Space is limited for a November program co-sponsored by professors who participate in an AI-Critical Working Group and the university’s HealthEU initiative.
A grassroots effort by 鶹Ƶ faculty to set aside space for student learning free of artificial intelligence will be the topic of a November lunch-and-learn.
“Using the Human Attention Lab Lunch-and-Learn”
WHEN: Monday, Nov. 16, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Moseley 215
HOW: Space will be limited.
The Human Attention Lab,a tech-free, faculty-proctored space for a wide variety of student work, ranging from free reading and writing to timed assessments, was created this fall for faculty members to ensure that students complete work without the aid of AI.
The Lunch-and-Learn is sponsored by faculty who established an AI-Critical Working Group and HealthEU, an initiative of 鶹Ƶ that brings together programs, people, and resources that empower students, faculty, and staff to cultivate health and well-being in every aspect of university life.
Students using the space in Powell 210 provide their instructors with documentation that attests to the fact that they completed the work without any electronic devices. Faculty who organized HAL said they intend for it to support academic success while building trust between students, their professors and their peers.
Sixteen faculty members have been volunteering their time to operate the lab for two hours at a time, several days each week in the late afternoon and early evening, said Professor Ann Cahill, a member of the AI-Critical Working Group. She said the working group’s goal is to eventually secure permanent institutional support for staffing the lab.
The Lunch-and-Learn will provide more details about the HAL, including reflections from three faculty who recently have used it in different ways.
Time will also be set aside for small-group brainstorming on potential new uses for the lab, which received logistical and space support this fall from the Office of the Provost.
Contact Professor Ann Cahill at cahilla@elon.edu with questions.