Immersion Week: Generative AI in Language Instruction
The Weinberg Language Resource Center (LRC), the Media and Design Studio (MADS), Northwestern IT Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) and the Searle Center for Advancing of Teaching and Learning at Northwestern University, in collaboration with the Council on Language Instruction, organized the Immersion Week: Generative AI in Language Instruction (December 3-6, 2024) with the goal to provide faculty and graduate students with the foundational knowledge and curated resources on AI-based tools and its potential applications for language teaching and learning on our campus. Dr. Ricardo Court, Weinberg's Assistant Dean for Academic Integrity and Undergraduate Research, offered thought-provoking opening remarks, and Dr. Kevin Gaugler, Assistant Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Marist College was its engaging and inspiring keynote speaker.
Our stellar presenters included: Dr. Rachel Goc, Learning Engineer (TLT); Matthew Taylor, Director (MADS); Chin-Hung Chang, Associate Professor of Instruction in Chinese (Northwestern); Dr. Eun Hee Kim, Assistant Professor of Instruction in Korean (Northwestern); Dr. Franziska Lys, Professor of Instruction in German (Northwestern); Anna Luce, Lead Learning Engineer (TLT); Dr. Denise Drane, Senior Associate Director of Research and Innovation (Searle Center) and Eun Y. Sandoval-Lee, Project Administrator of Strategic Initiatives (Searle Center). Special thanks to our dedicated students, Asha Navaratnasingam, Amelia Stone, Yuka Sumi and Marilene van den Berg for accepting our invitation to share their perspectives on the use of GAI with us.
The program with a description of the individual sessions, as well as the recordings (password-protected via NetID), PPT presentations and additional resources for further exploration of the different topics covered, are shared below.
SESSION RECORDINGS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
1. Opening Remarks and Keynote
Additional Resources:
Language at Work: Leveraging the Power of AI in Language Education - Part 1, Dan Edwards and Kevin Gaugler
Language at Work: Leveraging the Power of AI in Language Education - Part 2, Dan Edwards and Kevin Gaugler
Illusions of Understanding, Ricardo Court
Artificial Intelligence and Illusions of Understanding in Scientific Research, Lisa Messeri and M.J. Crockett
Lost in Translation? AI Adds Hope and Concern to Language Learning, Lauren Coffey
Making AI Work for Language Teachers, Maureen Lamb
Teaching with AI: Conversation with Jose Bowen, The Future Trends Forum
Implications of AI in Higher Education: Conversation with Eddie Watson, UC Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education
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2. Generative AI Foundations
Additional Resources:
Post-apocalyptic Education: What Comes after the Homework Apocalypse, Ethan Mollick
Prompts- Student Exercises, Ethan Mollick
GenAI Chatbot Prompt Library for Educators, AI for Education
AI is Everywhere, Northwestern University Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence
Blooms' Taxonomy Revisited, Oregon State University
AI-Based Tools for Teachers, Weinberg Language Resource Center
Artificial Intelligence at Northwestern
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3. AI-Based Language Learning Projects
Additional Resources:
Guide to Copilot-Northwestern
Diffit for Teachers
MagicSchool
Creating Stories: Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools as Writing Tutors, Franziska Lys
Harnessing AI for Standards Alignment in World Languages, Evelyn Galindo
Leveled Texts and Resources with Diffit, Wenjing Huang
MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI
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4. Student Perspectives, Pedogogical Possibilities
Additional Resources:
Student Perspectives on the Use of AI (Takeaways), Anna Luce
Application of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in language teaching and learning: A scoping literature review, Lockey Law
Why I'm Not Freaking Out (Anymore): A Generative AI Story, Lucy Littler
Enhancing L2 Writing with Generative AI: A Systematic Review of Pedagogical Integration and Outcomes, Hui Wang and Anh Dang
Searle Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Resources:
Exploring the Pedagogical Possibilities of AI
Northwestern Principles of Inclusive Teaching (Revised)
Programs, Services and Grad and PostDoc Brochures
Teaching and Learning Technologies Resources:
Canvas Resources, Consultations, Trainings and Special Events
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