Tim Mousel, M.S.
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Tim Mousel, M.S.

AI Faculty Fellow, Keynote Speaker & Founder of Evolve AI Institute

  • Houston, TX, US
  • 33+ years of experience
  • Available for virtual events
  • Travels internationally
AI in higher educationGenerative AI for educatorsAI literacy and ethicsAgentic AI and AI agentsAI-responsive assignment designInstitutional AI strategy and task forcesCustom AI chatbots and assistantsAI-assisted instructional design

About Tim

Tim Mousel, M.S., is an award-winning educator, AI Faculty Fellow, and Founder & CEO of Evolve AI Institute. Teaching in higher education since 1993, he chairs the Lone Star College System-Wide AI Task Force and serves as an AI educational consultant to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. His work has been featured three times in Forbes and published in Harvard's AI Pedagogy Project, and in 2025 he took part in the White House AI Task Force on AI Education and OpenAI's inaugural Higher Education Forum. A TEDx and keynote speaker, Tim turns AI into practical, ethical wins for educators, leaders, and teams.

Signature talks

Keynote · 60 min

Inspiring Innovation: Streamlining Tasks, Boosting Productivity

A high-energy keynote on using AI to reclaim time and spark innovation, delivered to audiences including the Department of Defense and Space Force.

  • See practical AI wins for everyday work
  • Identify tasks ready to streamline now
  • Build a culture of responsible experimentation
AI productivityInnovationWorkplace AI
Keynote · 60 min

Agentic AI in Education: Understanding, Confronting, and Adapting to AI Agents

What AI agents that take action (not just chat) mean for teaching, assessment, and online courses, and how institutions can respond.

  • Explain what agentic AI can and cannot do today
  • Recognize where AI agents challenge current assessments
  • Apply strategies to adapt courses and policies
Agentic AIAcademic integrityOnline learning
Keynote · 60 min

Preparing Students for Their Future, Not Our Past

A keynote on what AI means for the skills, jobs, and futures our students are walking into, and how educators can redesign learning to match.

  • Describe how AI is reshaping the skills employers expect
  • Identify course and program changes that prepare students for AI-rich workplaces
  • Leave with three practical moves to make this semester
AI in higher educationFuture of workStudent success
Breakout · 60 min

The AI-Powered Course Makeover: Scaling Accessibility, Efficiency, and Student Engagement Through Multimodal Workflows

Practical multimodal AI workflows to rebuild course content faster, raise accessibility, and increase student engagement.

  • Use multimodal AI tools to refresh course materials
  • Improve accessibility toward WCAG standards
  • Build engaging content in less time
AI-assisted instructional designAccessibilityCourse design
Breakout · 60 min

Building an Institutional AI Task Force: A Scalable Blueprint for Large-Scale Innovation and Adoption

Lessons from chairing a system-wide AI task force: structure, governance, faculty buy-in, training, and scaling adoption across campuses.

  • Design a task force structure that fits your institution
  • Plan training and policy rollouts at scale
  • Avoid common adoption pitfalls
Institutional AI strategyLeadershipChange management
Workshop · 90 min

From Concept to Chatbot: Enhancing Education with Custom AI Tools

Design, build, and deploy custom AI chatbots that support students and faculty, with no coding required.

  • Plan a chatbot around a real learning need
  • Build and test a custom AI assistant
  • Deploy it responsibly with students
Custom AI chatbotsGenerative AI for educatorsStudent support
Workshop · 90 min

Work Smarter, Not Harder with AI: Practical Approaches for HR Teams

Build an AI HR assistant and streamline recruiting, onboarding, policy, and communication tasks with practical, responsible AI.

  • Build a custom AI assistant for HR workflows
  • Automate routine writing and communication
  • Set responsible-use guardrails
AI for HRWorkplace productivityCustom AI assistants
Workshop · 180 min

AI Skills for the Modern Campus

A three-hour, hands-on workshop that takes faculty and staff from AI basics to confident, ethical daily use.

  • Use leading AI tools effectively and safely
  • Write strong prompts and custom instructions
  • Apply AI to real teaching and work tasks
AI literacyGenerative AI toolsProductivity
Workshop · 60 min

The ARAD Framework: A Five-Step System for AI-Responsive Assignment Design

A hands-on framework for redesigning assignments so they stay meaningful, fair, and rigorous in an AI-everywhere world.

  • Apply the five ARAD steps to a real assignment
  • Distinguish AI-resistant, AI-inclusive, and AI-required designs
  • Build an assignment you can use immediately
AI-responsive assignment designAssessmentAcademic integrity

Audiences

Higher education facultyCollege and university leadersCommunity collegesInstructional designersTeaching and learning centersProfessional development and convocation audiencesHR and workforce teamsGovernment and defense agenciesEdTech professionalsK-12 educatorsStudents