Food For Thought - Generative AI Text Tools - BCIT

Food For Thought - Generative AI Text Tools

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There’s a lot of hype around generative AI tools in the education world, public media and beyond, but what does it mean for you as BCIT faculty? Connect with colleagues from across the institute and participate in thought-provoking activities to discuss the impact of generative AI tools on teaching and learning. With the guidance of our panel of experts from the LTC, Library, and ETLDC, you’ll learn how to navigate potential concerns and discover positive ways to incorporate AI tools in your teaching. By the end of the workshop, you will have a foundation to address AI tools in the classroom and promote equitable use. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your teaching and engage in critical discussions about the role of AI in education!

Presenters:

Ian Linkletter is an Emerging Technology and Open Education Librarian with BCIT Library. He has extensive experience piloting and implementing technologies to support teaching, learning, and communication. Exploring emerging technologies through an ethical lens is his passion.

Previously, Ian worked at UBC’s Faculty of Education for 10 years as a Learning Technology Specialist, helping faculty implement emerging technologies into their teaching in evidence-informed, care-centred, pedagogically sound ways.

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Oleg Lungu is an Instructional Development Consultant with the Learning and Teaching Centre at BCIT. He works with many faculty and programs at BCIT to support the design of engaging learning experiences that help students achieve their goals.

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Erika Ram is an Instructor and eLearning Specialist in the SoCAS Computing Department. She has spent over eight years working in higher education and is the currently the Chair of BCIT's EDCO Educational Technology and Learning Design Committee.

Her current role allows Erika to combine the practical application of pedagogical theory and effective teaching and learning principles with information technology, program and course development, graphic and web design, and problem-solving. Erika advocates for teaching in beta, where curriculum and course development are never 'done' and instead are an iterative cycle of learning, assessment and adjustment.

Erika’s research interests include eLearning design practices, educational technologies, agency in technology adoption and use, STEM education, student self-efficacy, self-motivation and self-regulation.

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