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Advanced Uses of AI in Foundational Courses

Now that instructors have had time to experiment with Generative AI, some are exploring how chatbots might be used to give �鶹��ýs individualized feedback on assignments and personalized answers to their specific questions. Join us to hear how Enas Aref, an experienced graduate instructor in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has experimented with AI to tailor instruction and guidance to individual �鶹��ýs.

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Teaching with AI: What Our Colleagues Learned from Fall 2023

Since the fall semester, a number of WMU faculty and colleagues from around the world have been meeting to discuss the AI innovations they are trying in their classroom. Join us for a discussion of practical applications and a Q&A session.

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AI: Where Are We Now?

Generative AI developments are happening so quickly that it can be difficult to keep up. Join us for an update on what’s new with AI in higher education, including demonstrations with various chatbots.

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Your Own Private GPT: Explore OpenAI’s New GPT Agents

On November 7, 2023, OpenAI released its newest innovation: —tools that allow users to “create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge, and any combination of skills.” Join Professor Dave Paul and members of the WMUx Teaching and Learning team, as we introduce you to potential uses of a GPT, take you on a tour of a GPT, and link you to resources if you would like to create one yourself. WMUx wants to be sure that we are up-to-date on new AI developments, so feel free to join us whether or not you plan to design a GPT.

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AI Prompting Showcase: A Speed Meeting Session on Prompting Strategies

Please join us for a series of 10-minute sessions with individuals enrolled in WMU's first AI prompting course, English 5970: AI Writing: Prompt + Response, and learn about their research into prompting strategies that work.

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ChatGPT’s Distortion of the Professor-Student Relationship

New technologies are often seen as tools that can make existing practices more efficient or help us create new ways of doing things. However, it's important to be mindful of the many ways in which new technologies can completely change the way we do things. ChatGPT, and artificial intelligence in general, could potentially do this when it comes to how teachers and �鶹��ýs interact with each other.

Join us as Dr. Matthew Noah Smith, associate professor of philosophy at Northeastern University, gives a talk that explores how ChatGPT has changed the way we approach teaching – moving the emphasis from teaching to monitoring – and raises some reasons why this might be worrisome. Dr. Smith will also examine how this connects to the idea of treating education like a tool and the relationship between teachers and �鶹��ýs.

This talk is co-sponsored by the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, the WMU Department of Philosophy, and WMUx.

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Using AI Prompting to Create an Equitable Learning Environment

Learn two AI prompting techniques for helping �鶹��ýs of varying abilities learn foundational concepts in your field: scaffolding concepts and tutoring. After seeing demonstrations, participants will try the techniques with their own subject areas.

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Predictive AI Is Not Google: Using Claude 2 and GPT 4 for Lit Searches and Outlining

Join us as we demonstrate how Large Language Models (LLMs) such as Claude 2 and GPT 4 can help reduce the amount of time it takes to review, synthesize, and develop literature searches, and to develop outlines for scholarly articles. This session will also cover common misconceptions about how LLMs work so scholars can make ethical choices about how to use these tools.

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Developing and Communicating Your AI Policies for Fall 2023

Learn the latest about the capabilities of generative AI such as GPT-4, find out about the reliability of GPT detectors, hear from Student Affairs professionals about handling academic honesty, and develop strategies for talking to your �鶹��ýs about AI. This session will help you plan a strategy for teaching in an AI-saturated environment in Fall 2023.

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Ethical Approaches to Using AI's Information Synthesizing Abilities in Your Teaching and Research

David Paul, Chair of the WMU Department of Philosophy, demonstrates how Large Language Machines (LLMs) such as Bing, Claude2, and GPT-4 synthesize information contained in PDFs and other files to aid in research and teaching. He focuses on how to evaluate the LLMs’ responses and how to convert those responses into learning �鶹��ý for our �鶹��ýs and ourselves. Paul also shows how our roles as content experts can help us to use LLMs ethically.

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Navigating GPT-4 Powered Tools: Curating and Ensuring Data Privacy in Education

As GPT-4 becomes increasingly prevalent in the world of education, it's essential to explore the wide array of tools available to teachers and �鶹��ýs. In this session, we will demonstrate how to evaluate and select GPT-4 powered tools while prioritizing data privacy and security. Join us to learn strategies for adopting these technologies in a responsible and effective manner.

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GPT-4 Prompt Generation Strategies 2

The way a GPT-4 user develops and deploys prompts determines the quality of the responses that the AI generates. In this interactive workshop, you will create prompts, test them, and regenerate them until you are satisfied with the responses. Note: While this is a repeat session type from earlier in the summer, the prompts attendees bring will vary, so feel encouraged to attend again to see new prompts and engage in further discussion.

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Using AI in Course Planning and Design

Join us as we explore how we might use content generation tools in course planning and design. Learn how this technology can help you to ideate and think outside the box to hone in on your learning goals and create meaningful, engaging learning experiences for your �鶹��ýs.

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“AI, Ethics, and Bias – What You Need to Know” with Pierrette Renée Dagg, Expert on AI and Education

Pierrette Renée Dagg, Director of Technology Impact Research at Merit Network, has authored a study that advocates for an ethical framework for AI in Education that capitalizes on the advantages of the technology’s use while mitigating harms and inequities to �鶹��ýs, educators, and society. She will provide us with an understanding of how Michigan’s educational institutions are responding to AI bias/ethics challenges, and she will answer your questions on this important subject.

Session Readings

• Mollick, Ethan.“” oneusefulthing.substack.org, 3 June 2023.
   
• D’Agostino, Susan.“” Inside Higher Ed, 5 June 2023.
   

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GPT-4 Prompt Generation Strategies

The way a GPT-4 user develops and deploys prompts determines the quality of the responses that the AI generates. In this interactive workshop, you will create prompts, test them, and regenerate them until you are satisfied with the responses.

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Incorporating ChatGPT into your Course

After reviewing a number of GPT-4 assignments and grading strategies, participants will brainstorm with the WMUx instructional development and design team how to use the tool in their course. Every discipline is welcome. By the end of the session, you will have examples of assignments that you can share in your summer or spring courses. 

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Writing, Learning, and AI

The availability of AI, and Large-Language Models in particular, has rapidly become a disruptive force in higher education. What happened recently to make these models more powerful and more widely accessible? What are the capabilities of these models and how can they change teaching and learning? Dr. Hart-Davidson, a national expert on AI in higher education, offers some responses to these questions from his point of view as a researcher and maker of writing technologies, and as a teacher and administrator. 

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ChatGPT 101: Exploring the Implications of Artificial Intelligence Text Generators for Teaching and Learning

ChatGPT and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) text generators produce human-like written responses to prompts. This technology is taking off at a pace that indicates it is here to stay and is likely to improve exponentially over time. What implications does it have for research, critical thinking, and writing? Join a panel of WMUx experts who will share the latest information on ChatGPT in higher education and offer insights into how AI has the potential to enhance teaching and learning across every discipline.

Interactive Learning

Reimagine Presentations with Sway

Are you interested in learning about a tool that takes presentations a step beyond PowerPoint, or just want to try something new with your presentations or presentation assignments? Join us to learn about this versatile presentation tool that offers a contemporary way to create sleek, interactive reports, presentations, and more—driving collaboration, creativity, and accessibility. Sway is fully supported through our university's Microsoft license, making it freely available to all faculty and �鶹��ýs.

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Engaging Students with Slido

Active learning and �鶹��ý engagement are critical for effective teaching and learning. However, eliciting participation can sometimes be challenging. Slido, which is fully supported by our university as part of the Webex suite of tools, provides an easy way to engage all your �鶹��ýs by integrating Q&A, polls, and quizzes seamlessly into your teaching.

Join us for this hands-on workshop to learn how Slido can enhance �鶹��ý participation and liven up any lecture.

We'll cover:

• The benefits of using Slido for active learning and �鶹��ý engagement
• How easy it is to create interactive Q&A, polls, quizzes and discussions
• Ways to integrate Slido seamlessly into your existing lectures
• Using Slido analytics to gather feedback and implement in future classes

Whether you're teaching a small seminar or a large lecture course, Slido facilitates active learning and provides insight into what your �鶹��ýs know and think. Attend this session to pick up tips for effectively using this free tool to engage and energize your classroom.

Meeting Students Where They Are

First Class, Lasting Impact Preparing Students to Navigate Complex Issues

Setting the stage for the semester begins on the first day of class. Learn about activities that encourage your �鶹��ýs to help you build a community of inquiry and prepare �鶹��ýs to value the concepts and practices that are important to their success in your class. This session is appropriate for every level of instructor and includes ideas for every modality, from asynchronous to in-person.

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Thriving and Belonging Session

Join us for a session focused on the key questions you need to ask if you want your �鶹��ýs to both thrive in, and feel like they belong to, the community you create in your classes. We’ve planned at least a half an hour to answer your specific questions on dealing with accessibility, accommodations, and DEIB pedagogy in this interactive workshop.

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A Holistic Approach to Addressing Challenging Topics in University Courses

Developing an effective community of inquiry in our classes involves considering a number of interrelated questions:

• How can we work with �鶹��ýs to establish community norms for having discussions, including those focused on challenging topics?
• What actionable strategies can we apply to our courses to prepare ourselves and �鶹��ýs to respond to potentially challenging ideas - whether we have planned the conversation, or not?
• What well-being and counseling resources can instructors recommend should �鶹��ýs ask for support after encountering difficult concepts during class and how do you negotiate your role in well-being discussions with your �鶹��ýs should �鶹��ýs ask for support?

WMUx’s Teaching and Learning Team, in collaboration with Student Affairs, is offering a workshop that addresses all of these issues. Join us as we share evidence-based advice that can be of use as you plan your courses for Summer or Fall 2024.

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