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AI Literacy: Faculty to Faculty
Part Three: Findings from the Language Instruction Learning Community

Dear Faculty,

Recently, we convened faculty learning communities across divisions and disciplines, tasking groups to discuss the emerging implications of AI on teaching, learning, and research.

Many useful insights surfaced. In this series of emails, I'll share a few quick takeaways from the teachouts that each group recorded. The full teachout recordings can be found on the NYU Arts & Science YouTube channel.

With gratitude and admiration for our community of lifelong learners,

Michael

Previous emails in this series
Findings from the Social Sciences Learning Community

Findings from the General Humanities Learning Community

The AI Literacy Faculty Learning Communities were facilitated by the
Arts & Science Office of Teaching Excellence and Innovation, with funding from the NYU Center for Teaching & Learning and a Google Empire Generative AI Literacy grant.

Overview

Discussions among the Language Instruction Learning Community revealed:

GenAI tools have had a dramatic impact on the field of language translation.
Gen AI should be perceived as a valuable tool for language instruction, rather than a crutch.
Perception of GenAI and its use seem to be limited across the world language and translation instruction faculty.

A Pedagogy-first Approach

Evelina Mendelevich
Clinical Associate Professor

Whether AI becomes a crutch or a meaningful
learning tool depends almost entirely
on how we design tasks.

A Paradigm Shift in Translation

Jeesun Park
Clinical Associate Professor

Even lightyears beyond Google Translate,
human intervention and analysis are key.

AI as a Natural Evolution in Language Instruction

Christiane Reves
Clinical Assistant Professor

Language instruction has long embraced technology.

Practical Application: Individualized Feedback

Christiane Reves
Clinical Assistant Professor

Fitting AI to a pedagogical need.

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