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Transforming (Language) Pedagogy in Response to Generative AI: Developing Critical AI Literacy & Instructional Content for Foreign Language Writing
November 9, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm EST
Free
As a member of the Modern Language Asssocation (MLA) /CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI (2023), Anna Mills will summarize their first working paper highlighting the benefits and risks of large language models for language, literature, and writing programs. She will share an approach to teaching with AI that supports language development to build critical AI literacy, including awareness of the linguistic and cultural biases of AI systems in a given language.
This presentation will be followed by a workshop conducted by Simon Zuberek that will delve into the transformative potential of generative AI in crafting instructional content for foreign language writing. Participants will explore ways that generative AI can empower educators in both curricular development and teaching materials creation. Starting with lesson objectives, participants will be guided through a step-by-step lesson design that harnesses various generative AI tools, including text-to-image generation, providing a departure from traditional text-based frameworks.
Presenter Bios:
Anna Mills teaches writing at Cañada College and previously taught at City College of San Francisco for 17 years. Her collection “AI Text Generators and Teaching Writing: Starting Points for Inquiry” is featured in the Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse. She serves on the MLA/CCCC task force on writing and AI, and as a consultant for OpenAI, she tested GPT-4 before its release. Her Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook, How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College has been used at over 65 colleges. Anna’s writing on AI has appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed.
Simon Zuberek specializes in integrating technology in language pedagogy as the senior educational technologist at Columbia Language Resource Center. With degrees in Germanic Studies and Applied Linguistics from the University of Illinois, he is now pursuing Computational Linguistics at CUNY, focusing on AI’s role in enhancing foreign language education.
To attend this event, please click on the included Zoom link at the appropriate time. This event will take place on November 9th, 4:00-5:15 PM.