T9 - Harnessing Generative AI

Future-Ready Education: Highlights from Dawson College’s AI Curriculum Toolkit

This presentation highlights insights from Dawson College’s pioneering project to integrate an AI curriculum across CÉGEP programs. It focuses on the development of an AI curriculum toolkit designed to bridge the gap to more advanced resources and programs in higher education. Key challenges and recommendations for future-ready strategies from the toolkit are offered as signposts for navigating the complexities of AI education at the college level.

Presenters: Joel Trudeau and Robert Stephens

Using Chatbots in a Discussion Board Assignment

Students in a Public Relations course were challenged to provide an answer to an ethical dilemma, using a chatbot. On the LMS discussion board, they posted three prompts and the bot’s responses, followed by their own polished version of the final response. They were graded on effectiveness of prompts, understanding of issues and audience, and quality of the final version. The exercise, worth a total of five points, yielded both expected and unexpected results.

Presenter: Elizabeth Hirst

Transforming Education in the Age of Generative AI

In the last couple of years, technology has evolved rapidly. As educators, we need to adapt and change accordingly. Putting learning into practice makes it fun, increases the involvement from participants and provide them chances to use what they have learned in a more applied manner. It is interesting to apply the experiential learning for students based on generative AI. We can start changing our assessments strategies to leverage generative AI as a learning tool.

Presenter: Maha Daoud