The presenters of this webinar will highlight Kudu, a textbook creation platform that uses AI to improve learning outcomes, the use of Kudu in Humanities, and their vision for the future of custom textbooks. Presenters: Zrinka Stahuljak, Alexander Kusenko, Elizabeth Landers, and Warren Essey
REGISTER HERE (@hawaii.edu required) Facilitators: Dr. Rachel Mamiya Hernandez, Assistant Faculty Specialist in Language Technology Dr. Richard Medina, Associate Faculty Specialist in Human-Computer Interaction Dr. Suzanne Freynik, Learning Design Specialist This D&D will show how instructors and students can design and build custom AI-powered chatbots for language learning. No coding experience is necessary! Participants will explore different tools and learn how to create chatbots that focus on vocabulary building, conversational practice, and even cultural insights.
REGISTER HERE (@hawaii.edu required) Enhancing Course Content with Rich Interactions is a professional development series offered by the Center for Language & Technology. The main purpose of this series is to introduce faculty and graduate students in the College of Arts, Languages & Letters to principles of instructional design for world language and culture courses. They will learn skills and discover tools, such as generative AI, for creating and enhancing course content and students’ learning experiences with a variety of interactive activities. Designed primarily for language instructors, this year’s series comprises three (3) in-person 75-minute sessions that will guide participants in ...
Are you starting a new research project or wondering how you can enhance your existing research? In this session, you will learn about recent AI assisted technologies that are useful at different phases of a research project. We will provide demonstrations and example use cases for research/topic discovery, building citation networks and literature reviews, search and retrieval by topic and methodology, article summarization, finding interdisciplinary connections, and effective use of visualizations.
Language learners often struggle with particular grammar topics, but with limited instructional time, sometimes these topics do not receive in-depth attention in the classroom. One example of this phenomenon is the gender of German nouns. This presentation showcases a software solution that supplies the reasoning behind the gender of German nouns, aiming to help learners understand the underlying rules. The presentation will highlight the program’s potential for assisting students with background knowledge, and will emphasize that AI solutions extend beyond ChatGPT, offering innovative solutions to language learning challenges.