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11 Webinars this Week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Tue, May 27 - Public Health Journalism: Covering rural & urban health disparities
What: Research shows large and growing disparities between rural and urban communities in their access to quality and consistent health care — especially in treatment for cancer maternal health. Covering these inequities, as well as solutions to them, comes with challenges. This session focused on a solutions-journalism approaches to covering rural health issues.
Who: Anne Zink, Senior Fellow at the Yale School of Public Health and former Chief Medical Officer for the state of Alaska.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Press Club Journalism Institute, Common Health Coalition
Tue, May 27 - Trauma-informed leadership workshop
What: Learn a framework for understanding the core needs necessary to support the psychological safety of your team. Build a 30-day plan that outlines a series of behaviors to practice in order to model the values of either care, coaching or connection. Participants will contribute anonymously to set of interactive slide and receive real-time coaching and context as their responses come in.
Who: Sam Ragland, API’s vice president of journalism strategy
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: American Press Institute
Wed, May 28 - Social Media Scams, Cyber Fraud, AI, and Deepfake Media
What: A discussion of prevalent social media scams and fraud, other types of cyber fraud, and the impact of AI and deepfake media.
Who: Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate
When: 11:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Iowa Secretary of State's Office and the Iowa Bankers Association
Wed, May 28 - Next Level AI: Custom GPTs, Zapier, & Autonomous Agents
What: Take your AI skills to the next level exploring Custom GPTs, Zapier integrations, and Autonomous Agents. Learn how to build personalized AI experiences, automate complex workflows, and experiment with agents that can think and act on your behalf.
Who: Tim Daniel, Widener SBDC
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Widener University
Wed, May 28 - Burn After Reporting — Leak Investigations and the Press
What: A discussion about what journalists and their sources should expect and how they can protect themselves.
Who: Trevor Timm, our executive director Freedom of the Press Foundation; James Risen, Pulitzer Prize winner, best-selling author, and former New York Times reporter; Ryan Lizza, founder and editor of Telos.news; former chief Washington correspondent for Politico Lauren Harper, the Daniel Ellsberg chair on government secrecy at Freedom of the Press Foundation.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Freedom of the Press Foundation
Wed, May 28 - AI for Nonprofits, Part 2: Hands-On with Microsoft 365 Copilot — Use Cases & Demo
What: We will dive into the essentials of generative AI, address key AI concerns, and demonstrate how nonprofits can benefit from using Microsoft’s AI assistant, Copilot, to achieve their goals.
Who: Joshua Peskay, RoundTable Technology, 3CPO; Kim Snyder, RoundTable Technology, VP of Data Strategy.
When: 3:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Thu, May 29 - Understanding and Countering Climate Change Misinformation and Disinformation
What: Climate change misinformation and disinformation can influence publics and decision makers to block or water down climate solutions. In this webinar we will discuss how climate change disinformation spreads, groups that are susceptible, and how organizations and stakeholders can respond.
Who: Anthony Leiserowitz, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication Director; Philip Newell, Climate Action Against Disinformation; Cristina López, Graphika; Sander van der Linden, University of Cambridge.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Yale Center for Environmental Communication
Thu, May 29 - Beyond the Bot: Leveraging AI for Nonprofit Impact
What: AI is transforming industries across the globe and nonprofits are no exception. Learn how Cathy and her team integrated AI into a medium-sized nonprofit to build efficiencies while staying mission-focused. We’ll cover issues of organizational culture, use cases, data privacy and policies, staff training and success measurement.
Who: Cathy Yen, The Nonprofit Planner Company.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Nonprofit Learning Lab
Thu, May 29 - The Multiplatform News Organization in 2025
What: News organizations have reworked their production facilities to better handle creating and distributing stories to many platforms. What’s the state of the art at this point? What kind of production hubbing and news sharing is going on?
Who: Sean McLaughlin, VP of News, Graham Media Group; Rene Gonzalez, Technical Product Manager, Content Tech, NBCUniversal Local TechOps, Ernie Mourelo, VP of Digital News, Hearst Television; Ernie Ensign, AVP, News Technology & Operations, Sinclair; Chris Kelly, Director, Technical Solutions, Production Workflow, Ross Video; Glen Dickson, Contributing Editor, TVNewsCheck.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Ross
Thu, May 29 - AI in Action: Practical Uses for Work, Learning, and Life
What: This session features three insightful talks: discover how AI can make educational content more engaging for learners, learn strategies educators can use to streamline their workflows, and get an inside look at Coach—an AI-powered career coach helping learners build the skills and confidence they need for the future of work. Whether you're an educator, professional, or student, this session will offer inspiration and actionable takeaways.
Who: Ebony Staten Director of Partner Success, CareerVillage.org; Minh Pham, VMG Education; Ben Scherr Senior Career Advancement Coordinator, Allstate Apprenticeship Program.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy, Career Village
Fri, May 30 - How does AI portray the world? The world through the lenses of AI and what are the issues in terms of ethics?
What: How AI is trained and who is behind? How does AI in some ways amplify stereotypes?
Who: Fabienne Martin-Juchat, Full Professor of information and communication sciences at the University of Grenoble Alpes; Chloé Tran Phu, media literacy trainer at Média Animation, resources centre in Belgium; Sarah Labelle, University of Montpellier Paul Valéry, France; Vladimir Delov (Institute of Communication Studies, Macedonia; Bérénice Vanneste, Media Animation, Belgium.
When: 9 am, Eastern (the next day)
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Tadam Education
Give All
/Give all to love; obey thy heart. -Ralph Waldo Emerson (born May 25, 1803)
Humans in the Coding Loop
/"Human coders often adjust a design as they implement, discovering misassumptions along the way. AI won’t catch those misassumptions unless the human in the loop notices and corrects it." -Addy Osmani writing on Elevate
Busy Dying
/He not busy being born is busy dying. -Bob Dylan, born May 24, 1941
Success
/No one ever attains success by simply doing what is required of him. —Charles Kendall Adams
22 Articles about How AI is Affecting Jobs
/Why AI Interviews Could Be Bad News For Honest Designers – Andy Budd
The future of AI is in western Pennsylvania - Washington Post
I’m a LinkedIn Executive. I See the Bottom Rung of the Career Ladder Breaking. – New York Time
AI and the future of work – Cambridge
An AI tool for better career decisions – David Bauer
How AI Is Helping Job Seekers Pivot to New Careers - Wall Street Journal
AI poses a bigger threat to women's work, than men's, says report – Reuters
If you haven’t been worrying about AI, it’s time to start preparing - Washington Post
Something Alarming is Happening to the Job Market: A new sign that AI is competing with college grads – The Atlantic
The AI Threat for Coding Jobs Is Becoming Clearer – Bloomberg
The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete - Wall Street Journal
AI isn’t ready to do your job – Business Insider
Microsoft says AI coworkers are coming fast – Yahoo Tech
The Dangers Of AI-Generated Job Candidates – Forbes
AI “interns” are too big to ignore – Fast Company
Why AI Might Not Take All Our Jobs—If We Act Quickly – Wall Street Journal
Americans worry AI is coming for these jobs – Washington Post
Say Hello to Your New Colleague, the AI Agent – Wall Street Journal
Google AI Search Leaves Website Makers Feeling Betrayed – Bloomberg
"AI-first" is the new Return To Office – Anil Dash
Innovate Why AI Won’t Replace Venture Capitalists Any Time Soon – Inc
13 jobs that don't require a college degree − and won't be replaced by AI – USA Today
Unchecked AI-generated Code
/Unchecked AI-generated code can massively amplify technical debt, the hidden problems that make software brittle and costly to maintain. Many early vibe-coded projects look good on the surface (“it works, ship it!”) but hide a minefield of issues: no error handling, poor performance, questionable security practices, and logically brittle code. - Addy Osmani writing on Elevate
Instructors Using AI Get Student Pushback
/"Students are complaining on sites like Rate My Professors about their instructors’ overreliance on A.I. and scrutinizing course materials for words ChatGPT tends to overuse, like 'crucial' and 'delve.' In addition to calling out hypocrisy, they make a financial argument: They are paying, often quite a lot, to be taught by humans, not an algorithm that they, too, could consult for free." -New York Times
Deep Practice
/Deep practice feels a bit like exploring a dark and unfamiliar room. You start slowly, you bump into furniture, stop, think, and start again. Slowly, and a little painfully, you explore the space over and over, attending to errors, extending your reach into the room a bit further each time, building a mental map until you can move through it quickly intuitively. the instinct to slow down and break skills into their components is universal.
We heard it a billion times while we were growing up, from parents and coaches who echoed the old refrain “Just take it one step at a time.” But what I didn't understand until I visited the talent hotbeds was just how effective that simple, intuitive strategy could be.
In the talent hotbeds I visited, the chunking takes place in three dimensions. First, the participants look at the task as a whole—as one big chunk, the megacircuit. Second, they divide it into its smallest possible chucks. Third, they play with time, slowing the action down, then speeding it up, to learn its inner architecture.
People in the hotbeds deep-practice the same way a good movie director approaches a scene—one instant panning back to show the landscape, The next zooming in to examine a bug crawling on a leaf in slo-mo.
Daniel Coyle, The Talent Code
Free Educator Newsletters about AI
/The Academic DJ - Justin Cerenzia
The AI Edventure - Jason Gulya
AI x Education - Stanford University
AI and How We Teach Writing - Annette Vee
AI, writing, and pedagogy - Anna Mills
The Biblioracle Recommends - John Warner
The Broken Copier - Marcus Luther
The End(s) of Argument - Mike Caulfield
One Useful Thing - Ethan Mollick
Writing Hacks - Jane Rosenzweig
Mathematics may shift to more closely resemble the humanities because of AI
/Perhaps mathematicians will spend most of their time trying to understand the proofs the AI system generates. Mark Kisin, a mathematician at Harvard University, foresees the field shifting to more closely resemble the humanities. “If you look at a typical English department at a university, it’s not usually staffed by people who write literature,” he said. “It’s staffed by people who critique literature.” Similarly, he said, mathematicians might assume the role of critics who closely analyze AI proofs and then teach them in seminars. Ronen Eldan, a mathematician who recently left the Weizmann Institute of Science for OpenAI, recalls a conversation in which another mathematician predicted that “mathematicians will be like pianists today,” he said. “They don’t play their own compositions, but people still come to hear them.” It will in some sense be the end of research mathematics as it’s currently practiced,” Daniel Litt of the University of Toronto said. “But that doesn’t mean it will be the end of mathematicians.” - Jordana Cepelewicz writing in Quanta Magazine
Straight A’s won’t matter in real life
/When I was in college, I obsessed over getting straight A’s, said Adam Grant. Now that I’m a professor, “I watch in dismay” when I see students joining the same “cult of perfectionism.” They think straight A’s will provide entrée to elite graduate schools and prestigious careers. The evidence, however, says otherwise. Research across industries shows that while there’s a modest correlation between grades and job performance the first year out of college, after a few years, the difference is “trivial.” Why? “Getting straight A’s requires conformity. Having an influential career demands originality.” While straight-A students are locked in their dorm rooms or library pursuing “meaningless perfection,” their peers are developing skills that aren’t captured by grades: “creativity, leadership, and teamwork skills and social, emotional, and political intelligence.” Real career success doesn’t come from “finding the right solution to a problem—it’s more about finding the right problem to solve.” In high school Steve Jobs pulled a 2.65 GPA, J.K. Rowling had a C average at Exeter, and Martin Luther King Jr. managed only one A in four years at Morehouse College. This tells us that “underachieving in school can prepare you to overachieve in life.”
Adam Grant writing in The New York Times (as quoted in The Week Magazine)
29 Recent Articles about AI & Teaching
/Your Students Need an AI-Aware Professor - Chronicle of Higher Ed
Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence? – The New Yorker
As ChatGPT scores B- in engineering, professors scramble to update courses – The Registrar
How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Future – New York Times
Teaching journalism students generative AI: why I switched to an “AI diary” this semester – Online Journalism Blog
The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It – New York Times
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College – New York Magazine
AI-Aware Teaching Examples - Annette Vee Blog
I'd rather read the prompt – Clayton Ramsey
Is AI Enhancing Education or Replacing It? – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Draft executive order outlines plan to integrate AI into K-12 schools – Washington Post
As ‘Bot’ Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond – Voice of San Diego
Teachers warn AI is impacting students' critical thinking - Axios
Business schools ease their resistance to AI – Financial Times
A Shortcut or a Level Up? Harvard Faculty Debate Generative AI in Academia – The Crimson
AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty – Faculty Focus
California college professors have mixed views on AI in the classroom – Ed Source
Here's how AI has changed the way Penn faculty grade, teach courses – The Daily Pennsylvanian
Here’s how Carolina faculty use AI – University of North Carolina
Introducing Claude for Education – Anthropic
Teachers Worry About Students Using A.I. But They Love It for Themselves. – New York Times
Teachers warn AI is impacting students' critical thinking – Axios
Preparing science educators to use and teach AI in the classroom – National Science Foundation
Educators seek to combat AI challenges in the classroom – The Hill
AI works best in the classroom with professor guidance, researchers found – EdScoop
What Can College Instructors Offer Their Students in the Age of AI? - Faculty Focus
What's the Future for AI-Free Learning Spaces? - Jason Gulya Blog
What’s Your AI Policy? Communicate your guidelines clearly and talk about them with students - Annette Vee Blog
Grammarly Offering Authorship Tool
/Grammarly has created a new authorship tool. It tracks the writing process, showing where text is typed into a document or pasted, as well as which parts of a document are created or modified with AI. When the paper is complete, a report is generated, which students can show teachers if there is any question about the source of their work. -Wall Street Journal
Stern and Splendid
/Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness. -CS Lewis
22 Articles about AI & the Creative Arts
/A New Report Takes On the Future of News and Search: AI’s impact on platforms and publishers – Columbia Journalism Review
How generative AI is playing out in the media industry – Computer Weekly
Fake movie trailers were an art form. Then came the AI slop. – Washington Post
Oscars OK the Use of A.I., With Caveats – New York Times
An AI is going to art school — and might earn a diploma. Meet Flynn. – Washington Post
YouTube rolls out a free AI music-making tool for creators – TechCrunch
Design for the AI age – Linear
The artifact isn’t the art: Rethinking creativity in the age of AI – Free Think
ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli tool says goodbye to creativity - The Washington Post
The world's first AI product creation platform – Arcade AI
The Designer as Conductor in the Age of AI – Francesco Bertelli writing in Medium
Controversial AI-generated art exhibition takes Oregon campus by storm – Daily Emerald
An update to ChatGPT made it easy to simulate Hayao Miyazaki’s style of animation, which has flooded social media with memes. – New York Times
New York’s longest-running play offers AI-powered live translations to attract new audiences – Semafor
Evaluating Co-Creativity Between LLMs and Humans in the Generation of Humor – Arxiv
10 Ways Generative AI is Redefining Creativity in 2025 – Analytics Insights
Celine Dion warns fans to beware of fake, AI-generated songs appearing online – CNN
Exploring how User Experience will evolve with the growth of Artificial Intelligence. – Shape of AI
We need to start focusing on AX or “agent experience” - Jim Nielsen Blog
Sony is experimenting with AI-powered PlayStation characters – The Verge
AI's creative block – Axios
Approaching AI in Your Career
/Other than mastering AI, I suggest leaning into the parts of your job that involve your physical presence and human relationships and away from the parts that involve analysis of large datasets or bodies of text. While you’re using these news tools — figuring out what machines can do and what you can do that they can’t — you should stop to enjoy the new functions, rather than simply assessing the threat. -Megan McArdle writing in the Washington Post
Stepping on Toes
/The one who never steps on toes is probably standing still.
18 Webinars this Week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, May 19 - Covering civil unrest
What: Learn tips on situational awareness, protective gear and positioning that can help you reduce the chances of arrest, assaults and injury on the job. We'll discuss preparation before an event, how best to respond to active shooters and stampedes, and building solidarity among media groups and legal defenses.
Who: Judith Matloff, senior adviser for safety training at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: Investigative Reporters & Editors
Mon, May 19 - Is AI the Cure for FOIA Frustration?
What: A discussion of AI and FOIA. The pros and cons of integrating AI in the records requesting process and how journalists can use AI as a tool.
Who: Axel Ebermann, President New York Coalition for Open Government; Irwin McCullough, Co-Founder· FOIA Friend, James Mae, Moderator.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists, Wash., D.C. Pro Chapter
Tue, May 20 - AI use now and the future of being human
Who: Lee Rainie, director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center at Elon University.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy
Tue, May 20 - The SPLASH Method & How To Use It To Create World Class Content
What: So much content is painfully boring. We're on a mission to break the boring out of B2B content. It starts here, with the SPLASH Method. The way to check your content for stand out properties and promotion that will let it sing and dance.
Who: Ollie Whitfield Partner, Slingshot Content.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Tue, May 20 - Disinformation in Society Report
What: A new study by the IPR and Leger finds that concerns about disinformation in the US have returned to their highest levels since 2021, with 70% of Americans as a “major” problem, on par with issues like illegal drug use, hunger/poverty, and federal spending. The 5th edition of the Disinformation in Society Report surveyed 2,000 adults to assess what sources they trust the most, how Americans perceive false or misleading information, who they hold responsible for spreading it, and what actions they believe are necessary to combat it.
Who: Tima McCorkindale, President & CEO of the Institute for Public Relations; Dave Scholz, Chief Strategy Officer, Leger.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Institute for Public Relations
Tue, May 20 - Leveraging AI to Streamline Operations for Nonprofits
What: Explore how AI tools can enhance operational efficiency for nonprofits. Learn practical strategies for automating repetitive tasks, optimizing resource allocation, and driving organizational impact. Gain actionable insights into implementing AI solutions tailored to nonprofit needs.
Who: Kyle Barkins, Tapp Network Co-Founder; Zach Patton, Tapp Network, HubSpot Solutions Manager.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Tue, May 20 - Technology and Evolving Research Practices in the Humanities
What: How can research tools like the MLA International Bibliography help academic researchers find not only credible and up-to-date sources but also materials that help push the boundaries of scholarship? Featuring teaching faculty, library instructors, and research service leaders, this webinar will examine how new technology and AI tools are influencing research practices in the humanities. Attendees can expect an overview of current technology impacts and strategies for how to guide patrons through this changing scholarly environment.
Who: Elizabeth Brookbank, Instruction Librarian and Professor, Western Oregon University; Ellen Carillo, Professor, English and Writing Coordinator, University of Connecticut; Leo Flores, Chair, English Department, Appalachian State University; Nhora Lucía, Serrano Director, Academic Technology, Teaching & Research Services Hamilton College; Angela Gibson, Senior Director, Operational Strategy Modern Language Association.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Modern Language Association
Tue & Wed, May 20 & 21- Social Media Boot Camp
What: Practical tips and tools for extending your cause and mission via social media. We cover the basics of using social media for your nonprofit organization and give you handy tips for the most useful social media platforms for nonprofits.
Who: Kiersten Hill, the driving force behind Firespring’s nonprofit solutions and an inspiration to organizations nationwide.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Wed, May 21 - AI Variety Pack: Perplexity, Claude & DeepSeek
What: Explore the rapidly evolving world of AI tools in this dynamic session featuring Perplexity, Claude, and DeepSeek. Whether you're a curious beginner or a seasoned tech enthusiast, this event will showcase the strengths, use cases, and unique capabilities of each platform. Join us for live demos, real-world applications, and a discussion on how these tools can boost productivity, creativity, and research.
Who: Tim Daniel Coach & Instructor Widener SBDC.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Widener University
Wed, May 21 - Guiding AI Policy in Schools: An Ethical and Systems Thinking Approach
What: This webinar offers a practical introduction to two essential frameworks: values-based ethical decision making and systems thinking. Attendees will explore a model for ethical reasoning grounded in school values such as equity, curiosity, and integrity—designed to support thoughtful decision making around AI use.
Who: Karen Rezach, Director of The Ethics Institute, Kent Place School (NJ); Lisa Yokana, Co-Founder and COO, Next World Learning Lab.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School
Wed, May 21 - AI for Nonprofits, Part 1: Unlock Generative AI and Microsoft 365 Copilot for Impact
What: An engaging and insightful two-part webinar series, where we will dive into the essentials of generative AI, address key AI concerns, and demonstrate how nonprofits can benefit from using Microsoft’s AI assistant, Copilot, to achieve their goals.
Who: Joshua Peskay, RoundTable Technology; Kim Snyder RoundTable Technology, VP of Data Strategy.
When: 2:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Wed, May 21 - Covering Mental Health Responsibly: Reducing the Risk of Suicide
What: This session will also explore an understanding of suicide and the unique mental health challenges faced by Latino/a/e communities, specifically their risk of suicide and the compounded stressors these individuals face. The experts will address best practices for journalists to effectively cover suicide with story elements and framing that are known to minimize the risk of suicide contagion.
Who: Maria de los Angeles Corral, Vice president of public relations at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; Rebecca Ruiz, Senior reporter at Mashable.
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: National Association of Hispanic Journalists & the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Wed, May 21 - Tech Tools for Journalists
What: Join us as we navigate AI in journalism. Our expert panelists will discuss the pros and cons, ethical standards in reporting, and much more!
When: 6:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Thu, May 22 - The mental health impact of climate reporting
What: A presentation of the preliminary findings from research into the impact of climate change reporting on the wellbeing of journalists. Then, a panel discussion will look at the implications of the research on newsrooms and reporters with two journalists and members of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network.
Who: Anthony Feinstein, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto; Sharon Chen is the Managing Editor for Bloomberg Green; Jhesset O. Enano, an independent environment and climate journalist from the Philippines; Diego Arguedas Ortiz, Associate Director at the Oxford Climate Journalism Network; Mitali Mukherjee is Director of the Reuters Institute.
When: 8 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Reuters Institute
Thu, May 22 - Intro to ChatGPT
What: An introduction to ChatGPT designed for beginners. Only a free ChatGPT account is required to follow along.
Who: Mohammed Husain, Solutions Engineer, OpenAI; Lois Newman, Customer Enablement, OpenAI.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Thu, May 22 – Hands on Career Preparation
What: Learn how career-prep programs are shaping the future of employment around the world. You’ll receive insight into programs like: Study-abroad opportunities that allow students to immerse themselves in new cultures and experiences. Internships that allow students to practice the day-to-day tasks of their chosen careers. Employer tuition-reimbursement programs that allow employees to complete a college program chosen by their employer for free or at a discounted rate. Entrepreneurial programs that allow students to apply their business knowledge in real-world opportunities.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed
Thu, May 22 - Writing in the Age of AI: What Faculty Need to Know
What: A faculty-focused session exploring the evolving role of writing in higher education. As AI tools like ChatGPT become widespread, educators are asking: What does it mean to teach writing today? How do we uphold academic integrity while encouraging student creativity?
Who: Siya Raj Purohit Education, OpenAI; Jay Dixit, Head of Community for Writers, OpenAI.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Fri, May 23 - Trust Busters: Building Newsroom Credibility
What: A hands-on workshop on building stronger relationships between newsrooms and communities. In an era of mistrust, this session will equip journalists with actionable strategies to demonstrate credibility and actively earn audience trust.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Sunlight Research Center & Trusting News