Season 3, Episode 7: The Robots Are Already Here, ft. Amy McLay Paterson

After a lengthy hiatus, Brenna is back to talk about how artificial intelligence and machine learning impact students already — even aside from the hysteria around AI essays — and she’s joined by someone who knows what’s up to talk about collective bargaining.

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Season 3, Episode 7: The Robots Are Already Here, ft. Amy McLay Paterson
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After a lengthy hiatus, Brenna is back to talk about how artificial intelligence and machine learning impact students already — even aside from the hysteria around AI essays — and she’s joined by someone who knows what’s up to talk about collective bargaining.

Show Notes

The hysteria Brenna was responding to in the opening essay is months old now, but these days it’s an evergreen topic. There’s no doubt our practice may need to shift — but probably in ways we should have always engaged with the practice of writing.

Amy is TRU’s Assessment and User Experience Liaison Librarian and also Vice-President, Salary and Working Conditions for TRUFA. And we’re lucky to have her!

The Chronicle of Higher Education published a research brief on faculty burnout and workload concerns amid Covid-19.

This piece on how to engage with AI in the classroom is thoughtful. And Brenna wrote this piece once upon a time about the ethical dilemma we invited into the university our own selves.

Transcripts

Available for download as a .docx file here.
Available for download as a .pdf file here.

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