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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Nam Center Colloquium Series | Beyond the Page and Across Realities: Rethinking Korean Language Learning with virtual reality and augmented reality in the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:Attend in person or via Zoom: https://myumi.ch/2r4zD \n \nRecent years have witnessed rapid growth in the application of immersive technologies—particularly virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)—to foreign language education. Research demonstrates that VR environments provide unique affordances for developing intercultural competence by situating learners in authentic\, interactive contexts where they can negotiate meaning and engage with diverse perspectives. At the same time\, AR has been shown to enhance reading comprehension and engagement by embedding textual and cultural content into interactive\, real-world environments. These emerging tools are reshaping how learners experience language and culture\, moving beyond traditional classroom boundaries to create embodied\, situated forms of learning.\n   \n   This talk will first review current trends in VR and AR research in applied linguistics and Korean language education\, highlighting empirical findings. Dr. Song will then discuss classroom applications\, including both opportunities and challenges for implementation. Finally\, she will share her own research findings\, which investigate the role of VR in fostering intercultural competence and the effects of AR-based interactive Korean reading activities on comprehension and engagement. By synthesizing these strands of research\, the presentation will consider how immersive technologies can inform the future of Korean language learning and teaching.\n   \n   Jayoung Song is Assistant Professor of Korean and Applied Linguistics in the Department of Asian Studies at Pennsylvania State University\, USA. Her research focuses on second language acquisition\, technology-enhanced language learning\, and intercultural competence. She has led funded projects on augmented reality–based reading\, immersive learning through virtual reality\, and the development of intercultural competence\, supported by the Academy of Korean Studies and the U.S. Department of Education. Her work has been published in journals such as Language Learning & Technology\, Education and Information Technologies\, ReCALL\, and Applied Linguistics Review. Her current work brings together empirical research and classroom practice to explore how AR and VR can transform the future of Korean language education.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at ncks.info@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138232
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Korea,Languages,Asian Languages And Cultures
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor
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DTSTAMP:20251119T082050
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Will Wei Sun\, Associate Professor\, Department of Quantitative Methods\, Department of Statistics (by courtesy)\, Purdue University
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) has emerged as the leading approach to aligning large language models (LLMs) with human preferences. Despite its success\, two challenges remain fundamental: feedback is costly and heterogeneous across annotators\, and the resulting reward models often lack principled measures of uncertainty. This talk presents recent advances that address these challenges by integrating tools from optimal design and statistical inference into the RLHF framework. First\, I introduce a dual active learning approach\, inspired by optimal design\, that adaptively selects both conversations and annotators to maximize information gain\, improving the efficiency of limited feedback budgets. Second\, I present a framework for uncertainty quantification in reward learning\, enabling valid statistical comparisons across LLM models and more reliable best-of-n alignment policies. Together\, these results illustrate how statistics can help trustworthy and data-efficient LLM alignment.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141342
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:seminar
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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DTSTAMP:20250912T091057
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251118T160000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The 2025-2026 Tanner Lecture on Human Values
DESCRIPTION:What is Political Progress?\n Progress is both a necessary and a dangerous idea. It is necessary to motivate political action oriented to the future\, and it is dangerous because the pursuit of progress has often given rise to episodes of paternalism\, colonial domination and narratives of civilisational superiority. In this lecture\, I try to defend a more critical account of progress. I start by distinguishing between moral and political progress\, then explore the relation between political progress and justice. I suggest that we make political progress not when we approximate an ideal of justice that is always known to us\, but when the political institutions we construct reflect what we learn from the trials and failures of the past. To outline how such learning processes might take place\, I defend the idea that the basic function of justice is to regulate the coercive use of power. I further explain how we should understand progress in the norms of justice as the result of cumulative processes of evolution of different views of how power ought to be exercised. \n\nSymposium Panel:\nElizabeth Anderson\, University of Michigan\nPhilip Kitcher\, Columbia University\nDaniel Wodak\, University of Pennsylvania\n\n_________________________________________\nAbout the Tanner Lectures on Human Values\nMichigan is one of nine institutions worldwide that hosts an annual Tanner Lecture on Human Values. Tanner Lectures are funded through the generosity of the late Professor of Philosophy\, industrialist\, and philanthropist\, Obert Clark Tanner\, and his wife\, Grace Tanner. Professor Tanner wrote:I hope these lectures will contribute to the intellectual and moral life of mankind. I see them simply as a search for a better understanding of human behavior and human values. This understanding may be pursued for its own intrinsic worth\, but it may also eventually have practical consequences for the quality of personal and social life.Although the Tanners established the supporting endowment in 1978\, Joel Feinberg's April 1977 lecture at Michigan inaugurated the international series of Tanner Lectures.Each year\, Michigan has a Tanner Lecture combined with an interdisciplinary symposium to which we invite distinguished scholars from around the world. These events are free and open to the public.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138626
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater
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DTSTAMP:20251001T145044
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251118T160000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:Writing Ana Livia Cordero: The Collective Construction of History
DESCRIPTION:In 1964\, Puerto Rican physician and revolutionary Ana Livia Cordero (1931-1992) spoke of the need to unite the Black\, Puerto Rican\, and Third World liberation struggles to confront worldwide imperialism. In this talk\, Dr. Plácido will provide an overview of Cordero's expansive life and contexts\, and reflect on the collective construction of her historical narrative. Plácido will discuss her collaboration with Cordero's family and comrades across continents\, the work done to preserve Cordero's archive\, and her enriching exchanges with a small but mighty group of scholars and Cordero's loved ones that continues to enhance the history of this woman as well as the many movements in which she participated.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140154
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Latina/o Studies,Latine Heritage Month,Latinx,Department Of American Culture
LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Multipurpose #1
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DTSTAMP:20251103T124925
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251118T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251118T180000
SUMMARY:Meeting:Camp Davis Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Join Camp Davis faculty and past students to learn everything you need to know about our upcoming summer program and hear first-hand from students who've been in your boots. Discussion will cover course offerings\, financial aid\, schedules\, safety protocols\, and registration processes. There will also be time for questions. If you can't come in person\, the meeting will be recorded and posted to our website.\n\nDue to space limitations\, an RSVP is required for you to attend. We look forward to seeing you all there!
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141455
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Information Session,Earth And Environmental Sciences,Camp,Natural Sciences
LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 2520
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DTSTAMP:20251030T134339
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SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS: Summer 2026 International Internships with Omprakash Info Session
DESCRIPTION:The U-M Global Social Impact Internships Program with Omprakash helps students earn academic credit while pursuing independent social impact internships in Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America. \n\nInternship fields include health\, engineering\, education\, human rights\, sustainability\, and gender-based advocacy. \n\nAlongside your internship\, you will engage in critical dialogue and reflection about the complexities of striving for justice while crossing differences of culture and power\, and you will create a series of digital storytelling posts that document your experiences through lenses informed by our course themes. \n\nInfo Session Date and Time\n\nTuesday\, November 18\, 2025\n5:00 to 5:30 PM ET\n\nPlease register via Sessions@Michigan\n\nFor more information and questions about Omprakash internships\, please contact:\n\nEthan Goldbach: Director of EdGE Programs (ethan@omprakash.org)\nWilly Oppenheim: Executive Director (willy@omprakash.org)
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141227
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:global opportunities,International Education,Internship,internships,Latin America,Social Impact,social justice,global engagement,Career,Asia,All Majors Welcome,Africa,Abroad
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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