VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

AI Palooza for Educators: Tools, Tips, and Fun

Friday, June 7, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CDT

Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been around since the 1960s, easy-to-use platforms like ChatGPT, Google Bard, MidJourney, Dall-E, SudoWrite, MagicSchool, and MyLessonPlan are providing many educators with their first opportunities to create content and engage students through AI. This workshop explores the fundamentals of Generative AI and its relevance within the higher education context. Participants use Generative AI platforms to create innovative teaching methodologies as well as discuss the ethical implications and potential biases when using AI-generated content for educational purposes.  

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WEBINAR

Reaching Students Where They Are: Social Media and Education

Monday, June 10, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. CDT

As educators, we often find ourselves at odds with our students and their cell phones. However, our students treat their cell phones the same way we used to treat books and other fountains of knowledge. More than ever, students are using their phones to study and to communicate. Instead of banning the cell phone, we need to find ways to embrace it. This webinar provides a crash course on how to use social media, such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube to provide instruction to your students. Learn easy video software editing tools and ways to become “selfie” and “influencer” ready, when the last thing you want to do is spend time on social media.  



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The NISOD Papers

In "Frankly, My Dear, No One Gives a Damn About General Education!" Terry O'Banion, Senior Professor of Practice, Kansas State University, and President Emeritus, League for Innovation in the Community College, critiques the neglect of general education in community colleges, highlighting its undervalued status at major conferences and discussing hopeful initiatives like the Teagle Foundation’s efforts to revitalize liberal arts education despite widespread institutional inertia.