T-Squared: a Teaching and Technology Podcast
Produced by members of Grand Valley State University's Information Technology department, the T-Squared podcast covers the intersection of teaching and technology. Episodes feature conversations about new and upcoming technologies, discussions about current research and controversies, as well as advice, secrets, and best practices for putting technology to use in your teaching.
Season 3, Episode 3
A Dose of Technoskepticism, with Eric Covey
Part two of the conversation with Eric Covey, covering the nature of knowledge and creativity, bias in AI training data, openness and corporate interests, and the importance of digital literacy in higher education.
Season 3, Episode 2
Critical Ethics and AI, with Eric Covey
Jacob and Matt talk with Dr. Eric Covey of Grand Valley State University's Department of History. Compared to many faculty, Eric began talking with his students about generative Ai fairly early in the ChatGPT era. He anchored his discussion not in issues of plagiarism, as many faculty have, but in a discussion about the unseen ethical challenges that generative AI presents.
Season 3, Episode 1
Welcome to the Season of AI
Jacob Fortman and Matt Roberts introduce the rebooted T-Squared podcast, whose third season will focus on the topic of generative artificial intelligence. In this episode Jacob and Matt set the stage for the rest of the season by talking about ChatGPT and generative AI more broadly. While there's no shortage of news about AI—especially in higher education—Matt and Jacob lay out a plan to move past the hype and the hysteria.
Future episodes will focus on a deeper discussion about generative artificial intelligence and how it differs from other types of AI; the relationship between AI, knowledge, and expertise; the legal and ethical factors involved in the use of AI; and the connections between efficiency, community, and education.