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Student AI Readiness Assessment
Are You Ready to Learn with AI? As Generative AI tools become more common in university courses, assignments, and everyday tasks, developing critical AI literacy is more important than ever. The Student Readiness Assessment (SRA) is designed to help you understand how prepared you are to use AI in your studies. It asks a series […]
Replay – Enhancing Teaching Materials with AI: Innovative Tools and Strategies
In this session, we explored how generative AI can support the design and development of more engaging, efficient, and inclusive teaching materials. We looked at how tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot can streamline course planning, support visual and interactive content creation, and help explain complex concepts in accessible ways. Participants engaged in hands-on […]
Replay: Developing Critical Generative AI Literacy Through Challenge-Based Activities
In this session, we explored how challenge-based learning can help faculty, staff, and students develop critical awareness and fluency with generative AI. We examined why AI literacy matters in higher education, and how it intersects with essential skills such as digital fluency, critical thinking, and academic integrity. Participants tried out hands-on challenges that demonstrated different […]
Replay GenAI Maker Session: Checking Progress and Evaluating Learning with AI
In this workshop, we explored how Generative AI can enhance formative assessment, offering real-time feedback, identifying learning gaps, and supporting adaptive instruction. Using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot, we examined strategies such as Think-Chat-Share, AI-generated concept mapping, and peer feedback loops to refine student understanding and automate elements of assessment. Discussions focused on both […]
Replay – Developing Chatbots for Smarter Teaching: Enhancing Efficiency and Creativity
AI-powered chatbots are transforming teaching, learning, and administrative workflows. In the GenAI Maker Session, participants explored how custom AI chatbots can improve engagement, efficiency, and creativity in education. Key Workshop Takeaways What’s Next? For further exploration, session materials are available here:
Integrating GenAI in Assignments and Assessments – Replay
Workshop Summary The workshop examined AI’s transformative impact on higher education assessment practices, introducing a modified Perkins’ AI Assessment Scale that ranges from complete AI restriction to full integration. Given that AI capabilities now match or exceed student-level work across multiple domains including writing, coding, and critical analysis, the workshop emphasized the urgent need to […]
March 4 GenAI Maker Session: Developing Chatbots for Smarter Teaching: Enhancing Efficiency and Creativity
Explore how generative AI can enhance teaching workflows, streamline lesson planning, and enable the creation of customized chatbots for tailored educational tasks. Join this hands-on Maker Session to discover how generative AI tools can transform your teaching practices. Designed for UBC faculty, this session will guide participants through practical applications of AI, including improving efficiency […]
Replay GenAI Maker Session: Developing Case Studies and Scenarios with Generative AI
In our recent workshop, we explored how generative AI can both challenge and enhance students’ evaluative judgment by engaging with its inaccuracies and hallucinations. Participants worked hands-on with tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity.ai, and MS Copilot to critically assess AI-generated content, recognize misinformation, and develop strategies for scaffolding evaluative judgment in their teaching. Through interactive […]
How to make the most of GenAI in assessments and assignments
While there are times when the use of Generative AI (GenAI) by students may not support their learning, it can also be a valuable tool that helps them develop new skills and approaches within our discipline. Additionally, these tools can be leveraged to create more personalized and engaging learning experiences. Effective Practices for Integrating GenAI […]
How we can reduce the risk of GenAI doing the work for students
While the use of GenAI by students may sometimes not support their learning, it can also be a valuable tool that helps students develop new skills and approaches in our discipline. Additionally, these tools can be leveraged to create more personalized and engaging learning experiences. We hear from our students that they use GenAI when […]
GenAI and Assessment Design
The rapid advancement of Generative AI in achieving high scores on standardized exams like the LSAT and GRE, as well as in producing written assignments that sometimes surpass those of students, has underscored an urgent need in higher education to devise assignments that uphold academic integrity and rigor. Furthermore, it is important for faculty to […]
GenAI Maker Session: Developing Quizzes and Problem Sets with Generative AI –
GenAI Maker Session: Developing Quizzes and Problem Sets with Generative AI In our recent GenAI Maker Session, participants explored various generative AI tools—such as ChatGPT, Claude, and AI Teaching Assistant—to create effective quizzes and problem sets tailored to their teaching contexts. Through a series of interactive challenges, attendees learned to contextualize questions, spot AI-generated errors, […]
How can I use GenAI with UBC-supported learning technologies?
The ways that you can use GenAI outputs with other learning technologies are wide and growing. With the right prompts, these tools can help streamline the process of creating your content or learning activities for other technologies. The following are just a few examples of what you can do: Create H5P learning activities. H5P streamlines […]
Exploring GenAI Tools for Teaching Material Development, Replay
Workshop Follow Up Bot As a prof of concept we developed GPT to follow up the workshop. Using the bot you can explore the topics covered in the workshop and the GenAI prompts that were shared. Note: This is a GPT and to access it you need to have an account and be logged into […]
Gen AI and Open Educational Resources in Teaching and Learning – Replay
In this online workshop we navigated the legal and ethical landscapes of AI and open education, including copyright and privacy issues, and participated in a collaborative exercise to create a textbook chapter, highlighting AI’s real-world educational utility For those who missed the session or want to revisit the discussions, we have made the recording, slides, […]
Generative AI and Universal Design for Learning in Teaching and Learning (Online) – Replay
In our 90-minute workshop, participants delved into the integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to enhance inclusivity in education. They learned about the key UDL principles, the benefits of AI-UDL integration, and how to apply AI tools in teaching to promote accessible learning. The session provided practical insights for […]
Explore and Create: GenAI Chatbots for Teaching and Learning – A Hands-on Online Workshop – Replay
In this online workshop, participants explored GenAI custom chatbots designed to assist with specific tasks, such as generating alt text for improved image accessibility, finding and summarizing academic articles, composing text, and creating PowerPoint presentations. The workshop covered various GPT models available in the ChatGPT Plus store and introduced Poe, a platform that enables users […]
Explore & Create: GenAI Chatbots for Teaching and Learning – A Hands-on Online Workshop
March 20th, 11:30 pm – 1:00 pm In this workshop, we’ll explore GenAI agents – custom chatbots that can help achieve and perform specific tasks (e.g. generating alt text to help make images more accessible, finding and summarizing academic articles, writing text, and making PowerPoint slides). We’ll look at different GPTs available in the ChatGPT […]
Gen AI and Open Educational Resources in Teaching and Learning
April 4, 2024,12:00 pm – 1:30 pm 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 […]
30 + 30 Teaching with CoPilot (Bing Chat): Practical Applications of GenAI in Education -Replay
This session focused on integrating MS Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), a generative AI, into education. After a Privacy Impact Assessment at UBC, its use in classroom assignments is now approved. We explored MS Copilot’s applications in article annotation, computer vision, and AI-driven image generation, highlighting its role in enhancing classroom learning. The session provided an […]
Generative AI and Universal Design for Learning in Teaching and Learning (Online)
Time/Date: March 21, 2024, 10:00 am – 11:30 am In this 90-minute workshop, we will introduce you to the exciting intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in education. Discover how AI can be harnessed to enhance the teaching and learning experience and make it more inclusive for all, while following UDL Principles. By the […]
30 + 30 Exploring GenAI Tools for Teaching Material Development
Time/Date: February 8, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: IKBLC 2.22 This in-person session focuses on how faculty can use various GenAI tools, including CoPilot, ChatGPT, Eduaide, Elicit, Gem, and Dall-E 3, for creating effective teaching materials. It will provide practical insights into applying these technologies for designing case studies, rubrics, scenarios, discussion questions, and lesson plans, […]
30 + 30 Teaching with CoPilot (Bing Chat): Practical Applications of GenAI in Education (Online)
Time Date: January 25, 202412:00 pm – 1:00 pm Join us to explore the integration of MS Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), a type of generative AI, into teaching and learning. With a recent Privacy Impact Assessment completed at UBC, MS Copilot is now approved for responsible use in classroom assignments. This session will showcase innovative uses of this generative […]
Generative AI Symposium – Replay
The Generative AI Symposium was hosted by the CTLT in collaboration with Faculty from Computer Science, and Arts on November 14th and 15th. This resource is an archive of the sessions recordings.
Generative AI and Assessment Design
During Academic Integrity Week, we hosted a session on Generative AI and Assessment Design. The session explored the growing role of Generative AI in education, a technology that can craft content similar to human-generated work. To address academic integrity concerns, we emphasized the importance of creating assessments that focus on the learning process rather than […]
Replay GenAI Issues and Challenges
The 30+30 workshop explored the challenges and opportunities of using Generative AI in education. Participants discussed the major issues when implementing AI in classrooms, such as academic integrity, equity, and privacy concerns. Through brainstorming and interactive activities, attendees discussed potential solutions and best practices to ensure that AI supports student learning, maintains academic integrity, promotes […]
Nov. 14-15: The Teaching and Learning with GenAI Symposium
The Teaching and Learning with Generative AI Symposium is taking place on November 14 & 15. Generative AI is rapidly transforming the teaching and learning domain, being utilized by both students and faculty in their courses. In this symposium, you will hear from faculty, students, and staff at UBC about the significance of generative AI […]
Approaches to Prompting (30+30)
Join this 30+30 session at UBC to delve into effective prompting techniques for generative AI within the context of higher education. The first half of the session, a 30-minute interactive presentation, is dedicated to learning about various prompting approaches, specifically tailored to teaching and learning. Insights, recent research strategies, and best practices will be shared, […]
Replay: Enhancing Student Learning and GenAI (30+30)
Note that none of the tools discussed in this workshop have been through a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), which means they cannot be required for student use unless an alternative is provided such that students do not need to provide private information in using the tool. Additionally, the use of these tools does not constitute an […]
Enhancing Student Learning and GenAI (30+30)
In this focused 30+30 online session at UBC, we will explore the ways Generative AI (GenAI) can be used by learners to enhance both their learning skills and their learning experiences in general. The session will commence with a 30-minute interactive exploration, concentrating on how GenAI can provide students with tools to refine their learning […]
Replay: Integrating Generative AI in Assignment Design
On August 14th, CTLT hosted a workshop on Integrating Generative AI in Assignment Design. This session aimed to assist faculty and students in creating assignments that promote academic integrity, creativity, critical thinking, and rigorous scholarship. Participants learned practical techniques for incorporating generative AI into assignments and were guided through the process to understand its implications on academic integrity. The workshop also explored how Generative AI can support teaching, including resource design and learner support. Video recordings, session slides, and additional resources from the workshop are available on this post.