Coordinator of Office and Events
Phone: 903.566.7450
Email: jzedlitz@uttyler.edu
Building: FAC
Department: School of Performing Arts
Additional Department: Music
Jason Zedlitz
Biography
Jason Zedlitz is an educator, educational technologist, music-production professional,
published author, and doctoral researcher whose work sits at the intersection of artificial
intelligence, creativity, technology, and higher education.
He serves as Office & Events Coordinator for the School of Performing Arts at The
University of Texas at Tyler and also teaches undergraduate Music Technology. His
work at UT
Tyler includes instructional technology, event and facility operations, digital workflow
development, music-technology planning, and the design of technology-based systems
that
improve academic and administrative processes.
Jason brings a professional creative background in audio production, recording, live
sound, music production, film, and sound design. His credits include work as a producer
and
engineer, theatrical live-sound experience, film direction and sound design, original
music
releases, and authorship of the book Beyond the Cover. He has also served as a guest
lecturer in
university courses, providing specialized instruction in microphone technique, acoustics,
sound
reinforcement, and presentation technology.
He earned a Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis in
Educational Technology from The University of Texas at Tyler and a Bachelor of Science
in
Audio Production from Full Sail University. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education
in
Curriculum & Instruction at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
His emerging research agenda focuses on generative AI, creativity, student agency,
and
authorship in higher education, particularly within music-production education. His
work
explores how artificial intelligence can support ideation, experimentation, feedback,
and creative
learning while preserving meaningful human judgment, ownership, and decision-making.
Jason is also the creator of AUTHOR, a human-centered approach to AI-supported
teaching and learning designed to help educators use generative AI without replacing
the
creativity, critical thinking, agency, and authorship that learning should develop.
His broader
professional interests include educational technology, instructional design, accessibility,
music
technology, workflow automation, and responsible AI integration