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UNCLE AL

Empowers students to create, imagine, and lead using Ai.

Through hands-on storytelling experiences, we guide young creators as they explore digital media, discover their voice, and unlock real-world pathways to college and careers.

3 Reasons to bring Uncle Al to your campus
1. He Connects AI to Real Educational Outcomes

Uncle Al makes artificial intelligence practical, accessible, and relevant to academic goals. His sessions help schools understand how AI can enhance:

  • student creativity

  • career exploration

  • curriculum innovation

  • digital literacy
    This aligns directly with institutional priorities around 21st-century learning.

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2. He Transforms Student Engagement Through Storytelling

Uncle Al brings a unique blend of media, storytelling, and hands-on demonstrations. Students don’t just listen—they create.
He shows them how to use AI tools to:​

  • generate stories and visuals

  • build short films
    This creates a high-energy experience that boosts motivation, retention, and classroom engagement.

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3. He Supports Faculty & Staff With Practical, Ready-to-Use Tools

Academic Affairs departments appreciate that Uncle Al delivers immediately implementable strategies. Staff walk away with:

  • simple AI teaching workflows

  • classroom activities

  • models for integrating AI into curriculum

  • real examples of how AI supports learning pathways
    This helps faculty stay current while reducing their workload.

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FEATURED LECTURES

STUDENT KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

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Live from the Alabama TRIO - META VERSE, Uncle Al dives into one of the biggest questions of our time. In this engaging session, he explains why it’s critical for students to embrace Ai, while giving a powerful historical snapshot of how technology has always shaped society. Packed with insights and interaction, this talk connects with high school and college students, showing them how they can use today’s tools to unlock their future.

2026 PRESENTATIONS (students & faculty)

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Your AI Toolbox: Building a Smart Startup Stack for Projects

- Hands-on survey of current, student-friendly AI tools across writing, visual media, and research.

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From Idea to Reality: Using AI as Your Creative Brainstorm Partner

- Teach students the art of iterative AI-assisted ideation—from messy brainstorm to polished concept, with human judgment at every step.

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Show Your Work: Documenting, Crediting, and Critiquing Ai in Your Projects

- Build habits of transparency and quality control—showing where Ai was used, why, and how it was verified or improved.

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Beyond the Basics: Advanced Ai Moves for Polished Projects

- Level-up workshop for students ready to integrate Ai into more sophisticated workflows (multimedia projects, prototypes, data-driven work).

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The Future of Your Skills: Ai as Collaborator, Not Replacement

- Mindset and career-readiness talk—how to think about Ai as a co-creator tool and develop skills that Ai won't replace.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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In this engaging and thought-provoking presentation, Uncle Al delivers a deep dive into one of the most debated questions of our time: “What’s Art?” Recorded live at Auburn University’s AI @ AU, this session explores how the general public perceives art and how those perceptions are shifting in the age of digital creation. Al examines traditional artistic tools alongside emerging digital technologies, highlighting the evolution of creativity across generations. Through real examples from contemporary artists and new works created with AI, he challenges the audience to rethink creativity, authorship, and the future of artistic expression. Whether you're an artist, student, educator, or simply curious about where art is headed, this presentation offers fresh insight, inspiration, and a meaningful conversation about what creativity means today.

2026 PRESENTATIONS (faculty & staff)

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From Ghostwriter to Co‑Creator: Reframing Ai in Student Projects

- Moving academic culture from “Ai as cheating” to “Ai as a transparent creative partner” that still demands higher-order thinking.​

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Designing Ai‑Smart Assignments: Projects That Can’t Be Outsourced

- Assignment and curriculum design that intentionally assumes students have Ai, and leverages it instead of fighting it.​

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Future‑Proof Skills: Teaching Ai Literacy Through Content Creation

- Using content-creation tasks to build Ai literacy as a core academic skill set (prompting, verification, ethical use).​

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Guardrails and Greenlights: Policy for Ai in Instruction and Creative Work

- Practical policy language and governance that enables innovative projects while protecting integrity and equity.​

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Scaling Feedback and Support: Using Ai to Elevate, Not Replace, Instructors

- How Ai can offload low-level tasks so instructors can spend more time coaching high-impact, creative student work.​

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Uncle Al is an educator, creator, and innovator with an MBA from Clark Atlanta University and a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. He began his journey in the classroom, teaching high school students and later serving as an adjunct instructor at the college level. Driven by a passion for helping young people discover their creative voice, he launched Purpix Media and created One Day Film Skool, a hands-on digital media experience that brings filmmaking directly to students. Building on that success, he developed the AI Film Lab to equip learners with future-ready skills in storytelling, technology, and content creation. Today, Uncle Al continues to inspire students and educators nationwide through immersive programs that make digital media and AI both accessible and exciting.

About Uncle Al

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