Rethinking Assessment in the Age of Generative AI
Series: Generative AI Online
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Online As generative AI changes how students learn, create, and show what they know, traditional assessment models need to adapt. This session explores how educators can redesign assessment practices to reflect the new realities of AI-enhanced learning. Rather than focusing on detection or prohibition, we will look at how to create assessments that support critical (more…)
Generative AI Studios – July 23, 2025
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Online These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – 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 (more…)
Accessibility Drop-In: July 23, 2025
Series: Accessibility Online Open Education
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Online Are you interested in making your course materials more accessible and barrier free for all learners? Join us for an informal drop-in where you can chat with accessibility consultants, educational designers, and colleagues about accessibility. The accessibility drop-ins are for anyone who is developing course content or open educational resources (OER) and who is (more…)
POSE Open Education Discussion and Program Wrap Up: Envisioning the Future of Open in Higher Education
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Online Over the past two decades, the open education and scholarship movement has championed ideals of accessibility, collaboration, and democratization of knowledge. However, as highlighted in The Paradox of Open manifesto, the digital landscape has evolved in ways that both support and challenge these ideals. The concentration of digital power among a few platforms, the (more…)
Generative AI Studios – July 30, 2025
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Online These sixty minute, weekly sessions – facilitated by Technologists and Pedagogy Experts from the CTLT – 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 (more…)
Teaching with GenAI: A Practical Introduction for Educators
Series: Generative AI Online
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Online Are you interested in the role of Generative AI in higher education? This online session is designed for faculty and staff who are new to this area. We will introduce large language models such as ChatGPT and explore their implications for teaching, learning, and curriculum design. The session will focus on practical ways to (more…)
Accessibility Drop-In: August 5, 2025
Series: Accessibility Online Open Education
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Online Are you interested in making your course materials more accessible and barrier free for all learners? Join us for an informal drop-in where you can chat with accessibility consultants, educational designers, and colleagues about accessibility. The accessibility drop-ins are for anyone who is developing course content or open educational resources (OER) and who is (more…)
Best Practices in Survey Design – August 14, 2025
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Online Evaluating and researching teaching and learning is an important endeavour. Choosing the right approach and tools is key to obtaining the evidence needed to assess the outcomes of a project and the impact of our teaching practices. While surveys are one of the most commonly used data collection methods, designing effective surveys that elicit (more…)
Supporting Student Learning with AI
Series: Generative AI Online
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Online As generative AI tools become increasingly integrated into academic work, educators face both new challenges and opportunities. This interactive session will explore strategies for guiding students in the responsible and effective use of AI tools across disciplines. We will discuss how to scaffold student learning with AI, from ideation and research to writing and (more…)
GenAI Maker Session: Creating Teaching Materials with Generative AI
Series: Generative AI Online
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Online Discover how Generative AI can transform your approach to teaching material development. This interactive session explores how foundation models like ChatGPT and Claude, along with tools such as Google LM and AITutor Pro, can support faculty in developing teaching materials across different modalities including text, visuals, and audio-video. Participants will examine how generative AI (more…)