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Hi Class,

Agenda,

1–The Conditional Sentence (how many sentence types have we learned so far?)

2–Freewrite (discussion of PSA topics)

3–Student PSA examples

Homework due Monday, October 21:

Read Jill Lapore’s article and complete the three steps listed for yesterday’s homework (pay attention to her filing cabinet metaphor); essentially you should finish Week 2 tasks. Consult the PSA instructions and the appendix if you have questions. In addition, consult my example. Lastly, make sure to write down your steps and what questions you ask Google and/or ChatGPT. I want to read how you progressed through this project.

Hi Class,

Agenda,

1–Freewrite (discussion of Chat practice)

2–Quiz 2

3–PSA project instructions

4–Explore PSA examples

5–Begin reviewing appendix

Homework due Wednesday, October 16:

–Spend 30-40 minutes on these three tasks for your PSA project:

Note: All the work you do for your PSA will be added to the same post.

#1: Brainstorm topics for your PSA project: This should be done quickly. Make sure to write down all of your thoughts so that you don’t struggle next week.  After you initial 5 minute brainstorm/freewrite, narrow your list down to 4 or 5 topics. Post to OpenLab: Student PSA Projects. See my example.

#2: Find two PSAs that you appreciate/like. They do not have to be connected to your AI PSA project. Create an APA citation with a link and post to your OpenLab PSA post. See my example.

#3: If you still a few minutes left, begin to search for an article about AI and a topic that interests you. Read the article carefully so that you can tell us what you learned.  Make sure to save/copy the source on your OpenLab post.

For example, a sample search in Google:

“Articles on AI and the Brooklyn Nets”

“Articles on AI and electric guitars”

“Articles on AI and learning to make my own iPhone app”

“Articles on AI and New York State parks”

“Articles on AI and learning to paint”

IMPORTANT: WE DO NOT HAVE CLASS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, BUT WE DO HAVE CLASS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15–AND WE HAVE OUR USUAL WEDNESDAY CLASS ON OCTOBER 16.

[Essentially, we have Monday’s classes on Tuesday]

Hi Class, here’s our agenda:

1–Return diagnostic

2–Discuss #9 of the questionnaire: Do you think AI will affect your dream job? [Simple, Complex, Compound, Simple]

3–Discuss article and the Wesch video

4–Sign up for ChatGPT using a new email account (please). Remember: never pay for any AI service for my class.

City Tech AI Task Force Guidelines:

https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/ai/guidelines.aspx

Getting Started:

**Students may also use Chat GPT-40 version which is a non-login version of ChatGPT. It is also free.

1. Create a new email account–make sure to keep new credentials in a safe but accessible place
2. Use your new email account to create a ChatGPT account
3. Begin practicing with the Chat
4. Here are some sample prompts that are geared for our PSA project:
   1. What are 3 (or 5 or 7) benefits of using ChatGPT?
   2. What are 3 (or 5 or 7) dangers of using ChatGPT?
   3. What are the dangers for college students? For Lawyers? For medical doctors? For architects? For artists? For teachers?
   4. How can I mitigate these dangers?
   5. Remember to iterate, iterate, iterate! Don’t be satisfied with on question.

Homework due Tuesday, Oct 15: Read and prepare for Quiz 2, which will cover Crawford, Biever, and Halpern

Read Celeste Biever’s article “The Easy Intelligence Tests that AI Chatbots Fail” 

Quiz prep questions:

1–Why is it important to know if an AI system is providing accurate answers?

2–What is the Turing test?

3–What is anthropomorphization in terms of AI systems?

Read Sue Halpern ‘s article “The Year A.I. Ate the Internet”

Quiz prep questions

1–Halpern mentions legal and ethical issues as students and teachers wrestle over how AI can be used. Be able to relate one concrete problem Halpern raises in terms of education. 

2–Near the end of the article, Halpern says she easily and “intuitively” created a “chatbot that determines which medications are not safe to take together,” and which restaurants “can accommodate specific food allergies.” What is the danger of relying on a chatbot for this type of advice?

Hi Class,

Here’s the agenda:

1–Discuss sentences (four functions and four structures)

Sentences-Functions and Structures

2–Freewrite on AI readings/video

3–Watch the Michael Wesch film and discuss:

4–Discuss AI Readings/Video

Homework due Wednesday, October 9:

1–Fill out the form below. (participation points)

 

Questionnaire Form on Artificial Intelligence:

NOTE: I need to cancel today’s office hours as I have overlapping meetings. Please email me if you have questions.

-Prof. Scanlan

ESSAY 1 NOTE: Students may upload a PDF or Word document of Essay 1. Or, students can paste the entire essay into the editing block tool–like Virtual Coffeehouse #2.

GENERAL NOTE FOR MONDAY: We do not have class on Wednesday!

Agenda for Monday:

–Freewrite

–Discussion about Artificial Intelligence

–Sentences

Homework due Monday, Oct 7:

Watch: “Generative AI in a Nutshell – how to survive and thrive in the age of AI” by Henrik Kniberg, then, in your notes, write down five things that you learned from this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IK3DFHRFfw

 

Both readings are in the Readings menu tab in the AI section:

Read: “MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI Working Paper: Overview of the Issues, Statement of Principles, and Recommendations,”  then, in your notes, write down two things that you learned from this short reading.

Read: Kate Crawford’s “Introduction” from  Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence, then, in your notes, write down five things that you learned from this reading.

ESSAY 1 NOTE: Students may upload a PDF or Word document of Essay 1. Or, students can paste the entire essay into the editing block tool–like Virtual Coffeehouse #2.

GENERAL NOTE FOR MONDAY: We do not have class on Wednesday!

Agenda for Monday:

–Freewrite

–Discussion about Artificial Intelligence

–Sentences

Homework due Monday, Oct 7:

Watch: “Generative AI in a Nutshell – how to survive and thrive in the age of AI” by Henrik Kniberg, then write down five things that you learned from this video in your notes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IK3DFHRFfw

 

Both readings are in the Readings menu tab in the AI section:

Read: “MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI Working Paper: Overview of the Issues, Statement of Principles, and Recommendations,”  then write down two things that you learned from this short reading in your notes.

Read: Kate Crawford’s “Introduction” from  Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence, then write down five things that you learned from this reading in your notes.

Agenda:

1–Freewrite: what do you need to do to finish this essay?

*Add reading quotations, reference page, need more writing, body, conclusion, in-text citation, flow, transitions, photo terms, title, edit, proofreading, general expression improvement,

2-Q and A on essay 1

3-Peer Review

4-Submission info for Essay 1

Homework due before class on Monday, Sept, 30:

Finish Essay 1 over the weekend. Make sure to edit, proofread, and spellcheck before uploading to our Openlab site. Category: My Photo Essay. Students may upload a PDF or Word document. Or, students can paste the entire essay into the editing block tool–like Virtual Coffeehouse #2.

NOTE: I need to cancel office hours today (Tuesday, Sept 24). Sorry, to do this at the last minute. Email any questions that you have. In addition, I can stay after class on Wednesday if you have questions.

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Agenda:

1–Review Quiz 1 (note taking review)

2–Review coffeehouse 2 student examples

3–Review Essay 1 instructions, especially the rubric.

4–Approval of student photos

Homework for Wednesday, Sept 25:

Work on Essay 1 and bring in a printed draft for peer review. Goal: at least two full pages. The photos do not need to be in color, but they should be on the essay so that your peer reviewer can see them.