Syllabus review, course overview
Unit introduction by Professor Brown, group assignments
Workshop to prepare discussion of "A Student's Guide to Not Writing with ChatGPT," Perret
In-class discussion of reading
Workshop to prepare discussion of "Your Brain on ChatGPT," Kosmyna et. al.
In-class discussion of reading
Workshop to prepare discussion of "Extractive AI," Hogan and Lepage-Richer
In-class discussion of reading
Workshop to prepare discussion of "ChatGPT is Bullshit," Hicks et. al.
In-class discussion of reading
Lab Session #1: Designing a workshop about LLMs for your peers (report due at end of class)
Unit review, test preparation
Unit 1 test
Unit introduction by Professor Brown
Workshop to prepare discussion of The Siren's Call (excerpt), Hayes
In-class discussion of reading
Workshop to prepare discussion of The Ecology of Attention (excerpt), Citton
In-class discussion of reading
Workshop to prepare discussion of The Anxious Generation (excerpt), Haidt
In-class discussion of reading
Workshop to prepare discussion of Digital Minimalism (excerpt), Newport
In-class discussion of reading
In-class discussion of "Attention Sanctuaries," Burnett and Mitchell
Lab Session #2: Attention and Place (report due at end of class)
Lab Session #3: Writing an Attention Practice (report due at end of class)
Lab Session #4: Digital Declutter - Define Your Technology Rules (report due at end of class)
Unit review, test preparation
Unit test