Day 1 Welcome & Keynote
Overview
Archived session from the 2024 Arizona Regional OER Conference.
Session Title: Day one welcome and keynote.
This resource includes the session abstract, presenters information, and recording.
Session Abstract and Recording
Session Abstract
Day one welcome from our host institutions and sponsors.
Presenter(s)
- Megan Crossfield, Yavapai College
- Doug Berry, Yavapai College
- Matthew Bloom, Scottsdale Community College
- Debra Riley-Huff, Arizona State University
Doug Berry's Recorded Welcome
Keynote Session Title & Abstract
Title: In Cyborg Luddite Solidarity
In this keynote, Jennryn explores the challenges and promises generative AI poses for creators and open educators. From concerns around privacy, consent, bias, economic and environmental impacts, access to and control over technology further entrenching inequities, copyright, misinformation and more, generative AI remains a contentious advancement. Simultaneously, the benefits and promises witnessed in 2023 alone were awe-inspiring. AI advanced life-saving medical knowledge, enhanced educational curriculum alignment across national borders, and made creative expression more accessible to untrained creators. Using generative AI, international projects strengthened linguistic diversity online -- work vital to addressing one of the major inequities of the internet. While our new landscape continues to evolve, Jennryn draws from the Luddite Movement and Cyborg Manifesto, to highlight ethics from our collective pasts that may apply today.
Presenter(s)
Jennryn Wetzler, DIrector of Learning and Training at Creative Commons
Jennryn Wetzler is the Director of Learning and Training at Creative Commons. At Creative Commons she has the joy of building collaborative partnerships and trainings in open journalism, open education and open culture. She oversees the CC Certificate program, as well as CC consulting services.
Prior to CC, Jennryn worked on open policy and open educational resources (OER) at the U.S. Department of State, piloting OER use for public diplomacy and global partnerships. She’s also enjoyed gaining a different perspective of education through international development work.
Jennryn has a Masters in ‘Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs’ from American University’s School for International Service. She was a Boren Fellow (Thailand, 2008-2009), a Critical Language Scholar (Egypt, 2007), and Peace Corps volunteer (Niger, 2004-2006). She currently lives in Maryland with her husband Nick, and kids. Jennryn enjoys yoga, bonfires and feeding her more daring friends cooking experiments.
Recording