Debating the Role of Generative AI in SoTL Research: A SoTL Canada Community Discussion

Friday, February 21, 2025 12:00 pm ET

(1:30 pm NT; 1:00 pm AT; 11:00 am CT; 10:00 am MT; 9:00 am PT)

Join URL: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65768261313?pwd=aUGAMSZbulbfBj4s7o7kXk2BT0rLB5.1

Debating the Role of Generative AI in SoTL Research: A SoTL Canada Community Discussion

Session Facilitators

Kate Thompson, Dalhousie University

Amanda Brijmohan, University of Toronto

Session Summary

Generative AI has emerged as a powerful tool with significant implications for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Its integration into SoTL research presents both opportunities and challenges that researchers and educators need to carefully consider.

Join us for a community discussion/debate in which we will consider several provocations surrounding the potential uses of Generative AI in the SoTL research process.

Attendees will be invited to debate in breakout groups or through a Padlet, choosing from the following potential uses of AI in SoTL research:

Conducting literature reviews, and research writing
Analyzing data
Conducting peer reviews

The content and format of this discussion were inspired by the articles listed below. These are not required pre-reading for our session but may be of interest to our audience.

Butson, R., & Spronken-Smith, R. (2024). AI and its implications for research in higher education: A critical dialogue. Higher Education Research & Development, 43(3), 563–577. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2280200

Watermeyer, R., Lanclos, D., Phipps, L., Shapiro, H., Guizzo, D., & Knight, C. (2024). Academics’ Weak(ening) Resistance to Generative AI: The Cause and Cost of Prestige? Postdigital Science and Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-024-00524-x