Just over halfway through the semester, Public Research Fellows invites any interested faculty to an Engaged Humanities Lunch Conversation on the topic of ChatGPT and AI and the way we teach now. You might have seen the proliferation of articles forecasting a new set of woes for higher ed brought on by this technology (with titles such as “The First Year of AI College Ends in Ruin” and “The College Essay is Dead”). But might this moment also be ripe for considering both what makes our disciplinary practices distinctive and how to frame important disciplinary questions for students?
If you’re interested, join us for lunch (on us) and a conversation on these topics Wednesday, November 8, 12-1:15 p.m. in the Teske Dining Room. We’ll use the article Now the Humanities Can Disrupt AI by Lauren M. E. Goodlad and Samuel Baker as a touchstone for conversation, but feel free to join even if you don’t have time to read. We’ll explore how we’ve addressed the challenges ChatGPT presents in our classrooms, how these challenges have or have not clarified our goals for our students, what kinds of discussions, assignments, and activities we’ve found promising, alongside other related topics the group brings to the table. Seating is limited; please RSVP to Jen McDaneld (mcdaneld@up.edu) by Wednesday, November 1.