In this episode of Women Talkin’ ’Bout AI, Drs. Jessica and Kimberly dive into the intersection of AI, education, and entrepreneurship.

 In this candid conversation, they discuss:
-Balancing tech development with education in an AI startup
-The AI efficiency myth and its impact on academic writing
-Insights from recent AI conferences
-The controversial WildChat dataset and its privacy implications
-Challenges of integrating AI in higher education
-Critical thinking skills in the age of AI
-Personal experiences balancing work and life

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In this episode of "Women Talkin' 'Bout AI", Drs. Jessica Parker and Kimberly Becker discuss a recent study on AI essay grading and its implications for education. 

Key topics: 
-The concept of contrastive rhetoric and how cultural backgrounds may influence writing styles
-The "No True Scotsman" fallacy in AI debates about education
-Different types of AI prompting (zero-shot, one-shot, few-shot) and their applications
-Challenges educators face in adapting assessments and curricula to account for AI use
-The balance between using AI to increase efficiency versus improve quality in academic work
-The importance of struggle and friction in the learning process

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In this episode of "Women Talkin’ ’Bout AI",  Drs. Jessica and Kimberly dive into the evolving landscape of AI in higher education. They discuss Blackboard’s new AI features, the concept of digital twinning, and the challenges of fostering critical thinking in the digital age. They explore the complexities of integrating AI in academic tools and debate its impact on student learning and engagement.

Key Topics:
-Blackboard’s new AI avatar feature for discussion boards
-The concept of “twinning” in educational technology
-Challenges of AI-generated content in admissions essays
-The importance of process over product in learning
-Critical thinking markers in human-AI interactions
-The need for evidence-based approaches to AI in education
-Balancing efficiency with meaningful learning experiences
-Guiding students on appropriate use of AI tools in academic settings

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In this episode of "Women Talkin' 'Bout AI", Jessica and Kimberly explore the challenges and opportunities of integrating AI into higher education.

Key Topics
-- Taking small, experimental steps to implement AI in courses
-- The importance of curiosity and play when learning about AI
-- AI literacy: functional, critical, and rhetorical approaches
-- The power of semantic search in academic research
-- Rethinking rhetoric and communication in the age of AI

🔗 LINKS:

➡️The Many Worlds I See, by Dr. Fei Fei Li: https://www.amazon.com/Worlds-See-Cur...

➡️An AI Literacy Framework for Higher Ed: https://moxielearn.ai/ai-literacies-f...

➡️Keyword vs. Semantic Search:   / boolean-vs-keyword-lexical-search-vs-seman... 

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➡️Perimenopause & ADHD: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...

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