AltLiberalArts Presents: Measuring Democratic Health From the Classroom: A Virtual Panel on Civic Engagement, Artificial Intelligence and the Democracy Discourse Index

How can universities prepare students not simply to study democracy, but to participate in its renewal? Across six universities on four continents, faculty and students are using the Democracy Discourse Index (DDI) to examine public discourse for empathy, civility, trust, and democratic agency. Developed by the Global Centre for Rehumanising Democracy, Sensika Technologies and a consortium of founding universities, the DDI combines locally informed human analysis with AI-enabled analysis at scale, transforming classrooms into a distributed observatory of democratic life.

This virtual panel brings together faculty and student researchers from Pakistan, Albania, Greece and the United States to explore how the DDI is being incorporated into coursework and co-curricular programs. Panelists will discuss what students learn by treating their own public spheres (including user comments on local news media platforms) as data; how cultural and linguistic knowledge can guide the responsible use of AI; and what early findings reveal about democratic stress and resilience across different societies.

Of particular interest to educators, researchers, institutional leaders and students, the session offers a practical model for integrating civic engagement, global learning, digital literacy and responsible AI into liberal arts education. It will also introduce opportunities for universities to join the growing DDI research and teaching consortium.

Learn more and join via Zoom

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Time: 12:00 pm

Location: Online Event