Freedom Dreams & Classroom Ecologies, Part One

Tuesday, September 30th. 3-5pm. Table in GC Lobby.

“We can choose: We can go on building and destroying until we either destroy ourselves or destroy the ability of our world to sustain us. Or we can make something more of ourselves. We can grow up. We can leave the nest. We can fulfil the Destiny, make homes for ourselves among the stars, and become some combination of what we want to become and whatever our new environments challenge us to become. Our new worlds will remake us as we remake them.” – Octavia Butler, Parable of the Talents

Freedom…Joy…Thriving…Possibility…Play. Where do you find these moments in your classrooms? What kind of world and educational environment do you dream of? How do we hold onto and lift up these practices when worlds are ending, lives are endangered, and learning is seen as more of a threat than a fundamental, universal right?

Stop by the TLC table in the lobby on Tuesday, September 30th between 3:00-5:00 pm.  Share a moment, an activity, a whispered hope, an image, a poem, a song. Your contributions will provide the foundation for future conversations, programs, and art projects at the TLC.

 No registration necessary! 

 

 

AI Basics and Policy Statements

Wednesday, October 1. 2:30-4pm. On Zoom.

This workshop will provide a brief introduction to generative artificial intelligence and help instructors craft thoughtful and responsive policies for their classes. Together, participants will work to demystify AI basics through interactive visualizations and hands-on tinkering, followed by discussion of sample policy statements and their implications across disciplines. Participants will begin to draft syllabus language that represents their values as teachers and offers clear guidance on attribution, use cases, and a working definition of critical AI literacy.

 Register at https://cuny.is/tlc-f25.