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August 31 – September 1 2023

By Gavin Nigel Chuacuco, UP Diliman Department of Philosophy

The seminar entitled “Community of Inquiry and AI Ethics” aimed to provide participants with an opportunity to discuss and learn, by manner of community of inquiry, some of the most pressing ethical issues on AI use in Philippine education.

The first day started with an introduction from the participants and a lecture from Assoc. Prof. Lumberto Mendoza. In the lecture, the community of inquiry framework was introduced alongside discussion of several ethical issues in the use of AI in Education. Despite strong opinions on the use of AI, an initial survey and conversation with the participants showed that all of them had no previous immersion with ChatGPT. In the afternoon, the seminar was conducted in the computer lab where participants had hands-on activities regarding ChatGPT uses and relevant plagiarism detectors. The day concluded with a community of inquiry session to reflect and share insights among everyone.

The second day started with a lecture and activity by Asst. Prof. Symel De Guzman-Daulat on other AI tools that could be used by students and teachers. These consisted of easily accessible website applications such as WePik, Sharly, Canva, and OpenArt, among others. The afternoon involved a lecture by Instr. Gavin Chuacuco on AI policies/ethical guidelines by institutions such as UNESCO and UP Diliman. The lecture served as points for discussion for the community of inquiry session that followed. This final community of inquiry session also served as an overall synthesis and conclusion to the seminar. The concluding insights were mainly about: 1) the digital divide that restricts access to these technologies, 2) the need for more workshops and training on the topic, and 3) the need for teachers to adopt measures that can prevent students from cheating. The program ended with high hopes as both facilitators and participants expressed optimism in making ethical use of AI towards a more innovative, integrative, and reflective education.

The UP Department of Philosophy proudly congratulates 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗥. 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗜𝗜𝗜, 𝗠𝗔 for winning 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 in the 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻* (𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮).

Assist. Prof. Fernando’s essay titled “𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀?” argues against the viability of Stephen Worrall’s structural realism as a third alternative in the scientific realism vs. anti-realism debate, and will be published in the Philosophical Society’s annual journal the Review and website (http://www.oxfordphilsoc.org/).

*The Marianne Talbot Essay Competition is hosted every term by The Philosophical Society of the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education for the best essay written as coursework in an OUDCE philosophy course. List of previous winners (since 2012) is viewable here:

https://bit.ly/PrevWinsMTSEC
https://bit.ly/PrevWinsMTSEC
https://bit.ly/PrevWinsMTSEC

Once again, congratulations Sir Henry!
The Department is proud of you! 

#UPDPhilosophy #Padayon

The Department of Philosophy, University of the Philippines, Diliman invites applications for teaching positions (AY 2022-2023).

A Master’s Degree and/or a PhD in Philosophy, Ethics, or other related fields are preferred. Applicants with teaching experience & a research portfolio will have an advantage.

Deadline of Applications: October 23, 2022, Sunday

Requirements:

● Application Letter*

● Curriculum Vitae

● Diplomas/certificates for PhD, MA, and BA degrees

● List of publications with full copy of each publication or samples of written work

● Other requirements might be asked after initial assessment

*Address your letter to:

The Chair, Department of Philosophy,

University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

Send your complete requirements to philosophy.upd@up.edu.ph.

Only shortlisted applicants will be scheduled for an online interview and/or lecture demo.