Details will be added to this schedule after teams are assigned during the first week of class.
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.
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