CENTRE FOR TEACHING
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Generative AI + Teaching (Part 1)

“Generative AI + Teaching (Part 1)” – January 31st, 2024

This series of Winter “Webinettes” (15-minute pedagogical presentations followed by 45 minutes of interactive discussion and Q&A) is exploring the impact of Generative AI and related technologies on our teaching and learning practices, including: lesson design and delivery, assignments and assessments, and teaching strategies and pedagogies.

Our “Part 1” here, had the following intended learning outcomes:
-explain what Generative AI is and what it is not;
-identify key considerations for Gen AI and teaching contexts; and
engage students in conversations on Gen AI in authentic teaching and learning.

Whether you’re an AI novice, sceptic, or already leveraging it in your lessons and courses, this series of sessions is aiming to strengthen our AI literacies and guide us in developing and sustaining pedagogically-sound approaches to teaching in the context of AI. Together, we’re navigating how educational practices are and can be influenced by new technologies, and we’re discussing proactive strategies for integrating generative AI into our courses.

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Matthew Dunleavy wearing a pink and purple polka-dot shirt under a grey blazer with red-framed glasses and a long reddish-brown beard smiling into the camera
Matthew Dunleavy

Senior Educational Developer, Faculty Excellence and Development

mdunleavy@yorkvilleu.ca 

Matthew Dunleavy (he/him) is an educational developer and scholarly teacher with over 9+ years’ experience. He immediately joins our CTEI from York University where he was an Educational Developer with the Teaching Commons; before entering that role, he served as the Program Director of the Online Learning and Technology Consultants (OLTC) Program at the Maple League of Universities (Acadia University; Bishop’s University; Mount Allison University; and St. Francis Xavier University). In 2022, he was awarded the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) for this work.