GO! with AI and Microsoft Copilot
Explore AI’s impact on computer technology courses with Dr. Shelley Gaskin. Learn how to integrate AI and Microsoft Copilot into your teaching and unlock the potential of the GO! Microsoft 365 series.
Shelley Gaskin, Ed.D., Professor, Pasadena City College
The CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, has called Microsoft Copilot “the UI for AI.” Whereas, the technology columnist for the New York Times, Kevin Roose, said, “maybe Copilot should be named Larry From Accounting.” Let’s dive in and explore how you can help your students understand and use AI and Microsoft Copilot in your Computer Technology courses with Dr. Shelley Gaskin, Pearson author and professor. Dr. Gaskin will talk about teaching recommendations for Computer Applications courses as well as highlight unique features that can be found in her new edition of GO! Microsoft 365 series 2025 editions.
About the speaker
Shelley Gaskin, Ed.D., Professor, Pasadena City College
Shelley Gaskin (Series Editor) is a professor in the Business and Computer Technology Division at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Robert Morris College (Pennsylvania), a master’s degree in business from Northern Illinois University, and a doctorate in adult and community education from Ball State University (Indiana). Before joining Pasadena City College, she spent 12 years in the computer industry, where she was a systems analyst, sales representative and director of Customer Education with Unisys Corporation. She also worked for Ernst and Young on the development of large systems applications for their clients. She has written and developed training materials for custom systems applications in both the public and private sector, and has also written and edited numerous computer application textbooks.