Artificial Intelligence: Teaching & Learning at UVA in an AI World (hybrid)
Overview
Are you curious how generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing+ change how college students learn? This fall, Generative AI is shaping how students learn and how professors teach in classes across Grounds. Join Andrew Pennock, Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities of AI and how learning happens at UVA.
Speaker Biographies
Andrew Pennock, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Andrew Pennock is an associate professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Pennock is the co-chair of UVA's Generative AI Teaching and Learning Taskforce. He has previously worked on several University-wide teaching and learning committees, including the Presidential Task Force on Teaching and Learning to envision the future of undergraduate teaching and learning at UVA. Pennock is an award-winning teacher and author of a textbook and was recently named a 2023-24 Fulbright Scholar. He teaches leadership, policy, and Virginia politics classes at the Batten School.
Prior to joining Batten, Pennock taught at Brown University, where he was Director of Graduate Studies as well as Director of Brown’s Applied Social, Economic & Regulatory Analysis (ASERA) Group, which partnered with government institutions, non-profit organizations, and other entities to provide technical expertise, policy analysis, and program evaluation.
At home, he is the father of four elementary school-age boys.
More Than the Score
This program is part of the More Than the Score faculty lecture series. On the mornings of home football games, hear from some of UVA’s top minds. Lifetime Learning in the Office of Engagement partners with the Alumni Association in offering these faculty lectures. All talks are free, open to all, and held at 10 am in Alumni Hall when available.
Parking
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Parking is available in the Central Grounds Garage and the Emmet/Ivy Garage for $15 on home football game days.
Free general public parking is available in the John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ) parking lot on a first-come, first-served basis.
Complimentary parking at Alumni Hall is reserved for Alumni Association Contributing Members on a first-come, first-served basis. Contributing Members must show their membership cards (available digitally through the UVA Alumni Association Member App, which can be found on the App Store and Google Play) to access the parking lot.