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”AI Dialogues” delves into the ethical and practical questions of generative AI for McMaster University and post-secondary education, bridging the gap between knowledgeable educators, students, and practitioners and those less familiar with AI technology. Hosted by Stephanie Verkoeyen, each episode features conversations with educators, students, and academic staff, providing insights into how AI can transform learning and shape the future of higher education.
MacPherson Institute hosts AI Dialogues, a education show with 43 episodes published.
I talk with Sarah King, who’s the Manager, Academic Experiential Education at McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business. Sarah’s been leading the experiential learning strategy for the McLean Centre for Collaborative Discov
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 e
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
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
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
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 acc
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
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
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 Centr
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 perspe
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 Busin
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
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 Cana
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 Mc
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
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
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 t
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
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 Tea
Sarah King
Manager, Academic Experiential Education · McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Michael Wong
Chief Executive Officer · Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
1 appearance on this show
Sam Scott
Stream Associate Professor in the Department of Computing and Software · This is Fresh
1 appearance on this show
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