Teaching AI Literacy, what is and isn’t working
Thursday, November 7
12:30-1:30 p.m. PT
Buchanan Engineering Lab 205
Bert Baumgaertner
Assoc. Professor of Philosophy
Dept. of Politics & Philosophy
Assoc. Professor of Philosophy
Dept. of Politics & Philosophy
Come to the first floor of the Library to play with some examples your peers have already created. Then brainstorm some ideas of your own. Finally, make your MARC puzzle on the website and submit it to the competition either online or at the Library! The top entries have a chance to win $500. 12 – 3:30 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10, on the Library first floor.
The latest frontier “thinking models” can apparently begin to match the reasoning performance of humans. We will do a technical deep dive on the likely underpinnings of the latest generation of frontier reasoning models, including OpenAI’s o1 and o3. We will discuss and implement in Python a simple LLM that uses self-taught reasoning (STR) and Q-learning at both training and inference.
Statewide Generative AI Drop-In Sessions
We will cover the various uses of generative AI in graduate level writing, as well as the ethics of using AI in your academic writing. Additionally, we will cover the new graduate school AI policy for academic writing to make students aware of the official university stance—this will include how improper use of AI will be identified and what actions can be taken against students who use AI improperly in their academic work while at UI. In the second session, we will cover the basics of what a teaching statement is and how to write one.
Discover how to harness genAI tools to transform writing instruction and assessment in higher education. This interactive workshop explores practical strategies and ethical considerations for using AI to enhance student learning and writing, featuring OER resources designed to empower both educators and students. It is designed for instructors who give writing assessments of any kind. Come prepared to work on an assignment prompt that integrates AI in practical, productive, and ethical ways.
IIDS Generative AI Faculty Fellowship Presentations
Thursday, November 21
12:30-1:30 p.m. PT
Buchanan Engineering Lab 205
Zoom https://uidaho.zoom.us/j/9334164361
Passcode 4505