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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Thiel College receives NEH grant to integrate digital tools into humanities courses
GREENVILLE — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded Thiel College a $59,857 Spotlight on the Humanities in Higher Education development grant to support the integration of digital tools and literacy into general education courses in English, history and philosophy. Professor of History and Department Chair David Buck is the grant director for the project, 'Integrating the Digital into Thiel College's Humanities.' It involves interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty members from the college's English, history and philosophy departments. Participating faculty members include Jay Donis, assistant professor of history; Sheila Gross, assistant professor of English and director of the Dietrich Honors Institute; Jared Johnson, professor of English; and Matthew Morgan, professor of philosophy. The initiative focuses on three key areas: expanding student access to digital tools, strengthening digital and information literacy, and fostering campus-wide dialogue about digital skillsets in the humanities. Faculty will develop new courses and course modules incorporating tools such as artificial intelligence, website design, and other digital platforms. The initiative also aims to equip students with the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills necessary to navigate and evaluate digital environments. 'Our goal is to help students become more engaged and informed digital citizens by grounding digital learning in the values and practices of the humanities,' Buck said. Thiel's project is one of 68 funded through the NEH's latest round of grants totaling $9.55 million, which support humanities research, education, preservation, and public programming nationwide. Other institutions receiving grants include the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Johns Hopkins University and Michigan State University. 'The grants awarded today reflect the breadth and vitality of scholarship, preservation, and public programs across the humanities,' said NEH Acting Chairman Michael McDonald.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Thiel College receives NEH grant to integrate digital tools into humanities courses
GREENVILLE — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded Thiel College a $59,857 Spotlight on the Humanities in Higher Education development grant to support the integration of digital tools and literacy into general education courses in English, history and philosophy. Professor of History and Department Chair David Buck is the grant director for the project, 'Integrating the Digital into Thiel College's Humanities.' It involves interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty members from the college's English, history and philosophy departments. Participating faculty members include Jay Donis, assistant professor of history; Sheila Gross, assistant professor of English and director of the Dietrich Honors Institute; Jared Johnson, professor of English; and Matthew Morgan, professor of philosophy. The initiative focuses on three key areas: expanding student access to digital tools, strengthening digital and information literacy, and fostering campus-wide dialogue about digital skillsets in the humanities. Faculty will develop new courses and course modules incorporating tools such as artificial intelligence, website design, and other digital platforms. The initiative also aims to equip students with the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills necessary to navigate and evaluate digital environments. 'Our goal is to help students become more engaged and informed digital citizens by grounding digital learning in the values and practices of the humanities,' Buck said. Thiel's project is one of 68 funded through the NEH's latest round of grants totaling $9.55 million, which support humanities research, education, preservation, and public programming nationwide. Other institutions receiving grants include the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Johns Hopkins University and Michigan State University. 'The grants awarded today reflect the breadth and vitality of scholarship, preservation, and public programs across the humanities,' said NEH Acting Chairman Michael McDonald.
Technical.ly
31-01-2025
- Business
- Technical.ly
This one-person nonprofit multiplies impact by ‘hiring' AI for admin tasks
Maximizing efficiency isn't just a useful business aspiration — for small nonprofits, it's often necessary for survival. When funding is precarious or limited, these organizations have to get creative. For David Buck, executive director and founder of youth mentorship nonprofit Bridges of Opportunities — and the org's only human employee — that's meant turning to AI for help, even if it comes with a sharp learning curve. 'AI seemed so far-fetched,' Buck told reporter Sarah Huffman on Speaking, a monthly segment on WURD Radio's 'Reality Check' hosted by Tonya Pendleton. 'It took a process to develop this growth mindset.' Luckily, he had some help. Buck and other nonprofit leaders were part of a recent cohort with software developers behind AI tool where the engineers helped the orgs get set up new AI 'employees' that assist with administrative tasks. It took some effort, per Buck — as might be true with other new employees, the AI helper needed to be meticulously trained to handle personalized nonprofit needs. 'I really had to … treat this AI personal assistant very personally,' Buck said. Once set up, however, the virtual assistant helped him better understand what niches his nonprofit can fill that others may not have yet tapped into, organize his funder database and more. Dubbed 'Bridgy,' the tool has become something like his 'wing person,' a resource he can trust to answer common questions about the organization, he said. 'I can't be everywhere all the time,' Buck said. 'So, when tasks are needed or questions to be answered, this is where my personal assistant comes in.'
