Week 2 // off week 

Hello Everyone,

We hope you can join us on Wednesday, Sep. 17 at 3:00p for our guest speaker, James Collett, AI + Tech consultant. 

Here are some items to consider during our week off:

1. Please take the post-meeting survey.

2. Consider the compilation of Suggest Patterns of AI. 

3. Reflection this week:

Your Task

3. • This week, review the resource “Suggested Patterns of AI Transformation” and use it as a lens while observing your own daily environment. Look for signals, tensions, or surprising moments in your teaching, research, media use, workplace, or community that connect with—or push against—these patterns.

Step 1: Capture 3–5 Signals

3. • Record 3–5 signals of change from your own context. These could be small observations (student use of AI in class) or broad shifts (a new policy or tech adoption).

   • For each signal, write a short reflection (5–7 sentences):

     • What did I notice? (Describe the moment.)

     • Why did it stand out? (What tension, contradiction, or opportunity emerged?)

     • How does it align with—or diverge from—the suggested patterns of AI transformation?

Step 2: Gather 1 External Artifact

3. • Choose one artifact that illustrates a signal: an image, article snippet, statistic, or chart.

   • Add a short note (2–3 sentences): How does this artifact connect to the suggested patterns? Does it confirm, extend, or challenge them?

Step 3: Select 1 Signal to Carry Forward

3. • Choose the single most compelling signal to bring into Session 2.

     • Ask yourself:

       • Which signal feels most connected to a larger systemic shift?

       • Which signal best illustrates or complicates the suggested patterns?

       • Which signal raises new questions worth exploring further?

Deliverables

3. • Reflective journal entry (3–5 signals with reflections)

👉 Tip: Think of the “Suggested Patterns of AI Transformation” as a map. Your job is to locate where your lived signals land on that map—and also to mark the places where your experience points to something new or overlooked.