Workshop: Creating Custom GPTs for Teaching and Learning

Workshop
Creating Custom GPTs for Teaching and Learning
 

Professor Rodney H. Jones
Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics
University of Reading 

June 13, 2025 (Friday)
12:45 – 14:00
Room 401 - 402, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Chair: Professor George Jiang

Abstract:
In this workshop we will explore participatory ways of using AI in classrooms. Participants will learn the basics of creating custom chatbots for different pedagogical purposes and gain hands-on experience creating bespoke AI solutions for their teaching and learning needs. Both teaching staff and students are welcome. 
 

About the speaker: 
Rodney H. Jones is Professor of Sociolinguistics in the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading. His research interests include language and digital media, health communication, and language and creativity. His recent books include Understanding Digital Literacies: A practical introduction, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2021) Viral Discourse (Cambridge University Press, 2022), and Introducing Language and Society (Cambridge University Press, 2022). His new book, Innovations and Challenges in Digital Literacies, will soon be published by Routledge. 

~ All are welcome ~
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