AI In Higher Education: Where are we now?

Panelists:

Sandy Hervieux, McGill University

Dr. Ramon Lawrence, University of British Columbia Okanagan

Christos Orfanidis, OISE/University of Toronto

Sarah-Jean Watt, Athabasca University

The Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) brings together educators, students, and practitioners including third space practitioners across higher education landscape to this January webinar exploring the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and higher education.

From policy development and ethics to teaching, learning, and research and administration, AI continues to influence how institutions define and deliver their educational missions. This session convenes panelists who are directly involved in this work—faculty, librarians, instructional specialists, and policy specialists—to illustrate how AI is transforming their roles and relationships across campus.

Panelists will discuss how AI is transforming collaboration with faculty and student support, the effectiveness of institutional and governmental policies in addressing ethical and pedagogical challenges, and the ways AI is reshaping assessment, course design, and research practices. They will also reflect on what is working—and what is not—in navigating this rapidly evolving landscape, and consider how higher education can uphold equity, integrity, and human-centered learning in the era of AI