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ASC Teaching Forum – Guiding Principles and Innovative Use Cases for Teaching with A.I.

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March 18, 2024
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Online (link provided after registration)

The Office of Distance Education periodically hosts panels of faculty, associated faculty, staff, and other experts to discuss topics related to distance education course design, instructional delivery, assessing student learning, and more. The aims of these Teaching Forums are to foster a community of educators seeking to expand their knowledge about distance learning and tech-enabled teaching, while providing a venue for meaningful reflection and discussion. 

Description: 
On Monday, March 18, College of Arts and Sciences Office of Distance Education will host a Teaching Forum that brings together a diverse collection of faculty and staff expert perspectives to discuss the opportunities and challenges of teaching in a time defined by a rapid acceleration of expanded use of A.I. tools. The panel discussion will include an explanation of how A.I. tools work, implications for academic integrity, principles for effective use, and examples of innovative use cases.

Anticipated Outcomes – By the end of the session, participants will be able to…  

  • Understand how generative artificial (A.I.) and large language models (LLMs) work and why OSU decided to make a data protected version of Microsoft Copilot available to faculty, staff, and students
     
  • Discover approaches to minimize opportunities for student misuse of A.I. tools and promote academic integrity
     
  • Reflect on principles and strategies to establish transparency and agency as foundational to appropriate use of A.I. tools in academic settings
     
  • Learn from faculty peers that have planned some uses of A.I. tools to support instructional goals and facilitate engaging student learning experiences

Panelists:

Michael White (Department of Linguistics)
Jen Whetstone (Committee on Academic Misconduct)
Larry Hurtubise (Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning​)
Kevin Richards (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)
Benjamin McKean (Department of Political Science)
Chris Manion (Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing)

REGISTER HERE

This event will utilize auto captioning, if you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please email Jeremie Smith (smith.12199@osu.edu). Requests made by 3/4/2024 will help us to provide seamless access.