Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Educators Discuss Impacts of Artificial Intelligence
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Feature by Mary Raschko, Associate Dean for Faculty Development:
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In this video, Associate Professor and Microsoft Chair of Computer Science Janet Davis reflects on the differences between “Artificial Intelligence” and “Augmented Intelligence” in relation to tools like ChatGPT. She addresses the challenge of teaching students to use new tools to improve their work, when we do not yet know how to use them well, and considers how pedagogical approaches like “ungrading” that emphasize process over performance may promote better student learning in an age of AI-generated text. Describing ChatGPT as both “terrifying and exciting,” Davis urges using such tools not to avoid thinking but to provoke it.
Earlier this month, Davis co-facilitated a Center for Teaching and Learning event on “Teaching in the Age of AI-Generated Writing.” Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Writing, and Public Discourse Lydia McDermott, Professor of History Elyse Semerdjian, and Director of Instructional and Learning Technology David Sprunger joined Davis in offering individual reflections and then posing provocative questions for discussion. Questions ranged from practical issues related to assignment design to invitations to imagine AI’s potential societal impacts:
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- Do we need to create new assignments to outrun the capabilities of AI generated work?
- Why might students feel pressure to plagiarize or to use ChatGPT as a shortcut?
- How can we use ChatGPT as a prompt for critical thinking?
- How do we, as a community of thinkers and learners, help each other stay informed and navigate what may be coming with AI technology?
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Those unable to attend the session are invited to consult a collection of resources generated for this event and to offer input about further learning opportunities related to AI.
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Men’s Basketball Team Wins Championship
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Finishing the regular season on a five-win streak, the Whitman College men’s basketball team secured the 2023 Northwest Conference Championship title, their first since 2019. As a result, Whitman will be the top seed in the Northwest Conference Tournament, on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 at the Sherwood Athletic Center on Whitman campus.
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Whitties Assume Leadership Roles at Trilogy
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Trilogy Recovery Community, a Walla Walla nonprofit offering support to people recovering from addiction or substance abuse, recently announced new leadership. Pat Spencer, the Grace F. Phillips Professor of Geology at Whitman, will serve as Trilogy’s board president, and Whitman alum Kate Morrison ’95 will serve as executive director.
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Online Stationery Orders Due Today
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Today is the last chance to get bulk pricing through Whitman’s online stationery portal until August. Orders placed today are estimated to be delivered during the first week in April. For questions or assistance, email Printing and Mailing Manager Jeanine Gordon or call 509-527-5160.
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Boyer House Mailing Services Closed Today
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Boyer House Mailing Services will be closed again today. The campus post office at Reid Campus Center will be open today as usual.
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Curator’s Tour of Maxey Museum Exhibit Tomorrow
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Maxey Museum will host a curator’s tour of the current exhibition, “Mapping India: Colonialism, Nationalism, and the Partition of South Asia,” at noon on Friday, Feb. 17. Associate Professor of Art History Krista Gulbransen will provide visitors with an introduction to the exhibition’s major themes and student researchers Amira Jain ’23, Alexa Pilgrim ’22, and Issabella Zito ’23 will share their reflections on select maps in the show.
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Undergraduate Conference Deadlines Extended
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The Whitman Undergraduate Conference is pleased to extend the deadline for abstracts to Tuesday, Feb. 21 and the deadline for peer coach applications to Monday, Feb. 27. For questions about abstracts, email Jess Hernandez. For questions about peer coach applications, email Jenny Stratton.
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In accordance with Washington state Labor & Industries employer requirements, we are notifying the campus community that since yesterday, nobody with Whitman access was confirmed positive for COVID-19.
Please continue to follow all our campus COVID-19 protocols to help prevent transmission. If you have any symptoms that may be COVID-19 or know that you may have been exposed to coronavirus, please be tested. Additional masks and rapid test kits are available in the front entryway at the Welty Student Health Center during normal operating hours.
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Voice Masterclass: Anton Belov
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Multipurpose Gym
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Climbing Center
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Kappa Kappa Gamma, Chapter Room
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