Replays
Here we list all of the individual Generative AI-focused sessions that we have hosted since June 2023. They’re split into two groups. The first is our session replays, which covers all of the specific teaching and learning focused workshops, symposia, and events. The second is a list of all of our weekly studio session replays.
Session Replays
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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 activities that demonstrated how AI can assist with everything from creating course-level knowledge repositories to generating images, mini-simulations, and layered explanations of difficult topics. The session provided practical prompts and use cases that educators can apply directly to their course design and teaching practice. We…
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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 ways AI can be integrated into teaching materials, learning activities, and discussions of critical issues. We also discussed institutional competency frameworks and practical strategies for incorporating AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot into educational settings. This workshop emphasized both the creative potential and the…
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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 the opportunities and challenges of AI in evaluation, emphasizing clear learning goals, actionable feedback, and student reflection. We also explored AI-powered simulations, quizzes, and tutoring bots as tools for self-paced learning while considering the importance of maintaining human oversight and critical thinking in assessment design.…
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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:
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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 adapt curriculum for workplace AI literacy. Implementation frameworks focused on balancing student privacy, ensuring equitable AI access, establishing ethical usage guidelines, and maintaining transparent AI policies. Practical applications demonstrated included Google LM for knowledge organization and AI tutoring tools, while future recommendations stressed the importance…
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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 activities, attendees: The session highlighted key opportunities and challenges, emphasizing that while generative AI can produce plausible-sounding content, students need structured opportunities to critique and refine their judgment. Scaffolding these experiences through well-designed activities and peer discussions can help students develop essential metacognitive skills. For…
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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, and use the ACTOR prompt model to refine their outputs. We also delved into more complex tasks, including generating data diagrams, equations, and interactive artifacts, offering valuable insights into the capabilities and limitations of these tools in enhancing classroom engagement. To support your continued learning…
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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 ChatGPT 4o. Creating Teaching Materials Follow Up Assistant Workshop Highlights In our recent workshop, “GenAI for Teaching Materials Development,” we explored the intersection of generative AI and education. As AI continues to reshape various aspects of our lives, its potential to revolutionize how we create…
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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, and additional resources available. These provide a comprehensive view of AI’s contributions to education. Your engagement is invaluable, and we’re excited to continue exploring the future of education with AI. Session Resources Session Sllides Session Worksheet
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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 creating more inclusive educational environments through AI. Session Slides (Google Slides) Session Slides (PDF) Session Worksheet
Studio Replays
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Generative AI Studio July 15, 2026 – Replay
This week’s GenAI Studio highlights major frontier model updates, practical tools, and UBC innovations: Anthropic’s restored Claude Fable 5 with enhanced safety, OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol preview, Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebooks, Anthropic’s global workspace research, and LTIC’s new Document Parser Audit Lab for turning course slides and notes with embedded images… Read the full replay
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Generative AI Studio June 17, 2026 – Replay
This week’s GenAI studio highlights showcase various AI tech breakthroughs and challenges: from Anthropic’s ambitious Fable 5 launch and subsequent suspension, Apple’s smarter Siri AI, and Google’s upgraded NotebookLM, to regulatory moves in Argentina, China’s AI education overhaul, and a major Instagram account hijacking via Meta’s chatbot. Read the full replay
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Generative AI Studio May 20, 2026 – Replay
This week’s GenAI highlights how AI advances can bring both risks and backlash. Google blocked the first AI-assisted zero-day hacking exploit, while graduates booed pro-AI speakers. UVic’s harsh anti-AI rules, including post-graduation degree revocation, threaten students needing AI for accessibility, while UBC takes a supportive path with its secure locally-hosted… Read the full replay
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Generative AI Studio April 22, 2026 – Replay
Advanced AI is rapidly expanding both capability and risk, as seen in Claude Mythos Preview, which can uncover and help exploit software vulnerabilities, while UBC Learning Technology Innovation Centre is deploying secure, locally hosted AI tools to enable faculty-driven innovation in teaching and research. Read the full replay
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Generative AI Studio March 25, 2026 – Replay
This session linked early ideas about AI’s future with tools now starting to make them real, from a 2015 blog that anticipated AI’s rise before major breakthroughs to emerging systems that can iteratively improve themselves, alongside a hands-on workshop where participants built a GenAI app together. Read the full replay
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Generative AI Studio Mar 11, 2026 – Replay
This week in AI spotlighted breakthroughs and debates across tech, ethics, and neuroscience. Anthropic’s Claude topped the App Store after refusing military use, turning controversy into explosive public support and growth, while OpenAI launched GPT-5.4 for professional office work. Google and Qwen advanced multimodal embeddings for unified search across text,… Read the full replay
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Generative AI Studio Feb 25, 2026 – Replay
This week in AI spotlights OpenClaw, an open-source, locally-run AI agent that autonomously manages emails, calendars, and app controls via chat interfaces. Its popularity surge has been overshadowed by incidents like Meta’s AI Safety Director losing control and an OpenClaw bot shaming a Matplotlib maintainer after a rejected pull request.… Read the full replay
