Keynote 2: Brave New Worlds: Teaching, Writing, and Creating with Generative Artificial Intelligence

Presenter Information

Liza Long

Author Biography

Liza Long is an Assistant Professor of English at the College of Western Idaho. She holds a B.A. in Classics from Brigham Young University (1994); an M.A. in Classics from the University of California, Los Angeles (1997), and an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University (2016). Her dissertation research focused on mental health advocacy and leadership strengths. Liza’s book, The Price of Silence: A Mom's Perspective on Mental Illness (Hudson Street Press, 2014), was a "Books for a Better Life" award winner. She is passionate about both generative artificial intelligence and Open Education Resources. Liza completed the Creative Commons licensing course in 2020 and the Rebus Textbook Success Program in 2021. She is a current facilitator for Rebus, working with faculty to develop their open education resources, and she is also one of CWI’s “OER Champions.” Liza presented or co-presented at Open Ed in 2020, 2022, and 2023. With her colleague Joel Gladd, she developed open resources on writing and artificial intelligence in July 2023 and implemented generative AI tools in her writing courses. Using ChatGPT 3.5, she co-wrote Critical Worlds, a textbook for her literary analysis course.

Program Type

Keynote speaker

Start Date and Time

17-5-2024 2:45 PM

End Date and Time

17-5-2024 3:45 PM

Location

Via Zoom

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