ESP Biography

There's a lot of talk about AI these days, and in particular, how it's changing work, school, and learning. What do you still need to, and want to learn, when AI tools can do so much? How do we ensure that we're actually learning those things? No one has all the answers, but it seems pretty important to be thinking about these things -- you, and your goals, interests, experiences, and perspectives matter, in both (1) figuring out your own approach to learning and doing in a world with AI, and (2) shaping the culture and technology around AI use for learning and work! Through interactive, hands-on activities, we'll explore what current AI tools do, their strengths and limitations for learning, reflect on our own use and goals, learn about some "science of learning" findings and frameworks that could be useful, tinker and try things out, and develop our own plans and mindsets around our learning and potential use of AI. All are welcome, no prior experience in Computer Science or AI needed or expected. I think it can be valuable to dive into these things if AI is completely new to you, you're building it, or something in between! This isn't exactly a CS class, but an interdisciplinary explore AI, learn about learning sciences, and reflect on your learning kind of class.