As the IUP community continues to navigate generative AI, we are hosting an AI summit that explores tools, affordances, and possibilities for teaching and researching with AI. Our hybrid summit will offer hybrid workshops, an open table conversation luncheon in North Hall, and other resources and information for all members of the IUP Campus community.
Schedule
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9:30–10:00 a.m. – Coffee, Refreshments, and Meet and Greet with AI Writing Advisory Board and Presenters
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Stabley 210 and
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10:00–10:50 a.m. – “Teaching Writing with AI” – Bryna Siegel Finer, Professor of English, Undergraduate Writing Director and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
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Stabley 210 and
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11:30–12:50 p.m.: North Dining Hall, Tower Room. Open Table Conversations on AI Teaching, Research, and Scholarship, sponsored by SGSR and hosted by the Writing Center’s AI Advisory Board
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Table discussions on themed topics:
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Academic Integrity and AI, with Cathy Dugan
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Teaching and Assigning Writing in the Age of AI, with Bryna Siegel-Finer
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AI and Creative Practices, with JT Helsop and Dana Driscoll
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Research and Scholarship on AI, with Mahmoud Othman and Alexandra Krasova
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Writing Tutors Responding to AI, with Oksana Moroz and Willa Black
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1:00–1:50 p.m. – “AI Empowerment: Leveraging Tools and Apps for Enhanced Teaching” – with Veronica Paz, Professor of Accounting and Information Systems
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Fully Online, streaming hybrid in Stabley 210 and
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2:00–2:50 p.m. – “Artificial Intelligence for Graduate Writers: Ethics, Affordances, and Possibilities” – JT Helsop, Writing Center Tutor, WC AI Task Force Advisory Board Member, and Doctoral Candidate
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Fully Online, streaming hybrid in Stabley 210 and
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3:00–3:50 p.m. – “AI-Assisted Research with the IUP Libraries” – With Chris Clouser, Associate Professor and Chair, IUP Libraries
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Fully Online, streaming hybrid in Stabley 210 and
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Workshop Descriptions
10:00 a.m. - Teaching Writing with AI – Bryna Siegel Finer
Attendees will learn how to create writing assignments that "neutralize" AI, teach students to use AI in useful ways, approach students you suspect have used AI to generate work for them in a productive manner and develop AI classroom policies that work for you and your students.
11:30–12:50 p.m. - Luncheon in North Dining Hall, Open Table Conversations on AI Teaching, Research, and Scholarship, Sponsored by SGSR and hosted by the Writing Center AI Task Force
1:00 p.m. - AI Empowerment: Leveraging Tools and Apps for Enhanced Teaching – with Veronica Paz
This dynamic workshop is designed for educators seeking to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their teaching toolkit. Participants will engage in interactive sessions, hands-on demonstrations with AI applications, and discussions with peers and AI users. This workshop is an excellent opportunity for educators to discover and harness the power of AI to enrich their teaching.
2:00 p.m. - Artificial Intelligence for Graduate Writers: Ethics, Affordances, and Possibilities- JT Helsop
This presentation recognizes AI as a powerful tool that aids researchers in their writing process. We introduce popular programs and their unique strengths while highlighting the potential drawbacks and challenges. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of ethical usages and advice on how graduate researchers can utilize these programs well.
3:00 p.m. - AI Assisted Research with the IUP Libraries - Chris Clouser
AI is here to stay, and research support tools and enhanced search engines using AI techniques and principles are already here. The workshop, designed as an overview for interested researchers, graduate students, and other writers, covers specialized tools available through the library, like Keenious, as well as some of the free-to-use and commercial AI research tools that are out there.