December 15, 2024
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Autumn 2024
The Autumn 2024 GEN ST 297 seminar students were very engaged with innovations happening in their respective fields of study. The seminar included two students taking the course a second time. Hot topics were AI, healthcare, and design. Seminar Scenarios The Autumn 2024 seminar students chose to look at the nexus of healthcare & space…
June 5, 2024
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Spring 2024
The Spring 2024 GEN ST 297 seminar students were very creative and academically diverse this quarter. The students in the seminar once again chose to explore topics in depth. Hot topics were AI, ChatGPT, and quantum computing. Seminar Scenarios The Spring 2024 seminar students chose to look at the nexus of AI & Hawaii with…
March 16, 2024
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Winter 2024
The Winter 2024 GEN ST 297 seminar students were very interactive this quarter and like to explore topics more deeply than we have done in past quarters. Hot topics were AI, ChapGPT, and biomimicry. Seminar Scenarios The Winter 2024 seminar students chose to look at the nexus of research & technology with a special focus…
December 11, 2023
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Autumn 2023
The Autumn 2023 GEN ST 297 seminar students were both engaged and exploratory this quarter with multiple instances in which extra research was done around the assignments and weekly headline challenges. Hot topics were AI, the arts, and 3D printing. Seminar Scenarios The Autumn 2023 seminar students chose to look at the nexus of AI…
August 18, 2023
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Summer 2023
The Summer 2023 GEN ST 297 seminar students were once again super engaged and ready to bring creative ideas into discussions. Summer is often a challenging quarter to stay focused and motivated given all the distractions but the seminar students were all-in on seminar discussion sessions. Hot topics were once again Chat GPT, virtual and…
March 10, 2023
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Winter 2023
The Winter 2023 GEN ST 297 seminar students were incredibly engaged and creative. This was considered the ‘we are fully back from COVID’ quarter and I think the benefits of in-person learning and being able to interact and discuss topics with fellow students was clearly demonstrated in this cohort. Hot topics were Chat GPT, virtual…
March 29, 2022
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Winter 2022
The Winter 2022 GEN ST 297 Future-ish seminar group was the largest yet since the seminar was restarted. Robotic fish seemed to be a frequent topic, along with COVID, plastics, 3D printing, and new horizons for space travel. Seminar Scenarios The Winter 2022 seminar students chose to look at the nexus of space travel and…
December 29, 2021
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Autumn 2021
The Autumn 2021 GEN ST 297 Future-ish seminar group was, once again, in person and the larges number of students since the seminar was restarted with over 15 participants. The quarter focused on the post-COVID and there was a strong connection to agricultural systems, including produce agriculture but other managed food commodities like fisheries. Seminar…
September 30, 2021
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Summer 2021
The Summer 2021 GEN ST 297 Future-ish seminar group was very engaged and dynamic. Fashion, the intersection of neuroscience and AI, and COVID were frequent subjects in discussions. This particular group had many students from psychology which provided an interesting perspective during the class discussions and exercises. Seminar Scenarios The Summer 2021 seminar students chose…
August 20, 2021
GEN ST 297 Freshman Seminar | Future-ish
In the not-so-distant future, we will learn calculus in kindergarten, design our own clothes and cars on handhelds, and enthusiastically keep our culture and traditions alive whether we are on Earth, the moon, or Mars I lead a quarterly, discussion-oriented undergraduate seminar through First Year Programs that gives students the opportunity to explore future studies…