By Cassie Finley, PhD Candidate in Philosophy, University of Iowa Since the launch of ChatGPT on November 30th, there has been widespread discussion among educators about what this new technology means for education. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is a large language model, which means that it uses massive amounts of existing written work to generate new writing … Incorporating ChatGPT in Philosophy Classes
By Mark Sanders (University of North Carolina Charlotte) I have been teaching a Philosophy of Education class at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte every fall for the past five years. The class examines the role Philosophy should have in education and should more properly be titled Philosophy of and in Education. At the … Philosophy in & Beyond the Classroom
By Sam Cook and Kaleigh Bronson-Cook Growing up in rural southern Utah doesn’t exactly afford young adults robust opportunities to engage with philosophy before college, that was at least, until the Southern Utah University Philosophy Lyceum. This program had such a profound impact on us personally and so many other students in our area who … Reflections on the Southern Utah Lyceum
Since 2016, PLATO has funded various innovative philosophy programs aimed towards expanding access to philosophy around the United States. Most successful grants have been in amounts ranging from $200 to $5,000. The application deadline is January 31, 2023. Grants will be announced in March 2023. In order to be eligible, you must be a member … Applications for PLATO Grants Now Open!
Guest Blog Post from Chaeyeon Lee (Philosophy Ph.D. Student, University of Iowa) It has already been a decade since Ewha Saturday Philosophy Class (ESPC), a Philosophy for Children (P4C) program in South Korea, started with only two classes and 32 students. In 2013, Dr. Ji-Aeh Lee, a professor of philosophy at Ewha Womans University, and … Challenges and Growth: The Improvement of Ewha Saturday Philosophy Class
My name is Cassie Finley and I’m excited to introduce myself as the new Communications Intern for PLATO. As part of my work with PLATO, I will be facilitating a new guest-blogger program with the blog Wondering Aloud. Wondering Aloud will now have 2-3 guest bloggers per month writing about their experiences with public philosophy … Introducing the PLATO Guest Blogger Series! 
Applications are now being accepted for the PLATO Philosophy Fund (PPF), supporting a wide range of innovative philosophy programs around the country. The deadline for applying for a 2018 award is January 31, 2018. All applications are blind peer-reviewed. All applications must be submitted and funding decisions will be announced in the spring. About the … Applying to the PLATO Philosophy Fund
[infobox color=”#6394bf” textcolor=”#000000″ icon=”comments”]From June 19-23, 2017 California Lutheran University will host the first SoCal Philosophy Academy for high school students in Thousand Oaks, CA.[/infobox] [slider] [next-slide] [/slider] The SoCal Philosophy Academy for high school students will be hosted at California Lutheran University and run by Dr. Brian J. Collins, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. … Learn about the upcoming Southern California Philosophy Academy for High School Students!
[infobox color=”#6394bf” textcolor=”#000000″ icon=”comments”] We are following up on our story about the Iowa Lyceum Program by highlighting another successful Lyceum Program in Utah! Take tips from the experts, and consider creating your own Lyceum Program at a local university to help grow the pre-college philosophy movement! [/infobox] [slider] [next-slide] [next-slide] [/slider] Learn about the … Join the Pre-College Philosophy Movement: Start a Lyceum Program!
[infobox color=”#6394bf” textcolor=”#000000″ icon=”comments”] This interview with the PLATO Vice President, Michael Burroughs, was curated and originally published by our colleagues at Engaged Philosophy. See the original interview here.[/infobox] [slider] [next-slide] [next-slide] [/slider] Learn how Michael Burroughs, the Associate Director of the Rock Ethics Institute at Pennsylvania State University, engages preschool-age children in philosophy, ethics … Ethics Education Program for Pre-School Students in Pennsylvania
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