LIVE from ACCAC 2026: Extending Student Learning with Conversational AI - with James Morales, Faculty, HVAC, Yavapai College
James Morales, Faculty, HVAC · Yavapai College

What this conversation answers
- 01
How did an HVAC professor build “Professor HVAC”, an AI mentor that extends learning beyond the classroom?
- 02
What can instructors learn by watching their students’ AI conversations at 7:30 PM?
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Why does James insist the human instructor must remain at the center of education, even while embracing AI?
Show notes
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with James Morales, Faculty, HVAC, Yavapai College
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference on the campus of Yavapai College,
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How did an HVAC professor build “Professor HVAC”, an AI mentor that extends learning beyond the classroom?
- What can instructors learn by watching their students’ AI conversations at 7:30 PM?
- Why does James insist the human instructor must remain at the center of education, even while embracing AI?
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