Featuring Dua Fatima - Student, Master of Artificial Intelligence Program, Memorial University

Dua studied Bioinformatics and worked in fascinating areas such as computer-aided drug design and microbiome data analysis through machine learning.

In this episode, hear a graduate student’s opinion of the impact of AI on higher education and how students work and learn. Dua talks about how ChatGPT blew her mind and can make a student’s life easier. At the same time, she thinks that specific AI tools should also exist for instructors to help them detect potential misuse of AI in the learning environment. Tune in to learn why Dua believes AI is the tool of the future!

The Learning Technology Coach Podcast is a CITL production.

Featuring Julie Pitcher-Giles - Assistant Professor, Business Administration, Grenfell Campus. Memorial University

Dr. Pitcher-Giles has extensive teaching experience and focuses her research on strategic social responsibility. Other interests lie in the scholarship of in-person and online teaching and learning, university learning, and curriculum development.

In this episode, hear what an instructor says about artificial intelligence in higher education. Dr. Pitcher-Giles talks about how faculty members perceive the rise of AI, their concerns, and what benefits they see for the learning environment. She thinks that AI will be essential to personalizing education and that it can help make teaching materials more accessible and inclusive.

The Learning Technology Coach Podcast is a CITL production.

Featuring Carolyn Best - Manager, Writing Centre, Memorial University

Carolyn is an expert in academic writing and has extensive experience teaching it to second-language students.

In this episode, hear what a writing expert says about using generative AI in academic writing. Carolyn believes that, despite some of the potential drawbacks of AI, it can be valuable in aiding students to improve their writing. The way we think, write, and use our creativity might change under AI – change, not worsen. Also, we’ll hear some tips on how instructors could implement AI in their teaching and embrace it as a learning tool.

The Learning Technology Coach Podcast is a CITL production.