Generative AI (GAI) in Teaching @MIT
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Generative AI (GAI) in Teaching @MIT
October 22 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Open Learning and TLL are co-sponsoring two upcoming opportunities on the topic of GAI in teaching:
Practical AI for Educators, Dr. Lilach Mollick, Co-Director of the Generative AI Labs at Wharton
This session will explore the potential of AI as a tool for teaching and learning. The session will cover the following topics:
- Educator Aids: How to make teaching easier and more effective using AI
- Student Aids: AI and student-centric use cases
- Combining AI with human expertise & pedagogy to enhance student learning
- Teaching with and about AI: Benefits and pitfalls
Register below to receive the Zoom link. Open to the MIT Community
Please note: This session with NOT be recorded.
About the Speaker
Dr. Lilach Mollick is Co-Director of the Generative AI Labs at Wharton. Her work focuses on the development of pedagogical strategies that include artificial intelligence and interactive methodologies. She has worked with Wharton to develop a wide range of educational tools and games used in classrooms worldwide. She has also written several papers on the uses of AI for teaching and training, and her work on AI has been discussed in publications including The New York Times and Vox. She advises companies and organizations on the advantages and risks of AI in teaching. She holds a doctorate in Education from NYU.
Generative AI in Teaching: Faculty Learning Community
The Generative AI in Teaching FLC will bring MIT faculty and instructors together to explore GAI in their teaching and make tangible improvements in their subjects. Chris Capozzola, Senior Associate Dean for Open Learning and Professor of History, will be the faculty director.
The group is open to all MIT faculty and instructors, whether just beginning to think about GAI in teaching or already actively using GAI in the classroom and looking to further advance innovations. See below for more information about this FLC. The deadline to sign-up is Sunday, October 27.