Sheridan College presents a Thickman Faculty Lecture on Artificial Intelligence

Sheridan College has announced the Thickman Faculty Lecture Series will feature a presentation from Steven Miller, Ph.D., titled “AI: The game-changing technology that educators and society must reckon with NOW!”

Free and open to the public, this lecture will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in Room #103 at Sheridan College in Johnson County, located in the Bomber Mountain Civic Center in Buffalo, Wyoming. After the lecture, refreshments will be available. 

According to Miller, the lecture will confront a primary question: “As Artificial Intelligence is rapidly affecting our daily lives, do we embrace AI and teach how to use it effectively and morally, or do we bristle at this technology and reject it?”

In response to this question, Miller will provide a definition, the history, and the anticipated direction of Artificial Intelligence.  Actual scenarios of how it affects our everyday life will be presented, as well as the ramifications it could have on education and in society. 

Miller is currently the Director of Curriculum and Learning at Johnson County School District #1, as well as an adjunct math faculty at Sheridan College in Johnson County. He has been in the education field in many capacities for 20 years. According to Miller, research, data, and personalized learning and application are educational passions for him.

The Thickman Faculty Lecture Series is hosted by the Sheridan College Foundation and is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment.

For more information about this or upcoming lectures, contact the Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700.