This is a short talk that I gave on January 9th, 2024, at the General Education Winter Seminar at New York City College of Technology, CUNY. It summarizes elements of open pedagogy from a humanistic, holistic perspective that can influence how instructors adopt AI tools.
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Composing Meaning (for Ourselves) in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
This is a re-recording of my AI | Humanities presentation delivered four times in India in September 2023. As a Speaker of Eminence talk at the University of Allahabad, as a keynote talk at an international seminar at Banaras Hindu University, and as a special invited lecture at the Central University of South Bihar and DAV University, Jalandhar.
Versions:
- Optimized PDF Version of Talk with Notes (link here)
- Recorded for YouTube Version of Talk (link here)
- Original Allahabad Version of Talk (link here)
Supporting Twenty-First-Century Students with an Across-the-Curriculum Approach to Undergraduate Research
Dr. Jody R. Rosen and I wrote this article to argue that the kinds of undergraduate research (UR) opportunities most useful to students at HSIs and MSIs are offered through an across-the-curriculum (ATC) approach. We define an ATC approach to UR as inclusive of traditional UR and broading participation in research through informal research activities at all levels of curriculum and without special facilities, that employ experiential, problem-based skills and practices.
Digital Mirrors: Multimodal Reflection in the Composition Classroom
A stop-motion video I composed called “Reflection Redux” (along with videos of some colleagues) about the role of reflection in teaching writing.
What about the âGoogle Effectâ? Improving the Library Research Habits of First-Year Composition Students
A framework that I developed for scaffolding meta-cognitive analysis in student research writing using basic information literacy skills.
Understanding NextGen Studentsâ Information Search Habits: A Usability Perspective
I was lead author for a usability study of how Google’s search bar functionality impacts college students’ ability to use and interpret Boolean logic in academic library database searches.
Understanding NextGen Students Information Search Habits — link to PDF
Active Learning through Serious Play in Mobile Co-Curricular Spaces
A short academic introduction to the LEGO Serious Play mobile lab that Prof. Jason Ellis and I developed through multiple PSC-CUNY and other seed grants. We use this lab to design and deliver co-curricular workshops that support the mission of general education at City Tech.
Implications of Redefining “Working Class” in the Urban Composition Classroom
Co-written and co-edited book chapter with Prof. Aaron Barlow focusing on how the current treatment of âclassâ in pedagogical scholarship on writing is ineffective in an intensely multi-cultural learning environment.
This chapter is in an edited collection published by the Utah State University Press, which is a top-tier, peer-reviewed university press publisher in the field of writing studies.
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