AI Dialogues

Nicole Sorokin, President of MacHacks, an event run by the McMaster AI Society, talks about what really happens at hackathons and how generative AI is reshaping these spaces.This is part one of a two-part series. Next episode I’ll be joining the hackathon and interviewing participants throughout the day to capture the experience in action.

In this follow-up episode, Jon Kruithof, the Lead Learning Technologist at the MacPherson Institute, offers an institutional perspective on D2L’s Lumi. Jon reflects on where generative AI may offer real value, the risks institutions need to navigate, and how today’s moment echoes earlier shifts in higher education.

Jack Pinette, D2L’s Vice President of Product Strategy, joins the conversation to discuss Lumi, D2L’s AI-powered toolkit integrated into Brightspace. Jack offers a product and design–focused perspective on generative AI in EdTech, walking through Lumi’s core capabilities and the principles guiding its development.

This episode is a recording of a recent panel I moderated in which instructors share how their conversations with students about AI have shifted over time, what’s been easy or difficult to navigate, and how students are responding.Panelists include:Michael Wong, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesJennifer Ma, Assistant Professor in the School of Social WorkJosh Nederveen, Assistant Professor in the Department of KinesiologySarah Whitwell, Sessional Instructor in the Faculty of Humanities and Educational Developer with the Office of Community EngagementKeiwan Wind, Assistant Professor of Information Systems in the DeGroote School of Business

 Kelly Webb-Davies, Lead Business Technologist at the University of Oxford’s AI Competency Centre, draws on her experiences as a neurodivergent educator in linguistics to offers a personal and practical perspective on accessibility, linguistic justice, and generative AI in higher education. We talk about digital translanguaging, separating idea development from academic phrasing, and rethinking classroom time to foreground process as much as product.Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Articles referenced in the episode:AI generates covertly racist decisions about people based on their dialectEvent Podcasting for assessment and engagement

Jutta Treviranus, Director of Inclusive Design and Professor in the Faculty of Design at OCAD University, talks about the Framework for Accessible and Equitable AI in Education, which looks at AI from the perspective of people with disabilities who stand to experience the extreme benefits and risks of AI.If you're interested in learning about more about AI and accessibility, check out:IDRC’s Inclusive Artificial Intelligence InitiativesThis collection of articles from leading educators and researchersAccessibility requirements for ICT products and servicesHave feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

After a longer than planned hiatus, I’m excited to kick things off again with a conversation with Professor Mollie Dollinger who’s the Director of Assessment 2030 at Curtin University. Earlier this year Curtin University released an Assessment 2030 Strategic Planning Document, outlining their approach to reimagining assessment for the future of higher education.Mollie and I talk about how she and her team are supporting the rollout of this framework and what she’s learned along the way. At the end of the episode, I share some thoughts on pieces I think need to be in place to realize the benefits of these types of frameworks.

This special episode of AI Dialogues features a recently recorded Instructor Panel at McMaster University. The panel was moderated by Ben Lee Taylor, the Academic Skills Program Coordinator with the Student Success Centre, and brings together the following panelists who engages in writing instruction and support for students:Dr. Jonathan Cannon, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour.Dr. Ayesha Khan, Associate Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior.Dr. Mayu Nishimura. Assistant Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour.Siddharth Raman, PhD candidate, Department of Philosophy; Writing Advisor, Student Success Centre.Towards the end of the recording, I pose a question to the panel that challenges the commonly held assumption that using GenAI involves outsourcing your thinking to talk about whether these tools could potentially support the writing and thinking process.Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In March 2025, the Higher Education Strategy Associates hosted the AI-Cademy conference, a Canadian AI summit for post-secondary education. While I was at the conference, I interviewed 8 attendees to capture their perspectives on conference topics that resonated, things they'd be bringing back to their institutions, and gaps in the conversation. Listen to insights from :Erin Aspenlieder, Associate Vice-Provost, Academic Quality & Teaching Innovation at Sheridan CollegePriya  Mouli, Director  of  IT  Security and Information  Security  Officer at Sheridan  College  Kate Bowers, Lead Learning Designer at Action InsightCari Din, Associate Dean Academic in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of CalgaryRenato Bezerra, Educational Developer at the University of ManitobaJonathan Stone, Learning  Specialist at Coast  Mountain  CollegeAlan Amyotte, Director  of Internal Assurance at the University of British ColumbiaSandrine Desforges, Research Associate with the Higher Education Strategy AssociatesHave feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This podcast episode is focused on a project coming out of one of the AI expert panels at McMaster around AI futures. Shane  Saunderson, who  is an  assistant  professor in Information  Systems  in  the DeGroote  School  of Business and  a  member of the AI Research Expert  panel, talks about how the team plans to undertake this project using something called strategic foresight.Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Learn about the change that's in store for season 3! If you have guests or topics you'd like to hear on the show, ⁠reach out⁠ with your suggestions!

Sarah O’Byrne, Senior Legal Counsel at McMaster University, discusses the evolving legal landscape of Generative AI. We explore key issues like copyright, intellectual property, and data privacy, focusing on two pivotal Canadian cases about data scraping and AI authorship. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, I'm joined by Adam Renkosinski, Director of AI Talent Initiatives and Analytics at the Vector Institute. Adam and I dig into some of the key findings of the report, Artificial Intelligence Talent in Canada: Emerging AI Skills and Future Workforce⁠, talking about the evolving landscape of AI talent in Canada, and what it means for the future of the workforce and post-secondary education. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

As a follow-up to last week's episode, you can catch my interview with Deep Learning Dialogue hosts, Katrina Gouett and Whitney McKinley, as I answer their questions about what's been happening around Generative AI at McMaster. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Katrina Gouett and Whitney McKinley, student achievement consultants for learning innovation with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board and hosts of Deep Learning Dialogues, share their insights into how generative AI is playing out in the K-12 sector and what this means for post-secondary education.  Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This special episode of AI Dialogues features a recently recorded Instructor Panel at McMaster University. The panel was moderated by Sam Scott (from S2 E7), and brings together four educators with different experiences and perspectives on using AI and generative AI for evaluation purposes. The panelists discuss advantages and disadvantages of automation in grading, how generative AI differs from previous applications of automated grading, and what this means for the future of assessment.  The panelists are: Catherine Anderson, Associate Professor, Linguistics and Languages, and Director of the Gender and Social Justice program Ayesha Khan, Associate Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour Linda Davis, Level 1 Lab Coordinator in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Bruce Wainman, Professor, Pathology & Molecular Medicine Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, Soroush Sabbaghan, an Associate Professor (Teaching) and the Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the University of Calgary’s Werklund School of Education, talks about engaging with generative AI through an EDI lens, highlighting the importance of human-centered design to mitigate bias, empower educators, and maintain transparency. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Patrick Thibaudeau, York University's Director, IT Innovation and Academic Technologies at York University, talks about the artificial intelligence platform, AURA, that his team launched at the end of August. We discuss why York decided to build its own AI platform in house, what went into development, and how the platform is being used across the university.   Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sam  Scott, a teaching Stream Associate Professor in the  Department of Computing and Software at McMaster and part of the AI Expert Panel in Teaching and Learning that worked on revising the University's Generative  AI Teaching  and  Learning  Guidelines, shares his experience working with the expert panel and talks through some of the changes made to the guidelines.   Sam references the following articles during the interview: What happened to the artificial intelligence revolution AI adopters aren't slashing jobs so far AI worse than humans in every way at summarizing information Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant do worse on tests The Times sues OpenAI over use of copyrighted work  AI chatbot blamed for psychosocial training gaffe⁠ AI brings soaring emissions for Google and Microsoft Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode I check in with some students and see how they would react if they saw a disclosure of GenAI use statement on their course materials. I interviewed 4 different students, 2 grad, 2 undergrad, from Cognitive Psychology, Life Science, Political Science, and Philosophy. Their perspectives offer interesting nuances on differences in use, course context, and types of course material. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I’m joined by Susan McCahan, who’s the Vice-Provost of Academic Programs and Innovations in Undergraduate Education at the University of Toronto.   Susan discusses her role as the Provost’s Advisor on Artificial Intelligence and teaching and learning co-chair of U of T's AI Task Force Steering Committee, and we talk about updates to their FAQs, including the decision to allow students to use GenAI as a learning aid.   Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I’m joined by two people from the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO), Alexandra McFarlane, who’s one of the Directors, and Ryan Tishchoff who works as a Researcher.  They’re here to talk about some of the research their group has been spearheading around Generative AI and how they hope to support further research in this area by creating a Consortium on Generative AI that’s made up of different stakeholders from post-secondary institutions in Ontario.  You can find out more about HEQCO's request for proposals here - applications are due September 20. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Jeff Casello, the Associate Vice President of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs at the University of Waterloo, and chair of the Generative AI working group for the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies, talks about the impact of generative AI on graduate education, the role of supervisors and students in guiding GenAI usage, and the need for open conversations when integrating AI into research processes. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠here⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This is the second episode that delves into the use and disclosure of GenAI in teaching. Marc Watkins, an Assistant Director of Academic Innovation and Lecturer in Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi, talks about how to incentivize and recognize the professional development instructors need around Generative AI, how transparency in AI usage can help build trust, and the importance of ongoing dialogue with our students to understand the role of Generative AI in their learning environment.  Want to learn more? Marc regularly writes about AI and education on his Substack Rhetorica. I recommend checking out his Beyond ChatGPT series! Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available here. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Mark Daley, Western University's Chief AI Officer, talks about the creation and role of his position. We talk about the importance of grassroots efforts to integrate AI effectively within the institution. We also get into humanistic questions and ethical considerations about AI and how technology can be used to enhance human potential and personal agency. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Learn about the change that's in store for season 2! Transcript available here. If you have guests you'd like to hear on the show, reach out with your suggestions!

Faculty member and entrepreneur, Matthew Schonewille, talks about his motivations for creating GenAI  tools, how he's using them in his teaching, and his thoughts on disclosing use of GenAI as an instructor. This will be 1 of 2 episodes focused on use and disclosure of GenAI in teaching. Here are the links to a couple of the tools Matthew built and talks about: Writing Analysis Case Study Generator Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Trudi Wright, Privacy Management Specialist, and Greg Atkinson, Senior Manager Cyber Security Systems & Information Security Officer, join me to talk about privacy and information security concerns and considerations around Generative AI and what this means for using these tools in practice. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Gayleen Gray, McMaster's Associate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer talks about IT governance and Generative AI and how this intersects with teaching and learning. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠here⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Career Counsellors, Kerri Latham and Jillian Perkins-Marsh, talk about how generative AI is starting to show up in the labour market and job search and recruitment processes, and what this might mean for students, both inside and outside the classroom. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Matt Sibbald, the Associate Dean of the DeGroote School of Medicine's undergraduate program at McMaster talks about generative AI in the context of medical education and what this means for assessments and teaching practices across a program.  Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠here⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Helen Kula - the Associate University Librarian, Teaching and Learning at McMaster - talks about how the library intersects with conversations about Generative AI and the importance of AI literacy. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available here. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I'm joined by Director, Academic Integrity, Kim Mason, who describes how conversations around generative AI and academic integrity are playing out across campus and beyond McMaster. Kim also walks through what an instructor should do if they suspect GenAI was used inappropriately to complete an assessment. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available here. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Deputy Provost, Matheus Grasselli, expounds on how McMaster is continuing the conversation around Generative AI following the release of it's Provisional Guidelines for Teaching and Learning last June, and what this means for other activities within the university. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available here. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I have a “conversation” with Chat GPT using the mobile app to demonstrate how it can be used to generate a reflection-type assignment, and offer some suggestions on how to approach reflection assignments differently. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available here. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, we explore a broader perspective on how Generative AI could fit into undergraduate education with Vice-Provost of Teaching and Learning, Kim Dej. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available here. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Julia Verhaeghe, from McMaster’s English Language Development Office, talks about some of the implications of Generative AI for English Language Learners. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I'm joined by sessional instructors Jessica Rodriguez and Luis Navarro from the Department of Communication and New Media Studies, who share their experience allowing students to use generative AI in their courses. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠ A transcript for this episode is available ⁠here⁠. This episode has been edited for length. The full episode (~45 min) is available here. Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Mat Savelli, an Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Aging, and Society, brings a more critical perspective of Generative AI. We dig into some of the ethical implications of this technology. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠ Acknowledgements Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠. Thanks to Leanne Monteiro for your editing wizardry! A transcript for this episode is available here.

Ian Steinberg, PhD candidate in communication, new media and cultural studies, shares some of his experiences with AI, how he's been using the technology to support his doctoral work, and why he's optimistic that AI can help deliver better student experiences. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠ Acknowledgements Music provided by ⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠. Thanks to Leanne Monteiro for your editing wizardry! A transcript for this episode is available here.

McMaster Student Union President, Jovan Popovic, shares his own perspective on Generative AI and what he’s hearing from other students, where he sees the potential for student learning, and his experience representing the undergraduate student perspective on the university’s Task Force. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠Reach out!⁠ Acknowledgements Music provided by ⁠Videvo⁠. Thanks to Leanne Monteiro for your editing wizardry! A transcript for this episode is available here.

In our kick-off episode, I'm joined by Erin Aspenlieder, an Associate Director at the MacPherson Institute who's been spearheading a lot of the conversations that happen around generative AI at McMaster. In this episode, you’ll hear about Erin’s journey with generative AI and her experience working with the Task Force to create guidelines for use of AI in teaching and learning. You can read the Task Force's final report that we reference here. Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? Reach out! Acknowledgements Music provided by Videvo. Thanks to Leanne Monteiro for your editing wizardry! A transcript for this episode is available ⁠here⁠.