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Workshop 17 May

Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences in the Era of Generative AI
Workshop, UCD, 17th May 2024
  • Venue: Science Hub 2.38 ALE, UCD O’Brien Centre for Science
  • Format: In-person 
  • Time: 10am-4.30pm 

10:00-10:10: Conference registration: Refreshments: Catering Space Level 2, Science

10.10am: Welcome by Fionnuala Walsh

Session 1: Approaches to AI at school/college/university level: 10.15am to 11.00am

  • Chair: Alexander Thein, Associate Dean, UCD College of Arts and Humanities
  • Loretta Goff, UCC Skills Centre (Academic Integrity Education Officer)
  • Sarah Thelen, UCC Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
  • Declan Qualter, UCD School of Education
  • Ava Goldfarb, student partner, UCD Arts and Humanities AI Futures Project
  • Naomi McAreavey, PI, UCD Arts and Humanities AI Futures Project

Session 2: AI in the classroom: 11.00am-12.00pm

  • Chair: Siobhán Donovan, Vice Principal for Teaching and Learning, UCD College of Arts and Humanities
  • Niamh Howlin, UCD Sutherland School of Law
  • Annette Clancy, UCD School of Art History and Cultural Policy
  • Adam Kelly, UCD School of English, Drama and Film
  • Marguerita McGovern, University of Galway, School of Political Science and Sociology 
  • Eoghan McConalogue, Dublin City University Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, 
  • Eileen Bowman, UCD School of Education

Session 3: Assessment: 12.00-12.45pm

  • Chair: Emily Smith, UCD Access and Lifelong Learning
  • Wolfgang Marx, UCD School of Music
  • David Anzola, UCD School of Sociology
  • Heike Felzmann, University of Galway, School of History and Philosophy
  • Ken McDonag, DCU School of Law and Government

Lunch, 12:50pm-1:45pm

(Lunch for Speakers/Chairs: UCD University Club Restaurant)

Session 4: Assessment: 2.00pm-3.00pm

  • Chair: Orla Daly, PI of ‘Are you AI ready?’ UCD SATLE project
  • Leigh Wolf and Geraldine O’Neill, UCD Teaching and Learning
  • Iain Nash, Edgehill University, School of Law
  • Finian O’Gorman, University of Galway. Drama, Theatre, and Performance.
  • Stefanie Havelka, UCD School of Communication and Information Studies
  • Caitlin Neachtain, University of Limerick,  Technical Communication and Instructional Design

 3.00pm-3.20pm: Refreshments

Catering Space Level 2, Science

3.20pm-4.00pm Session 5: AI resilience

  • Chair: Dr Zeljka Doljanin, Managing Director, UCD Writing Centre
  • Justin Tonra, University of Galway, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
  • Lucy Elvis, University of Galway, School of History and Philosophy
  • Liam Sumner, QUB School of Law

Open Discussion: 4pm-4.30pm 

ENDS

This workshop is organised by Associate Professor Naomi McAreavey, UCD School of English, Drama and Film, and Dr Fionnuala Walsh, UCD History, as part of the AI Futures project in UCD College of Arts and Humanities. The AI/AI project is funded through SATLE (Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement Funding) as part of an initiative of the National Forum in partnership with the Higher Education Authority.




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