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SUMMARY:Stories Untold by Generative AI
DESCRIPTION:ChatGPT and other AI tools have taken up a lot of space in our 
 social discourse lately. Generative AI is a technology which creates 
 synthetic content that seems like it could have been created by a human. It 
 can write stories\, make images\, compose music\, and produce videos. The 
 rapid advancement and availability of these Generative AI tools have left 
 many of us wondering\, will AI replace our livelihoods?  Can it take the 
 place of a storyteller or visual artist? Does the use of Generative Al risk 
 homogenizing cultural narratives\, leaving some of our stories 
 misrepresented or untold? Will there be any room left for critical thinking 
 development by humans?  \n\nJoin faculty from the British Columbia 
 Institute of Technology as we delve into these questions and make a case 
 for enhanced AI literacy\, agency in adoption and human-centered 
 collaboration with AI. \n\nPresenters:\n\nIan Linkletter is an Emerging 
 Technology and Open Education Librarian at the British Columbia Institute 
 of Technology and Vice-Chair of the EdCo Educational Technology and 
 Learning Design Committee. Prior to becoming a librarian\, he was a 
 Learning Technology Specialist\, having worked for over 10 years at UBC’s 
 Faculty of Education. Areas of specialized interest include accessibility\, 
 student privacy\, academic freedom\, academic surveillance\, and online 
 learning.\n\nBahareh Shahabi\, an instructor at the British Columbia 
 Institute of Technology's Communication Department and a Ph.D. student at 
 SFU’s Educational Technology and Learning Design Program\, focuses on how 
 digital learning technologies can enhance educational environments to be 
 more engaging\, inclusive\, and customized. She advocates for the use of 
 educational digital tools to promote higher-level thinking through 
 student-centered designs. Her work aims to improve learning experiences and 
 critical thinking\, with a special interest in self-regulated learning and 
 the deployment of technologies in collaborative and authentic 
 settings.\n\nErika Ram is an Instructor at the British Columbia Institute 
 of Technology's Computing Department and Chair of the EDCO Educational 
 Technology and Learning Design Committee. With over nine years in higher 
 education\, her work combines pedagogical theory with practical technology 
 applications\, program development and creative problem-solving. Erika 
 champions the "teaching in beta" approach\, advocating continuous 
 curriculum evolution. Her research focuses on eLearning\, technological 
 agency\, STEM education\, student self-efficacy\, self-motivation\, and 
 self-regulation.\n\nPresented as part of Connect Fest Burnaby.
LOCATION:Summit Centre\, Burnaby Campus Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Elly Habibullah":MAILTO:elly_habibullah@bcit.ca
CATEGORIES:ConnectFest
CONTACT;CN="Elly Habibullah":MAILTO:elly_habibullah@bcit.ca
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