ABOUT THIS EVENT
As generative AI (GenAI) continues to influence how we learn and work, it also raises important questions about equity, inclusion, student success, and wellbeing.
Join us for a panel discussion and small-group conversations to explore the opportunities and challenges of GenAI through faculty and student perspectives.
By the end of this session, participants will:
- Engage in a dialogue about the opportunities and challenges of GenAI through the lived experiences of students and faculty, with a focus on equity, inclusion, student success, and wellbeing.
- Explore how inclusive learning practices, critical thinking, and responsible AI use can help maximize the benefits of GenAI while addressing risks related to bias, exclusion, and unequal outcomes.
- Reflect on how GenAI may shape future learning, work, and participation, and identify strategies for ensuring that AI-enabled environments remain accessible, equitable, and inclusive.
Moderator:
Romney Adams, STEM Liaison and Copyright Librarian
Romney is one of BCIT’s Librarians; liaising with Programs from the School of Energy (inc. Mechanical Engineering) and School of Health Sciences (inc. Nursing). She works with students and Faculty to help them successfully navigate an information environment increasingly populated by GenAI. As the Library’s contact for Copyright, she actively follows the developing legal landscape surrounding the creation and subsequent use of GenAI content.
Panelists:
Henry Leung, Program Head, Digital Design & Development: Henry Leung is Co-Program Head of the Digital Design and Development program in BCIT’s School of Business + Media, Digital Arts, Media and Design department. He holds a Master’s degree from Simon Fraser University, where his research focused on technology equity and accessibility. Henry’s work explores the intersection of technology, education, and society, with a particular emphasis on creating inclusive and accessible experiences.
As a co-founder of several research and innovation ventures, he has led projects examining how emerging technologies can address social and educational challenges. Passionate about equity and inclusion, Henry is committed to reducing technological barriers and expanding opportunities for underrepresented communities through education, design, and innovation.
Ian Linkletter, Emerging Tech & Open Ed Librarian: Ian Linkletter is an Emerging Technology and Open Education Librarian with Library Services. He manages the Zero Textbook Cost initiative at BCIT, and also serves on various committees. These include his role as Vice-Chair of the Educational Technology and Learning Design Committee (ETLDC), Accessibility Steering Committee, Open Education Working Group, and AI Task Force.
Bahareh Shahabi, Program Head, Curriculum, Bahareh Shahabi is a researcher in the field of Educational Technology and Learning Design and is BCIT’s liaison with the Albert Machine Intelligence Institute’s (Amii) Pan-Canadian AI Workforce Readiness Initiative. She is a member of the AI Task Force and sits on the ETLD Committee, representing Academic Studies.
Student representative (TBC)
Expectations for Behaviour
Diversity Circles, as part of the BCIT Respect, Diversity, and Inclusion (RDI) Office, has outlined the Expectations for Behaviour for our events and initiatives.
Diversity Circles has always benefitted from the empathy, sincerity, and respectful curiosity of our community, and this has helped create events and initiatives where we hold productive and authentic discussions, advancing our knowledge and utilization of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
As our events and initiatives continue to reach out to diverse audiences which include BCIT employees, students, and partners (BCIT Student Association, BCIT Alumni Association, and industry guests), and as we have moved towards presenting events both in person and via teleconferencing platforms, we realize that having a set of expectations for behaviour will help maintain the accountable, respectful spaces our community has come to expect from Diversity Circles events and initiatives.
Please take the time to review our Expectations for Behaviour prior to your upcoming participation
ASL interpretation, light food, and refreshments will be provided.
Please consider bringing a reusable container to help reduce food waste from the event.
If there are any needs you have to make this event more accessible and inclusive for you please reach out to rdi@bcit.ca.
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