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Digital Humanities Programming Pedagogy in the Age of AI

DHSI 2025 Workshop with Anastasia Salter and John Murray

Essential AI Communities for Programming Pedagogy

This guide highlights key online communities where AI programming educators and students can engage with generative AI tools, techniques, and discussions. Communities are selected for their educational value, active participation, and relevance to coding instruction.

Reddit Communities

r/MachineLearning - The premier destination for serious ML research discussion with ~3M members. Highly technical and professionally moderated, this community focuses on research papers, technical implementation, and cutting-edge developments. Essential for educators seeking current research and technical depth.
Link: reddit.com/r/MachineLearning

r/LocalLLaMA - A rapidly growing community (~500K members) focused on running and fine-tuning open-source language models locally. Particularly valuable for programming educators interested in privacy-focused AI, custom model deployment, and hands-on technical implementation without relying on commercial APIs.
Link: reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA

r/ChatGPTCoding - Dedicated to AI-assisted programming with ~200-300K members. This community shares practical coding techniques, prompt engineering for code generation, and troubleshooting AI coding tools. Directly relevant for programming instructors integrating AI into their curriculum.
Link: reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCoding

r/OpenAI - Unofficial but vibrant community (~2-3M members) discussing OpenAI’s models and tools. Valuable for staying current with ChatGPT updates, API developments, and practical applications in educational settings.
Link: reddit.com/r/OpenAI

Discord Communities

Hugging Face Community - A technical Discord (150K+ members) focused on open-source AI development. Offers real-time collaboration opportunities, model training support, and access to cutting-edge research implementations. Particularly valuable for educators emphasizing open-source tools and reproducible AI education.
Link: discord.gg/huggingface

LangChain Discord - The hub for developers building AI agents and complex AI applications. Essential for programming educators exploring advanced AI integration, autonomous systems, and practical AI application development beyond simple chatbot interactions.
Link: Invitation via LangChain docs or community page

Developer Forums

OpenAI Community Forum - Official discussion board for OpenAI tools and APIs. Provides authoritative guidance on implementation, best practices, and troubleshooting. Essential for educators using OpenAI tools in their curriculum.
Link: community.openai.com

Hugging Face Forums - Technical forum covering transformer models, deployment, and fine-tuning. Offers structured knowledge base and beginner-friendly guidance for open-source AI implementation.
Link: discuss.huggingface.co

Stack Overflow (AI Tags) - Critical resource for practical coding questions and solutions. The structured Q&A format makes it invaluable for both educators preparing lessons and students seeking specific implementation help.
Link: stackoverflow.com (AI tags) / genai.stackexchange.com (beta)

Educational Newsletters

Import AI - Weekly research-focused newsletter providing analytical coverage of AI developments and policy implications. Essential for educators who need to understand broader context and implications of AI in programming education.
Link: jack-clark.net/import-ai

The Rundown - Daily AI news digest with over 500K subscribers. Helps educators stay current without information overload, delivered in accessible format suitable for sharing with students.
Link: therundown.ai

Communities to Approach Cautiously

r/ChatGPT - While large (9M+ members), the casual and entertainment-focused nature may not align with serious educational goals. The high noise-to-signal ratio could overwhelm pedagogical discussions.

Midjourney Communities - Primarily focused on image generation rather than programming applications. Limited relevance for coding education unless specifically teaching AI art integration.

Start with r/MachineLearning, OpenAI Community Forum, and Stack Overflow for foundational technical knowledge. Add Hugging Face Communities for open-source focus and r/ChatGPTCoding for practical application. Use Import AI newsletter for staying current with research implications.

Focus on communities that emphasize technical depth, educational applications, and practical implementation over entertainment or casual use.

Disclaimer: This guide was developed using ChatGPT deep research with several refinements and edits in Claude using Claude Sonnet 4. It was reviewed and edited by John Murray.