Talks

2025

The AI Inflection Point. What is The Future for Disciplines, Higher Education, and Society?


Plenary Panel at the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s AI Day – University of Alberta, Canada
Co-panelists: Rockwell, G., Lemermeyer, G.

AI and Education Panel


Edmonton Public Library, Canada 
Co-panelists: Daniels, L., Beigman Klebanov, B., Thomas, J.

Artificial Intelligence is Rapidly Reshaping the Landscape of Post-Secondary Education


Plenary Panel at the Festival of Teaching and Learning – University of Alberta, Canada
Co-panelists: Napier, K., Pendelton, Z., West, L.

The Role of Pedagogy in AI Integration: Crafting Opportunities for Learning


Keynote at NordicLASI (learning analytics summer institute) – Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU), Norway

2024

Rose-Coloured Analytics: Seeing Clearly in the Data-Driven Classroom


Keynote at NordicLASI (learning analytics summer institute) – Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU), Norway

From Accessing Digital Text to How Learners Interact with Text in Complex Digital Environments


Annual Meeting of the Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural & Digital World SSHRC Partnership Grant – Dalhousie University, Canada

The Use of AI for Learning


Teaching & Learning Committee of the Faculty of Science – University of Alberta, Canada

AI in Education – A Primer


Plenary at the Artificial Intelligence in Education: Fear or Hope? – Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Canada

Centering Equity and Underserved Populations (or “Underserved Communities”) in AI4ED: Opportunities and Challenges


AAAI 2024 Workshop on AI for Education – Bridging Innovation and Responsibility, Vancouver, Canada
Co-panelists: Alvero, AJ, Edmonds, L., Madaio, M., Running Wolf, C

2023

Careers in STEM Conference Panel


Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology – Chetwynd, BC, Canada
Co-Panelists: Crites, A., Allingham, J., Wilke, M., Riessner, M.

2022

Reflections on Scavenging for Data and Creating Tools to Support Language Learning


Annual Meeting of the Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural & Digital World SSHRC Partnership Grant, University of Toronto, Canada

Woman in Tech Panel


I/O Hack to Empower – I/O Labs, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Co-Panelists: Powley, W., Taj, F.

2021

Designerly Ways of Knowing


Aantaya – Design Education Symposium, Indian Institute of Technology, India 
Co-Panelists: Singh, P., Sorathia, K., Dal, T.

Supporting Language Learning through Adaptive Educational Technologies


Language Science Talk, University of British Columbia, Canada

Performance Assessment Using AI – Learner Modelling & Adaptation


Exploring the Roles of Artificial Intelligence in Health Sciences Education – McGill University, Canada
Co-Panelists: Lajoie, S., Cutumisu, M., Bilgic, E., Reznick, R., Fortin, E., Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, S., Mehta, N., Rudzicz, F.

Using Technology to Help People Learn Elements of Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree)


Annual Meeting of the Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural & Digital World SSHRC Partnership Grant – University of British Columbia, Canada
Co-Presenter: Lothian, D

Trial and Errors – A Tale of Serious Games, Serious Thought, and the Path of Partnership


Annual Meeting of the Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural & Digital World SSHRC Partnership Grant – University of British Columbia, Canada
Co-Presenters: Thomson, J., Hudson Kam, C., Rvachew, S., Rivard Dexter, J.

Coded Bias Panel


Dept. of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Canada
Co-Presenters: Hegde, N., Vandenberghe, J.

2020

Using Analytics to Understand and Adjust Learning in Online Settings


Educational Research and Scholarship Unit, School of Dentistry – University of Alberta, Canada

Relinquishing Control to Students – Balancing Instructor and Student needs


Faculty of Science Teaching and Learning Brown Bag series – University of Alberta, Canada

Using Analytics and Artificial Intelligence to Support Language Learner Decision Making


Keynote at Harnessing the Potentials of Technology to Support Self-Directed Language Learning in Online Learning Settings, Japan

Teaching a Team – and Project-based Capstone course with Real-World Clients: Some Do’s and Dont’s


Faculty of Science Teaching and Learning Brown Bag series – University of Alberta, Canada
Co-Presenters: Stroulia, E., Akcayir, E.

2019

Data to Inform Educational Practice – Panel Discussion


Education Analytics Symposium, co-located with the annual meeting of the College of Alberta School Superintendents
Co-Presenters: Burger, J., Litun, B., Pittman, J. 

Predicting and Informing Learning through Analytics


Education Analytics Symposium, co-located with the annual meeting of the College of Alberta School Superintendents

Understanding Student Use of Technology to Enable Adaption


Learning Café Series – Athabasca University, Canada

2018

Human and Machine Interaction


International Symposium on Applications of Artificial Intelligence – German-Canadian Centre for Innovation and Research, Canada
Co-Panelists: Glein, R., Volinskiy, D., Alexandersson, J., Bojar, O., Chouinard, R.