AI Dialogues

”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.

AI Dialogues is a education podcast hosted by MacPherson Institute, with 44 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

MacPherson Institute hosts AI Dialogues, a education show with 44 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  S3 E11: Architects of What Comes Next

  Apr 16, 202635 minS3

  <p>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 Discovery, a space deliberately designed around a different vision of what university education could be.</p><p>We talk about her journey to this work, what generative AI means for the assumptions higher education has long taken for granted, and why she believes the purpose of a university education goes far deeper than credentials and job readiness. </p><p>In the episode, we reference the article, Experie...

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  Episode #10

  S3 E10: When Generative AI Enters the Hackathon

  Feb 2, 202623 minS3

  <p>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.</p><p>This is part one of a two-part series. Next episode I’ll be joining the hackathon and interviewing participants throughout the day to capture the experience in action.</p>

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  Episode #9

  S3 E9: Making Sense of Lumi Part 2 – The Institutional Perspective

  Jan 12, 202622 minS3

  <p>In this follow-up episode, Jon Kruithof, the Lead Learning Technologist at the MacPherson Institute, offers an institutional perspective on D2L’s Lumi. </p><p>Jon reflects on where generative AI may offer real value, the risks institutions need to navigate, and how today’s moment echoes earlier shifts in higher education.</p>

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  Episode #8

  S3 E8: Making Sense of Lumi Part 1 – The Product Perspective

  Jan 5, 202624 minS3

  <p>Jack Pinette, D2L’s Vice President of Product Strategy, joins the conversation to discuss Lumi, D2L’s AI-powered toolkit integrated into Brightspace. </p><p>Jack offers a product and design–focused perspective on generative AI in EdTech, walking through Lumi’s core capabilities and the principles guiding its development.</p>

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  Episode #6

  S3 E7: Talking with Students about AI

  Dec 5, 202556 minS3

  <p>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 responding.</p><p>Panelists include:</p>Michael Wong, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesJennifer Ma, Assistant Professor in the School of Social WorkJosh Nederveen, Assistant Professor in the Department of KinesiologySarah Whitwell, Sessional Instructor in the Faculty of Humanities and Educational Developer with the Office of Community EngagementKeiwan Wind, Assistant Professor of Information Systems in the DeGroote School of...

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