Masterclass #19: Historical thinking in the time of AI

Description

Brief Description
Historical thinking is the set of thinking skills required for learning history or doing history. While History departments are being closed down or merged in Universities across the world, there is a necessity to learn historical thinking because these set of skills are relevant to technology, law, politics, and solving complex ill structured problems. With the advent of generative AI, the necessity to address the concept of historical thinking has come again to the fore.

Recording for this Masterclass can be accessed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KCthDz6kh8

Key Objective(s)

By the end of the session, participants will be able to understand the relevance and identify applications of historical thinking in various domains.

Date and Time: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Title: Historical thinking in the time of AI

Target Audience: Open to anyone

Pre- Requisite(s): None

Instructor:

Dr. Vikram Vincent

Founder and CTO, Freethought Labs, Bangalore, India

Brief Bio

Vikram is Founder and CTO of the EdTech startup Freethought Labs. He periodically writes OpEds for The Hindu on a range of issues. Vikram has a PhD from the Educational Technology IDP at IIT Bombay around historical thinking and technology. He conducts teacher training programs for both inservice and preservice teachers.

Speaker’s LinkedIn Profile Link 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikram-vincent-phd