Professional Development Seminar:
Exploring Generative AI in the Employment Landscape
Presenter: Lance Eaton
Location: Virtual (a Zoom link will be sent to you a few days before the event, after registration)
Date: Friday, October 27, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
About this event:
The arrival of generative artificial intelligence represents a significant change in how many people can and are working. What once felt like science-fiction is quickly becoming part of many people's daily lives. There's a lot of hype, confusion, and questions about the role of generative AI and what it means for employers, employees, and job-seekers. This guided session will explore the role of generative AI in several capacities related to employment including:
As career coaches, we will learn how to coach our clients on pros and cons of using generative AI in a job search. Join us for this informative presentation with lots of time for Q&A!
About the Presenter: Lance Eaton is the Director of Faculty Development & Innovation at College Unbound, a part-time instructor at North Shore Community College, and a PhD student at the University of Massachusetts, Boston with a dissertation that focuses on how scholars engage in academic piracy. His work is often engaging with the possibility of digital tools for expanding teaching and learning communities while considering the various deep issues and questions that such technologies open up for students, faculty, and higher ed as a whole. He has given talks, written about, and presented at conferences on artificial intelligence generative tools in education and for emerging professionals, academic piracy, open access, hybrid flexible learning, and digital service-learning. His musings, reflections, and ramblings can be found on his blog: http://www.ByAnyOtherNerd.com.
