{"id":704,"date":"2023-08-29T09:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/?p=704"},"modified":"2024-12-13T16:55:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T21:55:49","slug":"liberal-arts-in-a-digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/summer-2023\/liberal-arts-in-a-digital-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal arts in a digital age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:500px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-charcoal-background-color has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_588772865.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"photo illustration of an interaction between a human, computer data and artificial intelligence.\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_588772865.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_588772865-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_588772865-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_588772865-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_588772865-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/AdobeStock_588772865-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cover-header is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-standard-condensed-font-family\" id=\"h-liberal-arts-in-a-nbsp-digital-nbsp-age\">Liberal arts in a&nbsp;digital&nbsp;age<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neue-haas-grotesk-text-font-family\">by Alexandria Lopez<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Recent headlines have been filled with worries about artificial intelligence systems and their impact on both education and the job market. Higher education professionals nationwide have made much ado about ChatGPT and its potential impact on classroom learning. While these technologies do pose new challenges, institutions like Transylvania are well positioned to explore the benefits offered by this new wave of technology while sidestepping its potential pitfalls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world that is increasingly tech driven, the skills fostered by a liberal arts education are more important than ever. While artificial intelligence can currently produce text and images, its output is only equivalent to the quality of work put into its neural network. Humans will still be needed to assess the systems\u2019 output and improve it through iterative adjustments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>People who will use AI tools well are people who are good at creative and critical thinking, as well as posing good questions \u2014 all of the intellectual skills that come out of a liberal arts education.<\/p>\n<cite>Rebecca Thomas, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the university<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople who will use AI tools well are people who are good at creative and critical thinking, as well as posing good questions \u2014 all of the intellectual skills that come out of a liberal arts education,\u201d said Rebecca Thomas, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the university.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Teaching-in-the-Age-of-AI-workshop-730x486.jpg\" alt=\"three people seated at table in ballroom meeting space. others at tables in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Teaching-in-the-Age-of-AI-workshop-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Teaching-in-the-Age-of-AI-workshop-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Teaching-in-the-Age-of-AI-workshop-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Teaching-in-the-Age-of-AI-workshop-810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Teaching-in-the-Age-of-AI-workshop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Teaching-in-the-Age-of-AI-workshop.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dean Rebecca Thomas (left) and Julie Perino (right) during &#8220;Teaching in the Age of AI&#8221; workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ai-in-the-classroom-nbsp\">AI in the classroom&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2020\/07\/transylvanias-new-academic-dean-embodies-spirit-of-digital-liberal-arts\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Rebecca Thomas<\/a>, who holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford University, recently polled faculty members on their adoption of AI in the classroom. She found that Transy faculty have already found a wide variety of purposes for the new technology. Some professors use AI as a basic brainstorming aid to gather prompts for classroom discussion or writing exercises, while others use it for more specific tasks, like art professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/faculty\/kgohde\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Kurt Gohde<\/a>, who asked students to use ChatGPT to produce scripts for his video production course.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a mistake to prevent students from using AI,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cWe want to help them use it well.\u201d To that end, several faculty members are also having students test out AI as a writing tool, with the ultimate goal of teaching students to use the technology ethically and effectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This spring, Digital Content and Technology Integration Specialist Julie Perino <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2023\/04\/faculty-students-learn-how-to-harness-the-power-of-ai-in-the-classroom\/\" class=\"ek-link\">hosted a workshop<\/a> for faculty and students to assist them in this task. Co-facilitated by Miami University professors <a href=\"https:\/\/miamioh.edu\/profiles\/cas\/heidi-mckee.html\" class=\"ek-link\">Heidi A. McKee<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/miamioh.edu\/profiles\/cas\/james-porter.html\" class=\"ek-link\">James E. Porter<\/a>, the workshop focused on the facilitators\u2019 current research into AI composing technologies, as well as the ethical implications of AI-based writing systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McKee and Porter suggested that faculty consider integrating AI writing into their courses in ways that encourage students to reflect on what\u2019s working and what needs human intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnce students are looking at it, you can have an entire conversation about the voice it\u2019s creating and if that\u2019s the voice you want to create,\u201d Perino explained, noting that artificial intelligence can function to show students their potential deficiencies as writers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If you integrate working with ChatGPT early on, it can become a tool in the student\u2019s arsenal and not just something they fall back on.<\/p>\n<cite>Julie Perino, Digital Content and Technology Integration Specialist<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas agreed, comparing concern regarding the introduction of AI into the writing process to the alarm that was felt when students began to use calculators in mathematics classes. She noted that many faculty members plan to incorporate process writing into their syllabi, a proven pedagogical technique designed to deepen students\u2019 conceptual learning and understanding by requiring them to reflect on their writing process and choices \u2014 the kind of work that even the best machine cannot do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAI can write smooth prose, but it can\u2019t have good deep thought. It can produce images that are interesting or accurate, but it can\u2019t necessarily compose an image with an aesthetic sense or talk about what an image means,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cI think that the output of an AI system can fool you for a little while into thinking it\u2019s human work, but really not for very long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-preparing-for-the-conceptual-age\">Preparing for the \u2018Conceptual Age\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only can new technologies like ChatGPT serve as a teaching tool, but the tech boom also creates new skill sets for students to develop in order to be well prepared for a data-driven job market. According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, data science is projected to be the second-fastest-growing career field requiring a bachelor\u2019s degree over the next eight years \u2014 followed closely by statistics in fourth place. Whether students elect to major in these fields, the ability to produce and understand quantitative information is becoming a common job requirement across the board. Twenty years ago, an English major might not have needed to know how to analyze statistics for their future career, but such skills are in high demand today. \u201cKnowing how to analyze and visualize data is also really important,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cData analysis shouldn\u2019t be limited to students in fields we think of as quantitative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To that end, the university has developed a new data analytics minor scheduled to launch in the fall (see sidebar for more information). Designed to complement a wide array of majors, the minor will help students understand how to collect, organize and use data effectively and ethically, as well as to consider how the widespread availability of enormous amounts of data impacts our lives \u2014 for \u201cbig data\u201d can also come with some big problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the issues we\u2019re preparing our students for is unimaginable oceans of information \u2014 not all of which is accurate and some of which is malicious,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cWe want our students to not just be consumers of that ocean of information; we want them to be able to produce accurate, thoughtful, well-reasoned information in all kinds of media forms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transy has long been preparing students to do just that. The university\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/liberal-arts\/digital-liberal-arts\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Digital Liberal Arts <\/a>initiative was established in 2017 to increase students\u2019 digital fluency, provide access to cutting-edge technology, and give graduates a leg up in the job market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-directed by professors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/faculty\/tpolashek\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Timothy Polashek<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/faculty\/egoodman\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Emily Goodman<\/a>, the initiative has created unique opportunities for Transy students \u2014 establishing a Digital Arts Technology lab to grant students access to professional-grade tools used to produce digital media; hosting Studio 300, an international digital art and music festival; and supporting a series of talks about data visualization in concert with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/calendar\/creative-intelligence\" class=\"ek-link\">Creative Intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While majors in music technology and digital arts and media rely heavily on digital tools, the Digital Liberal Arts initiative encourages all undergraduates to express their creativity \u2014 a soft skill employers continue to value \u2014 using technology as a conduit. Combining these soft skills with the ability to learn fostered by the liberal arts and an understanding of technology \u2014 its use as a tool and what it is and isn\u2019t capable of doing \u2014 Transy students can master both the flexible thinking and digital know-how they need to succeed in a changing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Emily-Goodman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" data-id=\"974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Emily-Goodman-350x234.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Emily Goodman\" class=\"wp-image-974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Emily-Goodman-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Emily-Goodman-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Emily-Goodman-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Emily-Goodman-810x541.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Emily-Goodman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_Emily-Goodman.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emily Goodman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_ProjectionMapping_Tim-Polashek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" data-id=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_ProjectionMapping_Tim-Polashek-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Timothy Polashek and student John Payne\" class=\"wp-image-975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_ProjectionMapping_Tim-Polashek-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_ProjectionMapping_Tim-Polashek-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_ProjectionMapping_Tim-Polashek-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_ProjectionMapping_Tim-Polashek-810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_ProjectionMapping_Tim-Polashek-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Transylvania_ProjectionMapping_Tim-Polashek.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timothy Polashek and student John Payne working on projection mapping.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-cottage-grey-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-crimson-color has-text-color has-standard-condensed-font-family\" id=\"h-liberal-arts-enriches-new-data-analytics-minor\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Liberal arts enriches new data analytics minor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>by John Friedlein<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University has launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/12\/transylvanias-liberal-arts-foundation-enriches-new-data-analytics-minor\/\" class=\"ek-link\">a new minor<\/a> to prepare students for the rapidly growing field of data analytics, which has surprising connections to the liberal arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is helping students develop a range of skills \u2014 from computation to storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the world becomes more interconnected and data driven, it is imperative that liberally educated people have the necessary tools to evaluate the validity of, and make meaningful use of, enormous quantities of data,\u201d mathematics professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/faculty\/mikelly\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Michael Kelly<\/a> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summer 2022, Kelly and professors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/faculty\/mlevan\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Mike LeVan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/faculty\/sbray\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Sarah Bray<\/a> attended a data science workshop in Colorado sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Then they incorporated what they learned into the new minor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their proposal highlights how having a foundation in the liberal arts can enrich data analytics, helping students address today\u2019s problems in ways that are interdisciplinary, holistic and socially responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ties into the school\u2019s embrace of the digital liberal arts more generally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the increasing amount of our activities being tracked, analyzed and used to predict future actions, data analytics now plays a crucial role in understanding the world around us,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The variety of elective options for the minor points to its interdisciplinary nature: Ecology, Entrepreneurship, Linear Algebra, etc. If students have already taken any of these courses, they can count toward the minor. The new, required classes, like Introduction to Data Analysis and Statistics, will roll out through the 2024-25 school year, Bray said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, a capstone course has students gather and analyze data sets using resources such as machine learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those graduating with the minor will have developed a solid range of skills, including: communicating the results of data analysis; wrangling, curating and managing large data sets; and understanding the field\u2019s statistical and mathematical foundations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania graduates are already excelling in data analytics. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/01\/washington-post-deputy-graphics-director-to-give-talk-at-transylvania-on-jan-31\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Tim Meko \u201906<\/a> creates visuals to help readers make sense of complex data as deputy graphics director for The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group header-divider is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-more-from-this-issue\">More from this issue<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ek-linked-block is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile  has-media-on-the-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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