On Saturday, April 8, the Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL Chapter will host a special workshop focused on a topic on many teachers' (and learners') minds: the quickly changing abilities of artificial intelligence (AI). We will use a virtual panel discussion on the impacts of AI on teachers, learners, artists, and society at large to prompt important, rich discussions. And in SwapShop, we will share some valuable tech tips with each other. All are welcome.
Schedule
2:00-2:15 p.m. Check-in and Mingling
2:15-3:45 p.m. Panel: What Does AI Mean for Teachers, Learners, Artists, and the World?
Panelists: Dr. Michael W. Hurt (Korea National University of the Arts), Seth Rutledge (concept artist and illustrator), Heidi Nam (Chongshin University), & Daniel Bailey (Konkuk University)
4:00-4:45 p.m. SwapShop: Top Tech Tips, According to Real Teachers
4:45-5:00 p.m. Announcements and Closing
Panel: What Does AI Mean for Teachers, Learners, Artists, and the World?
In this virtual panel, several artists and English language teachers discuss the impacts artificial intelligence (AI) is already having on their professions, work processes, and working conditions, the opportunities and pitfalls they are thinking through, and the changes AI might bring about in the world at large. In addition, this panel explores ideas for using AI in the English language classroom, and for supporting students in using AI mindfully and with a focus on understanding the role human expertise will continue to play.
This is a virtual panel featuring video contributions from the panelists, and will include rich discussion among attendees, including structured discussion, reflection activities, and brainstorming about teaching ideas and implications.
Dr. Michael W. Hurt is a photographer and professor living in Seoul. He received his doctorate from UC Berkeley’s Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies. He also started Korea's first street fashion blog in 2006 and published the first English language book about Korean Fashion in 2009. He researches youth, street fashion, and digital subcultures in Seoul while lecturing on Cultural Theory and Art History at the Korea National University of the Arts. His present research focuses on using the camera to access and document emergent digital subcultures in Korea, including the political economy of the "pay model" on Korean Instagram, Seoul’s drag underground, and the youth-centric LGBTQ movement in Korea. He can be found on Instagram at Seoul Street Studios.
Seth Rutledge is a concept artist, illustrator, and visual development artist specializing in environmental art. He has worked on several television series including Snowpiercer, Batwoman, and the upcoming Fall of the House of Usher. He is a member of IATSE 891 (art department) and can be found online at his website.
Heidi Vande Voort Nam teaches general English and English teacher-training courses at Chongshin University in Seoul. Within KOTESOL, she is a facilitator of the KOTESOL Christian Teachers SIG, a presenter for KOTESOL Teacher Training, and an administrator of the national KOTESOL Facebook group. This year, she is also serving as Secretary for the KOTESOL National Council.
Daniel Bailey teaches in the Department of English in the College of Multimedia Communications at Konkuk University. He earned a doctorate from Korea University's Education Technology department in 2018. His research interest are computer aided language learning, learning management systems, language development through social media and online interaction, using Zoom for education, and developments in AI and ChatGPT.
SwapShop: Top Tech Tips, According to Real Teachers
Attendees are encouraged to share a tip related to technology in the language classroom or technology for professional development. Topics need not be related to AI, although they can be! If you would like to let us know you plan to share a SwapShop item, or have any questions, please contact gwangju@koreatesol.org
