Generative AI

This year, AI has emerged as a significant tool in education, and faculty at UBC are grappling with its integration in the classroom. The UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) has introduced a new educational series, GenAI in Teaching and Learning. This series aims to help educators transition from concerns to understanding to seeing the opportunities generative AI presents.  

This series is offering:

  • Bi-Weekly GenAI Support Clinics: One-hour drop-in clinics on teaching and learning topics to do with the use of tools such as ChatGPT, Stability AI, Google Bard and others, every other Wednesday. 
  • Integrating GenAI in Education at UBC 30+30 Workshops: 30-minute interactive presentations followed by 30-minutes of discussion designed to assist faculty and staff in navigating this new landscape. 
  • AI in Teaching and Learning website: A hub for ongoing support and up-to-date tools and resources for leveraging Generative AI for teaching and learning. 

Generative AI Studios

Online
Series:

These sixty minute, bi-monthly sessions – facilitated by Technologists Experts from LTIC – are designed for faculty and staff at UBC who are using, or thinking about using, Generative AI tools as part of their teaching, researching, or daily work. Each session is broken into 3 parts. First, a weekly insights presentation which will talk (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    March 25, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    April 8, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    April 22, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    May 6, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    May 20, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    June 3, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    June 17, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    July 1, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

Using GenAI to Articulate Your Teaching Approach

Online
Series:

Communicating your teaching identity—what drives you as an educator and how that shows up in your practice—can be unexpectedly challenging. Yet whether you’re preparing a dossier, applying for an award, or updating your website, being able to clearly express your approach to teaching is essential. This interactive online session explores how generative AI tools can (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    April 21, 2026
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Facilitators

  • Judy Chan
    Faculty Associate, Faculty Liaison, Land and Food Systems
  • Isabeau Iqbal
    Senior Educational Consultant: Educational Leadership, CTLT

Course Design Studio: Creating AI Resilient Assessments

In-Person
Series:

The arrival of generative AI is not a minor disruption; it’s a constantly evolving challenge to how we assess student learning. This session is designed for instructors who are concerned about academic integrity. In the studio we will introduce the “Mitigate, Support, Elevate” framework for designing assessments resilient to AI misuse. Together we will explore this framework for assessing the (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    April 21, 2026
    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Facilitators

GenAI in Teaching and Learning: A Two-Week Online Intensive Course

Series:

This course is designed primarily for UBC faculty, though educational support staff are also welcome to attend. Discover how generative AI is transforming higher education and learn how to thoughtfully integrate these tools into your teaching. In this two-week, fully online course, you’ll explore the fundamentals of AI, examine its impact on assessment and academic (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Asynchronous Canvas Course (Self-Paced)
    May 11, 2026 - May 26, 2026
    8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Zoom: Let's Connect!
    May 11, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Zoom: Synthesize and Share
    May 26, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

GenAI and Open Educational Resources (OER) in Teaching and Learning

Online
Series:

Join us for an interactive online workshop where we will explore the challenges, contradictions, and opportunities at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Open Educational Resources (OER). In this session we will discuss the potential of AI in generating dynamic content, including interactive textbooks, and its potential in developing open educational resources and practices. (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    May 19, 2026
    11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Facilitators

From Panic to Pedagogy: Using GenAI to Build Cases in Health Professions Education

Online
Series:

This 1-hour interactive seminar is designed for educators interested in how artificial intelligence tools can support the creation of clinical cases and patient simulations. Whether you are new to AI or already experimenting with it, this session will review common language models and share two practical examples of how AI tools are currently being used in health professions cases. We will begin with a brief overview of (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    May 22, 2026
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Facilitators

  • John Cheng
    Learning Design Consultant, CTLT
  • Jason Min
    Associate Professor of Teaching, Pharmacy Education Research and Leadership, Pharmaceutical Sciences