AI Dialogues

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 perspectives on conference topics that resonated, things they'd be bringing back to their institutions, and gaps in the conversation.

Listen to insights from :

• Erin Aspenlieder, Associate Vice-Provost, Academic Quality & Teaching Innovation at Sheridan College
• Priya  Mouli, Director  of  IT  Security and Information  Security  Officer at Sheridan  College 
• Kate Bowers, Lead Learning Designer at Action Insight
• Cari Din, Associate Dean Academic in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary
• Renato Bezerra, Educational Developer at the University of Manitoba
• Jonathan Stone, Learning  Specialist at Coast  Mountain  College
• Alan Amyotte, Director  of Internal Assurance at the University of British Columbia
• Sandrine Desforges, Research Associate with the Higher Education Strategy Associates

Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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 Business and  a  member of the AI Research Expert  panel, talks about how the team plans to undertake this project using something called strategic foresight.

Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.

Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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 Canadian cases about data scraping and AI authorship.

Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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 Canada: Emerging AI Skills and Future Workforce⁠, talking about the evolving landscape of AI talent in Canada, and what it means for the future of the workforce and post-secondary education.

Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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 McMaster.

Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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 AI is playing out in the K-12 sector and what this means for post-secondary education. 

Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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 and perspectives on using AI and generative AI for evaluation purposes. The panelists discuss advantages and disadvantages of automation in grading, how generative AI differs from previous applications of automated grading, and what this means for the future of assessment. 

The panelists are:

Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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 through an EDI lens, highlighting the importance of human-centered design to mitigate bias, empower educators, and maintain transparency.

Have feedback or questions or want to continue the conversation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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 why York decided to build its own AI platform in house, what went into development, and how the platform is being used across the university.  

A transcript for this episode is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Videvo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.