You don't want to miss this! Our speakers for the February16th Noon meeting on Zoom are James Callahan and Shayna Katz. Their presentation title is "ChatGPT: What is it and how does it work". The presentation will take a broad approach looking at different types of Artificial Intelligence funneling toward Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) and Large Language Models. We'll then move to ChatGPT, currently the most popular Gen AI platform. Finally, guidance will be offered for how to set up a ChatGPT account as well as basic prompt engineering writing skills.
James Callahan is a Senior Instructional Designer at the Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing at the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa. He also received his MEd in Educational Technology at UH Mānoa. Has worked in Higher Education Instructional Technology and Online learning for more than 20 years. His research interests are in online learning, online mentoring and technology adoption life cycles.
Shayna Katz is a world language coordinator for the Kailua-Kalāheo Complex DoDEA grant project, as well as a graduate assistant for the Multimedia and Instructional Design Team at the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa. She received her MA in Spanish and Latin American Culture and Literature, and a Graduate Certificate in Second Language Studies in Spanish Applied Linguistics at UH Mānoa, where she is currently a doctoral student in Learning Design and Technology (LTEC). Her research interests include the relationship between social, cognitive and teacher presence in online and hybrid language courses, project and task-based language learning, (multi/inter)cultural competencies, and student self-determination.
