Thriving with Artificial Intelligence
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is already changing the landscape of higher education despite only having been on our collective radars for a comparatively short amount of time. How we teach, how we research, and how we operate as professionals will look radically different in the next decade compared to the last, which presents both affordances and limitations for us in and out of the classroom. This lunch-and-learn program is a series of informal discussions around topics related to GenAI, teaching, and scholarship. There will be significant time for participants to discuss topics related to their interests and steer the conversation as we enjoy fellowship and share expertise, with the goal of not just surviving with GenAI but thriving with it. This series is intended for those engaged in teaching or Upcoming Sessions
Future offerings for Spring 2025 and Summer 2025 on Artificial Intelligence will be announced at a later date. You may find additional events at the Committee for the Responsible Use of AI.
Past Sessions 2024
GenAI and Large Classes
While there are several ways to both mitigate and incorporate GenAI into assignments, they can be time-consuming for instructors and aren’t always scalable to large courses. This session will feature a discussion about how to deal with GenAI in effective and ethical ways for classes of over thirty students.
GenAI and Research Writing Assignments
Just as the internet and Wikipedia have before, GenAI is changing the way that we interact with information as humans, and so the way we teach researched writing assignments will also need to change. This session will discuss the affordances and limitations of GenAI with regards to typical research assignments across the curriculum.
GenAI and Civic Engagement.
GenAI has massive implications for content creation outside of the University, as it becomes both more powerful and more seamless in the creation of text, video, and audio. As we strive to help our students become engaged citizens, information literacy and AI literacy are more important than ever. This session will discuss ways in which GenAI will have impacts on the social, cultural, and political world we live in..
GenAI in our Scholarly Professional Lives
GenAI can be used for more than professional writing. Scholars and teachers are finding that GenAI tools can help support their own work by increasing efficiency and supporting efforts to organize, plan, and conduct routine tasks. This session will be a discussion about ways GenAI can be used as a helpful tool on a day-to-day basis across roles common to higher education.
GenAI and Academic Integrity
Course instructors are faced with a number of challenges in designing learning experiences for students in the age of GenAI. This discussion will focus on ways participants have worked to mitigate or incorporate the use of GenAI into their classrooms, with a focus on supporting students’ understanding of how GenAI can help them learn or engage in independent learning.
Opportunities with Disruptive Technology at ISU
There are many opportunities to learn more about disruptive technologies such as XR (augmented reality and/or virtual reality), artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and others right here at Illinois State University. Join us for a session to discuss how you might use these tools in your research or in your classroom at the Discovery Lab in Julian Hall.