Human Connections in a Digital World

Aș a Humanities instructor and a creative writer, I prize the messiness of human thinking. Since ChatGPT was first released in 2022, I’ve reclaimed my classroom and adapted most of my assignments so they now prioritize things LLM can’t do well, namely creativity and social interaction. I’ll offer some practical, easy to implement strategies for creating an unplugged classroom, everything from my “shoe organizer” cellphone policy to successfully assigning novels to a generation that many believe won’t read anything longer than a social media post. If you miss the sound of students talking, (hi!), please join me.