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
- Session Format:
- Online
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 - "Generative AI Studios"
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- Online
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- October 21, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
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- November 4, 2026
- Time
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- Online
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- November 18, 2026
- Time
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- Online
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- December 2, 2026
- Time
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- December 16, 2026
- Time
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- December 30, 2026
- Time
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- January 13, 2027
- Time
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- January 27, 2027
- Time
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Facilitators
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Richard Tape
Programmer Analyst, CTLT
Supporting Personalized Learning in the Classroom
- Session Format:
- Online
- Series:
One area where generative AI has generated significant interest is personalized learning. Using AI chatbots and other tools, learning activities, resources, and assignments can be adapted to better meet the needs of individual learners. In this online session, we will explore practical examples of AI-supported personalized learning in higher education. Through demonstrations, hands-on activities, and (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Supporting Personalized Learning in the Classroom"
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- Online
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- November 10, 2026
- Time
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Facilitators
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Lucas Wright
Senior Educational Consultant, CTLT -
Judy Chan
Faculty Associate, Faculty Liaison, Land and Food Systems
AI in the Classroom: What We’re Hearing from Students
- Session Format:
- Online
- Series:
The results of the 2026 UBC Student AI Survey reveal student motivations for both using Gen AI (efficiency, comprehension, momentum, accessibility) and not using Gen AI (cognitive impacts, ecological impact, ethical issues, academic integrity). UBC student attitudes towards the use of AI tools are varied and evolving. In this session, we’ll review the latest data (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "AI in the Classroom: What We’re Hearing from Students"
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- Online
- Date
- November 24, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Facilitators
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Lucas Wright
Senior Educational Consultant, CTLT -
Megan Robertson
Educational Consultant, CTLT