generative ai

  • Past Presentations: Generative AI

    Past Presentations: Generative AI

    At ETUG we’ve been recording most of our Fall and Spring Workshop sessions since the Fall of 2019. There’s a lot of information spread across several themes in this collection. And there’s lots worth diving back into. Here are the presentations that relate to generative artificial intelligence. John Born Sound by AI: AI-Driven Sound in…

  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Supporting Students’ Well-Being when Learning with AI

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Supporting Students’ Well-Being when Learning with AI

    Friday June 2, 11:15 – 12:00 Session Description We are all immersed in technology for our social, personal, learning and working needs. Even though general well-being has received attention across higher education due to its inseparable connection to learning, many educators still struggle to have a comprehensive wellness curriculum to help students navigate digital spaces…

  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Risks, Realities, and Ruminations on the Probalistic Web

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Risks, Realities, and Ruminations on the Probalistic Web

    Friday June 2, 1:00 – 1:10 Session Description Current AI tools use large language models (LLM) to create original text, using probability to build it word-by-word. What does this mean for determining if something is real? If AI output is based on how often words are found together in the resources the tool has trained…

  • [Spring Workshop 2023] (Academic) Integrity and ChatGPT

    [Spring Workshop 2023] (Academic) Integrity and ChatGPT

    Thursday June 1, 1:00 – 1:20 Session Description One of the most controversial concerns about ChatGPT in higher education is related to academic integrity. In this short session, I discuss dimensions of (academic) integrity and propose how educators can promote new integrity framework to address some dynamism and complexities when using ChatGPT in teaching. Recording…

  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Why are we Doing This Again?: Will AI writing tools push us to reconsider the way we assess?

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Why are we Doing This Again?: Will AI writing tools push us to reconsider the way we assess?

    Thursday June 1, 1:30 – 1:50 Session Description AI writing tools, such as ChatGPT, use natural language processing and machine learning, which can generate a wide range of outputs, including text-based responses to prompts, creative writing, translation, summaries, etc. Since ChatGPT was released in November 2022, many academics have expressed their apprehension about this tool.…

  • [Spring Workshop 2023] Managing the Panic, Highlighting the Opportunities: Generative AI workshops for faculty

    [Spring Workshop 2023] Managing the Panic, Highlighting the Opportunities: Generative AI workshops for faculty

    Thursday June 1, 2:45 – 3:30 Session Description Generative AI, and ChatGPT in particular, is a huge concern for faculty at most institutions, including ours. Starting in January, Langara’s Educational Technology Department (EdTech), Teaching and Curriculum Development Centre (TCDC), and Student Conduct and Academic Integrity Office (SCAI) started receiving separate requests for support, information, and…

  • [Spring Workshop 2023] ChatGPT: Foe, friend, or paradigm-shifting challenge

    [Spring Workshop 2023] ChatGPT: Foe, friend, or paradigm-shifting challenge

    Friday June 2, 9:40 – 10:25 Session Description Technological innovation comes in 3 flavours: catastrophic (the sky is falling!); sustaining (helps us do what we’ve always done, but better); or disruptive (what doesn’t kill us can make us stronger). Education articles about ChatGPT generally take the first 2 perspectives. Many warn that cheaters will prosper…