ICAT Playdate: AI, Digital Humanities, and Collaborative Diversity: Developing an Educational Prototype

Term: Spring 2024

Date: April 26th, 2024

Time: 8:30am - 9:30am

Location: Community Assembly in the Creativity + Innovation District Living-Learning Community

Instructor: Phyllis Newbill

Presented By: Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT)

Description:

We will report on an ongoing collaboration between two Virginia Tech investigators, Professor David F. Green, our partner at Howard University, and our creative industry partner Sum at Glow Interactive, centered around AI, digital humanities, collaborative diversity, and bridging pedagogical and ideational processes between academia and the media and entertainment industry. We will report on the scope of our creative, pedagogical, ideational activities, comprising a prototype for intense, sustained engagement between Virginia Tech, HBCUs, and industry professionals.

Speakers: 

David F. Green (Howard University);

Eric Lyon (Virginia Tech);

Sum (Creative Director at Glow Interactive);

Tyechia Thompson (Virginia Tech)