Cultural Diversity in Japan - Week 1

Flashcards for Cultural Diversity in Japan and Beyond course.

FDOC

First Day of Class

Keiko Nishimura

Instructor of Cultural Diversity in Japan and Beyond, studies cultural studies (of technology), popular culture, Japan studies

Current Research Focus (Keiko Nishimura)

Representations of robots/AI & robotics/AI development; “Death” of robots, platform urbanization

Perusall

Online platform for course readings and discussions. Sign-up link: https://app.perusall.com/join/nishimura-x7qbn

ChatGPT usage in assignments (Student responses)

87.3% Yes, 12.7% No

Assignments where students want ChatGPT's help

Improving writing style/tone, grammar, spell check; brainstorming for (long) essays, source suggestions, structuring, planning; when assignment range is big, vague, unclear; when the assignment is straightforward, simple; unfamiliar topics; fact-based writing; dense reading; second language-related; Math, arithmetic, programming, coding; tedious assignments

Assignments where students don't need/want ChatGPT's help

Open-ended questions, discussions asking for opinions/experiences; synthesis of complex ideas; collaborative assignments; creative assignments; shorter assignments; interesting assignments; specific topic assignments; presentation, research papers, textbook-based exams, language/statistics/math classes

Discussion on 'difference'

Exploration of how we are 'different,' how we are 'similar,' and what it means to argue we are 'the same.' Also, discussion of what happens when we find each other 'different.'