Thinking about using GenAI?

Thinking about using GenAI?

Are you thinking about using Generative AI in your course design or teaching practice? Deciding if, when and how to use Generative AI in your own practice as an educator is a complex task involving a host of ethical, practical, legal, institutional and pedagogical...
Congratulations to Sarah Yercich

Congratulations to Sarah Yercich

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Yercich, from the Faculty of Arts in Sciences, the first ever recipient from CapU of the West Coast Teaching Excellence Award. Sarah is the Convenor of Women and Gender Studies at CapU as well as teaching in the Sociology and Criminology...
It’s Math Not Magic

It’s Math Not Magic

In the realm of Generative AI, we’ve become accustomed to a particular kind of storytelling. We talk about models that can “reason,” display “intelligence,” and utilize “neural networks.” These descriptions often come paired...
What makes Portfolios powerful?

What makes Portfolios powerful?

Many courses and programs at Capilano University include student portfolios as part of their curriculum. But what is it that makes a portfolio such a powerful tool for teaching and learning? It’s a practice often called folio thinking.  What is Folio Thinking?...
Student Digital Support

Student Digital Support

The Student Digital Ambassadors (SDA) are now available in-person to provide student support with learning technologies such as eLearn, Zoom, Teams, Kaltura and more. The SDA desk is located in the Student Commons, near the Library and it is open 10-am-4pm Monday thru...
Navigating Generative AI in Education

Navigating Generative AI in Education

Navigating Generative AI in Education: Critical, Curious, and Caring Approaches by Lydia Watson It’s been exactly two years since I first began noticing that several CMNS 100 students’ PowerPoint slide decks looked suspiciously the same. Two years since I signed up...