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Preparing Students for Life Beyond College

C. Edward Watson, national expert on digital innovation in higher education, shared insights and concrete approaches to teaching with AI on Sept. 9, 2024, at Northwestern University during a talk titled, "Preparing Students for Life Beyond College: Embracing AI as Essential Learning." With the support of the Office of the Provost, the Searle Center for Advanced Learning and Teaching is making the keynote discussion available to the Northwestern community on Panopto.

AI Safety and Harm

In 2024, the Northwestern Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence (CASMI) launched a YouTube series called "AI Safety and Harm." In it, CASMI Director and Bill and Cathy Osborn Professor of Computer Science Kristian Hammond educates the public about the impact of emerging technologies. You can watch the full series below. Subscribe to the CASMI YouTube channel to stay updated on the latest videos.

AI and Teaching

When generative AI became available in late 2022, faculty at Northwestern addressed the challenges and opportunities that the large language models presented for university courses. Many faculty members took part in workshops, symposia, and conferences. Some of their insights and ideas are captured in this video series.

AI’s implications for teaching and learning

Kate Compton
McCormick School of Engineering

Elizabeth Lenaghan
The Writing Center

Moya Bailey
The Digital Apothecary

Assignments using AI

Ken Alder
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Ignacio Cruz
School of Communication

Chin-Hung Chang
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Generative AI Workshop Series

Teaching and Learning Technologies and the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching co-presented five workshop events from Aug. 28-31, 2023 for instructors to learn how generative AI is changing the classroom. The following resources are viewable within the Northwestern community:

• The Possibilities of Generative AI: What Instructors Need to Know
  • Workshop Recording
  • Workshop Slides
  • Workshop Padlet Activity
  • Slides for Classroom Use (Vocab and Classroom Activities)
• Learners’ POV: A Student Panel on Generative AI in the Classroom (no recording available)
  • Insights from Student Panel
• Crafting Assignments and Assessments: Asking Students to Use Generative AI
  • Workshop Recording
  • Workshop Slides
  • Workshop Comments from Breakout Sessions
• Hacks for Instructors: Saving Time by Using Generative AI
  • Workshop Recording
  • Workshop Slides
  • Workshop Tools Summary
  • Workshop Reflective Activity

Generative AI and Its Impacts on Higher Education: A Conversation with Northwestern Faculty

The Office of the Provost hosted a webinar on March 8, 2023 to inform faculty about generative AI and its limitations. The Northwestern community can view the entire discussion by accessing this link on Panopto, or they can watch selected clips below:

• What is Generative AI?
• The Impact of Generative AI on the Legal Field
• The Impact of Generative AI on Writing
• The Impact of Generative AI on Medical Research and Patient Care
• The Impact of Generative AI on Learning and Teaching
• Generative AI: Future Possibilities

Exploring Opportunities at the Intersection of Healthcare and AI

This event was held on June 7, 2023 in order to explore the potentials of and risks for generative AI in the medicine and healthcare space. Full demonstrative videos can be found in this recap article.

• What is a Large Language Model?
• Demo of a Medical Report Creation
• Creating Medical Reports
• Seeing into the Future: What's Next
• Building a Tool on Top of a Large Language Model
• Concluding Q&A Session