I’m a college professor in English composition and Technical Writing with a love of sharing information with others. AI has become my cautiously optimistic passion as we look to what the future of education might bring.
I see AI writing and research tools as potentially helpful. I also see where problems and harms could occur. Hence the reason for the cautious optimism at this time. I think that we should be having conversations with our students about when it makes sense or could be useful to use AI and where it is better to be human-only. Through these thoughtful conversations, we can chart a path forward for ourselves, our students, and education at a whole.
I am open to talking more if you are interested in having me speak to your faculty to help them get started with AI. I also run workshops to help faculty think through AI literacy activities, syllabus statements, and updating assignments in the age of AI.
Below are some of the AI and non-AI related activities that I have participated in since Feb 2023. My recent AI-related publications are listed here.
Feel free to reach out through the Contact me link.
AI-related workshops and talks
Workshops
- 2024
- 4-hour pre-conference workshop on AI at CAPSCD 2024 conference
- Workshop presentation at 20th Annual Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference at Texas Tech. “Large Language Models and Assignment Sheets“
- AI workshop for faculty and staff at Stark State College, OH
- 2023
- AI workshop for faculty at Cameron, OK
- AI workshop for faculty at Adelphi, NY
- AI workshop for faculty at Xavier, OH
- AI workshop for faculty at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
- Pedagogy workshops at University of Central Oklahoma on AI and assignments. (3 workshop sessions each)
Talks
- Presentation to faculty on AI at Westfield State University, MA
- Presentation to faculty on AI at Colorado State University
- Keynote presentation for INBRE OK Spring 2024 Faculty Retreat. “AI & Research, A Technological Look Forward”
- Presentation to faculty on AI at McHenry County College, OH
- Keynote presentation at HIPHE 2024 at Texas A&M-Kingsville. “Wait, My Paper Wrote Itself?” Unpacking the impact of AI on education
- Presentation to OK Council of University Presidents on AI
- Keynote presentation at 20th Annual Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference at Texas Tech. “Large Language Models and Academic Integrity: How they coexist”
- Presentation to faculty on AI at Stark State College, OH
- Presentation to faculty on AI at Oklahoma City Community College
- Presentation on AI to University of Central Oklahoma College of Business faculty
- Presentation on AI for faculty at Rose State, OK
- Keynote for the DaVinci Institute 2023 fall forum in OK
- Keynote presentation on AI for faculty development week at Macomb Community College, MI
- Presentation to faculty on AI at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
- Presentation to University of Central Oklahoma English TAs on AI
- Presentation to faculty on AI at University of Arkansas @ Monticello
- Presentation to faculty on AI at Murray State College, OK
- Open AI: ChatGPT. International webinar with Pioneer College in Canada.
AI-related webinars and panels
- 2024
- POD network web panel on AI with Lance Eaton and Maha Bali
- Rush University podcast. “Trust in light of generative AI.” Panel participant
- University of Central Oklahoma Mass Communication panel. “Ethics of AI and Grading.” Moderator and panelist
- University of Central Oklahoma Mass Communication Fusion conference. “AI on the Job” panel participant
- Oklahoma City Community College and POIETO Responsible AI in Education symposium. “Al in Education: Current Trends and Future Prospects” panel participant
- 2023
- Panel discussion for ASME Bioengineering conference
- Panel discussion on AI at University of Oklahoma
- University of Central Oklahoma Liberal Arts Students symposium. Moderator for student panel discussing their use of AI in my classes
- University of Central Oklahoma ChatGPT panel discussion. Panelist discussing AI use in writing classrooms and DEI concerns
- AI in the Classroom. University of Kent, Webinar participant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01bFiWWVHss&list=PLAbF8wnSF-e-pzuN-XaSrdsBAZsglG8NO&index=8
AI-related podcasts & activities
Podcasts
- 2024
- Classlink podcast. “Navigating AI in Higher Ed.” Perspectives Podcast Episode 22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_T-fmtEWS0
- Everyday AI podcast. “AI in the classroom: Focus on literacy not detection.” Episode 188. https://www.youreverydayai.com/ai-in-the-classroom-focus-on-literacy-not-detection/
- 2023
- Into TEL podcast on using AI in the classroom. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intotel/episodes/Artificial-Intelligence-Using-AI-in-the-writing-classroom-INTO-TEL-Podcast–s02e07-e23438i/a-a5g0os
Other activities
- University of Central Oklahoma campus AI coordinator
- University of Central Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts AI working group
- ChatGPT panel planning committee through University of Central Oklahoma’s pedagogy center
- ChatGPT sends shockwaves across college campuses. The Hill. – Interviewed for, and quoted in, this article. https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3905672-chatgpt-sends-shockwaves-across-college-campuses/?fbclid=IwAR3-IMGIiyxGNaIhSmq2MkgSEkRJ1GcdLOucQyKfnwN0ACsZPgM33BffgtU
Non-AI related work
- “Teaching Intersectionality and Using Podcasts: A Discussion of Student Responses”, in Dumin, L. (Ed.), Pedagogy: Using Television Shows, Games, and Other Media in the Classroom , Vernon Press, 2024.
Available at Vernon Press https://vernonpress.com/book/1984 or on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pedagogy-Using-Television-Classroom-Education/dp/1648899013/- Edited the book and wrote a chapter for it.
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