CFAM Winter Discussion Series: AI in Today's Classroom
CFAM will be offering a 5 part workshop series on AI in today's classroom. Join us for one or more of the following discussions.
Thursday February 12th, 3-4pm in Brennen Conference Room
CFAM Discussion: AI in Today's Classrooms — Impacts of Cognitive Offloading w/ Shruteek Mairal and Chris Neimeth
This discussion examines cognitive offloading in the context of AI use in today's classrooms, drawing on recent research on the relationship between the usage of AI tools and lowered critical thinking abilities. We'll use a chatbot designed by TAs Shruteek Mairal (ChE) and Chris Neimeth (BioE) as a concrete example of how AI can offer support while minimizing over-reliance. The goal is to discuss where helpful scaffolding ends and problematic cognitive offloading begins.
Upcoming discussions:
Thursday, March 5th, 3-4pm in CTLO Workshop Space,
- Title: Student Motivation and Self-Determination Theory w/ Mike Vicic
Monday March 9th, 10-11:30am in CTLO Workshop Space
- Title: Practical Prompt Engineering for Educators
Monday, March 16th, 10-11:30am in CTLO Workshop Space
- Title: An Overview of AI-Assistive Tools for Teaching
Thursday, April 2nd, 3-4:30pm in CTLO Workshop Space
- Title: "All Roads Lead to ChatGPT: How Generative AI is Eroding Social Interactions and Student Learning Communities"