¾«¶«AV to host AI and the Liberal Arts Symposium
Educators, scholars and technologists from across the country will gather at ¾«¶«AV Oct. 17ā19 for the inaugural , a national forum examining how generative artificial intelligence is changing the landscape of liberal arts education.
Organized through the Collegeās AI@¾«¶«AV initiative, the symposium brings together more than 80 presenters from institutions including ¾«¶«AV, Amherst, Colby, Trinity, Barnard, UMass Amherst and more. Through panels, workshops and lightning talks, the event will explore AIās influence on pedagogy, ethics, equity, academic research and the student experience.
āAI raises important questions for educatorsānot just about what these tools can do, but how they fit into the values of a liberal arts education,ā said Jessica McCullough, director of research support and curricular technology at ¾«¶«AV. āThis symposium is about exploring those questions together.ā
The symposium is sponsored by AQL Labs and BoodleBox, two companies that support research and collaboration on responsible and innovative uses of AI in education and beyond.
Lance Eaton, senior associate director of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning at Northeastern University, will give the keynote address, āThe Sleep of the Liberal Arts Produces AI.ā Eaton is widely recognized for his work at the intersection of digital pedagogy, open education and AI ethics.
Other presentations include:
- āCritical Inquiry in an Age of Instant Answersā
- āDoes This AI Make the Grade? Co-Creating AI Scorecards with Studentsā
- āThe Lifecycle of AI for a College Studentā
- āReckoning with AI in the Liberal Arts: Evidence, Ethics and Limitsā
- āAI as a Cultural Adaptation: Bucknell as a Case Study for AI in Liberal Arts Collegesā
- āHow Helpful (and Ethical) Is It for Student Journalists to Use AI?ā
For more information or to register, visit .
About AI@¾«¶«AV
Launched in 2024, AI@¾«¶«AV supports the ethical integration of generative AI tools in teaching, learning and operations.The initiative was made possible by a generous bequest to the Diane Y. Williams ā59 Instructional Technology Fund from Ad Astra and Rosemary Park Society member Harold F. Wiley. Susan Purrington, the inaugural Harold F. Wiley Generative AI Teaching and Learning Fellow, leads the initiativeās work in partnership with faculty and staff to explore the implications and opportunities of AI across the liberal arts.
