AI + Open Education Initiative: Professional Education and the Judicious Use of AI

MIT AI + Open Education Initiative Speaker Series
Speakers: Shira Segal, Clint Lalonde, Aigerim Shilibekova, Royce Kimmons, Torrey Trust
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP61TqXrdKbZtb59uXsy5tCXN

In this webinar, hosted by MIT Open Learning, authors from the AI + Open Education Initiative discuss rapid response papers on the topics of professional education, the judicious use of AI, and open practices. The following papers and authors are spotlighted:

Addressing Challenges in Faculty Professional Development: UDL Training through AI-Enhanced OER in a Non-English Context, with Aigerim Shilibekova
Judicious AI Use to Improve Existing OER, with Royce Kimmons and Torrey Trust

Before opening to audience questions, speakers engage with respondent Clint Lalonde, the director of Open Education at BCcampus.

Links:

AI + Open Education Initiative
https://aiopeneducation.pubpub.org/

Addressing Challenges in Faculty Professional Development: UDL Training through AI-Enhanced OER in a Non-English Context, with Aigerim Shilibekova
https://aiopeneducation.pubpub.org/pub/j03ktufp/release/3?readingCollection=06969c6d

Judicious AI Use to Improve Existing OER, with Royce Kimmons and Torrey Trust
https://aiopeneducation.pubpub.org/pub/bl09sl1d/release/2?readingCollection=06969c6d

MIT Open Learning speaker series bridges AI and open education (Medium article)
https://medium.com/open-learning/mit-open-learning-speaker-series-bridges-ai-and-open-education-aa4ba95c6887

New papers explore the challenges and opportunities of AI for open education (Medium article)
https://medium.com/open-learning/new-papers-explore-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-ai-for-open-education-3b91081fd053

MIT Open Learning announces call for proposals at the intersection of AI and open education (Medium article)
https://medium.com/open-learning/mit-open-learning-announces-call-for-proposals-at-the-intersection-of-ai-and-open-education-6389717cd370

AI + Open Education Initiative mailing list:
https://mailchi.mp/d17244a0fdb7/z5fcnm8ghe

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