Practical AI for Educators

Logo of Residential Education and MIT Teaching and Learning Lab; Headshot of Lilach Mollick
October 22, 2024, 12:30-1:30p, Zoom
Location
Online
Type
Other
Audience
Faculty
MIT Community
Students

In this session, we’ll explore the potential of AI as a tool for teaching and learning. The session will cover the following topics: 

  • Educator Aids: How to make teaching easier and more effective using AI 
  • Student Aids: AI and student-centric use cases 
  • Combining AI with human expertise & pedagogy to enhance student learning 
  • Teaching with and about AI: benefits and pitfalls

About the speaker: Dr. Lilach Mollick is Co-Director of the Generative AI Labs at Wharton. Her work focuses on the development of pedagogical strategies that include artificial intelligence and interactive methodologies. She has worked with Wharton to develop a wide range of educational tools and games used in classrooms worldwide. She has also written several papers on the uses of AI for teaching and training, and her work on AI has been discussed in publications including The New York Times and Vox. She advises companies and organizations on the advantages and risks of AI in teaching. She holds a doctorate in Education from NYU.

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This session is Part 2 of the Fall Generative AI (GAI) in Teaching Series co-sponsored by MIT’s Office of Open Learning and the Teaching and Learning Lab. Learn about Part 1-xTalk: GAI in Teaching at MIT and Part 3-GAI in Teaching: Faculty Learning Community.