Deep Learning Dialogues

In this episode, we speak with Matthew Johnson the director of education at Media Smarts about the role of parents in enhancing educational opportunities from home and navigating the challenges of chatbots, deep fakes, and GenAI content with their children.

Matthew Johnson is the Director of Education for MediaSmarts, Canada’s centre for digital media literacy. He is the architect of Access, Use, Understand, Enage: Digital Media Literacy Framework for Canadian K-12 Schools and the author of many of MediaSmarts’ parent, youth and classroom resources including Break the Fake, which returned the beloved house hippo to Canadian screens. He is a member of the Canadian Pediatric Society's Digital Health Task Force and has served as on expert panels convened by the Sex Information & Education Council of Canada and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario’s Strategic Priorities Advisory Committee, among others.

Web resources mentioned in the show:

• TOSDR
• KidsHelpPhone
• Wellbeing at WCDSB
• https://tineye.com/ 
• Media Smarts Resources: Tip Sheet, Break the Fake Program, There's No Excuse (focus on sexting), Workshop 
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In this insightful episode, we sit down with Dr. Kari Weaver the Learning, Teaching, and Instructional Design Librarian at the University of Waterloo Library. From preparing the next generation for a future intertwined with AI to tackling the evolving challenges of plagiarism and academic integrity, our discussion covers the pivotal shifts shaping the educational landscape. Plus, we explore the critical connection between K-12 and post-secondary education, shedding light on how educators can seamlessly bridge these crucial stages in a student's journey.

Dr. Kari D. Weaver (she/her) is an impassioned library educator who believes learning with information is essential to every aspect of our modern world. At the University of Waterloo, this perspective shapes her leadership of information literacy and digital learning in the library. She currently serves as the library representative on her campus New Technologies, Pedagogy, and Academic Integrity Committee where she contributes to policy and pedagogical conversations, decision-making, and professional development programming on generative artificial intelligence in teaching and learning at the University of Waterloo and the Learning Environments Operations (LEO) Committee which provides oversight for the campus LEARN Learning Management System (LMS).

Dr. Weaver’s extensive research background centers on the intersection of human information behavior and pedagogy. She publishes on a wide range of topics including information literacy, academic integrity, misinformation, scientific communication, educational research methods, online learning, and digital accessibility. Professionally, she is the Chair of the ACRL Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS), an invited member of the American Library Association's prestigious Intellectual Freedom Committee, and a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians’ (CAPAL) Research and Scholarship Committee.

You can contact Kari via email at [email protected]

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You can check out our: WCDSB GenAI Guidelines, infographics, and Innovation website: https://innovate.wcdsb.ca/

Want to know more?

You can check out our: WCDSB GenAI Guidelines, infographics, and Innovation website: https://innovate.wcdsb.ca/

Want to get in touch? Contact Katrina & Whitney by email at: [email protected] and [email protected] or on LinkedIn

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In this episode, we delve into the realm of GenAI in education with Katina Papulkas, an experienced educational strategist from Dell Technologies who sheds light on Canada's proactive stance on GenAI. Katina shares her experience with GenAI detection tools and shares best practices for assessment that embrace the potentials of GenAI, advising educators on how to cautiously explore tools while emphasizing the importance of evaluating their effectiveness in enhancing learning outcomes.

Katina Papulkas is a Senior Education Strategist at Dell Technologies and is committed to serving students across Canada. She works closely with K-12 and Post-Secondary institutions to define the role technology plays in empowering and amplifying learning, and assists in creating student engagement technology strategies. She is an experienced educator with a background in teaching, online learning, leadership, assessment, and educational technology. In her two-decade tenure in education at the TorontoDSB, she was a teacher, instructional leader and administrator, where she designed and implemented system-wide initiatives to amplify learning through technology. 

During her time at Dell, Katina has started up programs such as Girls Who Game, Soar with MENTOR and Data Dunkers to support underserved learners in an empowering and engaging way. Katina has been at Dell for five and half years and enjoys every new challenge and opportunity presented. This year, she has been selected as a 2024 EDSAFE AI Alliance Women in AI Fellow. Katina can’t wait to get started collaborating with others globally on how we might reimagine our education system enabled by AI.

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You can check out our: WCDSB GenAI Guidelines, infographics, and Innovation website: https://innovate.wcdsb.ca/

Want to know more?

You can check out our: WCDSB GenAI Guidelines, infographics, and Innovation website: https://innovate.wcdsb.ca/

Want to get in touch? Contact Katrina & Whitney by email at: [email protected] and [email protected] or on LinkedIn

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Introducing the inaugural episode of “Deep Learning Dialogues” – the podcast where technology meets humanity. In this opening act, we dive into the heart of our journey, sharing the inspiration behind our venture into the podcasting world. Join us as we set the stage for a series dedicated to uncovering the potential, the challenges, and the ethical considerations of AI in our lives.

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Cover Art: Adobe Firefly

Outro Song: Suno AI. “Break the Mold.” Feb 9, 2024

• prompt: "Create a pop song about innovation in the classroom and pushing boundaries."

Want to know more?

You can check out our: WCDSB GenAI Guidelines, infographics, and Innovation website: https://innovate.wcdsb.ca/

Want to get in touch? Contact Katrina & Whitney by email at: [email protected] and [email protected] or on LinkedIn

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