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Date(s) - 23/10/2024
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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You’re invited to join us on Wednesday October 23 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. ET for our annual Instructors’ Virtual Event! — Register today!

This event is a great opportunity to learn from MCE subject matter experts, discover the latest trends, and explore new teaching strategies to deliver a superior student experience. We look forward to an evening of inspiration and professional growth.

Agenda

6:00 p.m. ET

Welcome and McMaster Continuing Education Updates

Speaker: Dan Piedra, Assistant Director

6:10 p.m. ET

MCE role of Web Content and Course Developer and Instructional Designer as it relates to Instructors

Speakers: MCE Development Team

Lavinia Oltean, Web Content and Course Developer

Danielle D’Amato, Instructional Designer

In this session we will provide a brief overview of the Instructional Designer role and the course development process at MCE, as well as the Web Content and Course Developer (WCCD) role in providing technological support to instructors and MCE staff.

6:25 p.m. ET

Generative AI for Teaching and Learning: Risks, Rewards, and Future Considerations

Speaker: Anastassiya Yudintseva, Instructional Designer.

This session explores the evolving role of generative AI in education, outlining its definition, potential risks, and benefits for students, instructors, and researchers. We will also showcase a range of AI tools that enhance learning, teaching, and research, and discuss key considerations for the future integration of AI in education.

6:45 p.m. ET Length of presentation?

Writing with Generative AI: Enhancement or Replacement?

Speaker: Ben Taylor , Academic Skills Program Coordinator
Writing and Academic Skills, Student Success Centre

Over the past two years, generative artificial intelligence (genAI) technology has fundamentally changed the way we think about and produce writing. Framed by Risko and Gilbert’s (2016) definition of cognitive offloading, this presentation will introduce ways in which instructors might thoughtfully and intentionally incorporate genAI usage into students’ achievement of intended course/program learning outcomes. I will provide some practical examples of tasks students might use genAI to complete, emphasizing the potential risks and benefits to their learning. Ultimately, I hope this presentation will help instructors to identify, with respect to various writing contexts, whether genAI is more likely to enhance or replace the learning process in their courses.

7:15 p.m. ET

Q and A Session, Reminders, and Closing Remarks

 

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