UTM191H5: Building Knowledge with Innovative Technologies (SCI, SSc)
Special Topics at the Intersection of Science and Social Science
This 0.5 credit course can be used to satisfy either your Science (SCI) or Social Science (SSc) distribution requirement. This course is offered in the Winter term (January-April).
This course will explore how people can leverage various technologies to support knowledge creation. Students will engage in multimodal epistemologies, which is a fancy way of saying that we will get hands-on with different tools and explore the various pathways they offer to create and communicate knowledge. In doing so, we will consider how viable certain technologies are to support learning, how/if they can be scaled to different learning contexts, how technologies can make knowledge accessible to various audiences (or not).
Our interactions will be framed by three modules: virtual reality, game-based learning, and podcast design. Each module will offer an opportunity to engage with and analyze a meaning-making tool (e.g., VR experiences) and/or an opportunity to design a teaching experience, such as a game or a podcast. Underpinning each module will be a discussion around the most hot-button technological topic of them all: generative AI and its impact on learning.
This utmONE Scholars first-year seminar is taught by:
How to Apply
Students who receive an email invitation are eligible to apply. Invitations are sent on a rolling basis from May to June. In the application form, you will have the opportunity to provide application answers for both your first and second choice of utmONE Scholars seminar. Please be sure to read our FAQ section before applying.