDiscussing the importance of technical foundations.
I tend to use it for things that are less meaningful to me and the organization, but that I already know how to do.
Strategic AI UseDescribing her AI workflow.
People (3)
Mindy TraversBusiness Department Faculty
Has taught at St. Paul College for 18 years; focuses on curriculum adjustment and ethical AI use.
SoniaIT Group Manager
Manages IT service desk, data center, and network teams; emphasizes foundational knowledge.
ClaireHigher Education Professional
Has 20+ years in higher ed; focuses on faculty development and AI skepticism.
Places Mentioned
St. Paul CollegeAnoka RamseyAnoka TechWoodbury High School
Events & Meetings (2)
- Midway Chamber of Commerce panel at St. Paul College (previous event)
- Chamber of Commerce meeting (current event)