Indigenous Stories

Gen AI in the Circle

On November 29th 2024, the Centre for Teaching and Learning at UBC Okanagan hosted a groundbreaking learning retreat exploring the intersection of generative AI and Indigenous knowledge. This event provided a meaningful space to engage in dialogue about the challenges and opportunities presented by AI while centering Indigenous ways of knowing, cultural integrity, and collaboration.  […]

Indigenous Stories – December 2024

Ted Talk – Unpacking the Indigenous Student Experience with Matthew Provost Matthew Provost discusses his experience navigating and pushing colonial boundaries in post-secondary and institutional spaces. Matthew Provost is Siksikaitsitapii from Treaty 7 Territory. He is a current undergraduate student at SFU and advocates for Indigenous students within the institution. Watch the Ted Talk on […]

GenAI for Teaching & Learning: A Use Case from Computer Science

It is almost a year since we began our collaborative exploration of Generative AI tools towards supporting student learning and reducing instructor workload. One of our partners, Yves Lucet—Professor in Computer Science—has been experimenting with Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude for two of his classes: COSC 222: Data Structures (taught using team-based learning) and COSC […]

Indigenous Stories – November 2024

Indigenous Reads Book Club UBCO | CTL, IPS, Library collab Date: Thursday October 31st Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Location: LIB 111 Facilitators: Christian Isbister, Naim Cardinal, Jessica Bayer Modality: In-person Join Christian Isbister, Naim Cardinal, and Jessica Bayer for a spooky season book club! Fall is upon us so we want to welcome spooky […]

Indigenous Stories – October 2024

As September comes to a close and we put our Orange Shirts back in the closet or drawer, we must remember to keep listening, learning, and engaging with Indigenous stories. October invites us to use what we learned to inspire our next steps. This is a perfect time to choose a new book, podcast or […]