Artificial Intelligence (AI)

An early article in the York University Magazine regarding the impact of ChatGPT and generative AI affects the academic experience.

A Google sheets "view only" document that includes contributions from the York community on alternative assessment strategies for essays given the generative AI landscape.

A Zoom recording of the third session of the Practical AI series on using AI for student research projects

A handout from the Building AI Literacies session on September 2025.  The handout includes definitions, core dimensions, and AI literacy frameworks, as well as additional resources.

A Zoom recording that includes three faculty members at York University sharing their experiences using GenAI in their courses.

A web page on the academic integrity website at York that provides instructors with practical strategies for incorporating AI-based tools into their teaching, while also guiding students to maintain academic integrity. It offers advice on helping students use these tools responsibly and appropriately in their academic work.

A hub for exploring AI innovations across teaching, research, and operations at York University.

A Zoom recording of this interactive session as part of series: The Essay is Dead... Now What? Alternative Assessment in a Post-AI Landscape (August 2025). This session was led by Dr. Eliana El Khoury (Assistant Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences, Athabasca University).  Successful implementation examples across different disciplines were shared.  The group explored creative assessment methods like meme assignments and discussed the future of essay writing in the age of AI.

A free, self-paced Coursera course offered by Dr. Anne Forbes and Dr. Markus Powling from Macquarie University.

This session examined various AI literacy frameworks and strategies, with particular attention to ethical considerations and practical classroom implementation, while also addressing challenges around policy development and student adherence.

A free, self-paced course from CARE-AI at the University of Guelph. Use the code TWAI2025 to the relevant field on the registration form.

An early quick start guide on how to navigate ChatGPT and artificial intelligence in higher education

A repository of AI literacy strategies generated during the Building AI literacies session on September 2025.

A free, self-paced, introductory course by CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) for anyone who wants to know what artificial intelligence is, understand how it works, and learn more about it.

A global community of practice for education innovation, bringing together institutions with a shared vision of revolutionising the world of higher education & workforce development through technology and collaboration.  York University is not yet a member institution, but some resources are available for free.

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy framework that includes human-centricity, competency levels, need for separate treatment of domain expertise and faculty vs student competencies.  Potentially overwhelming!

A blog post by a York instructor making the case for AI in the classroom, its affect on student engagement and benefits for educators

A continued blog post by a York University instructor sharing resources for educators and discussing the role of educators

A blog post by a York instructor sharing their experience with essays submitted by students using generative AI and how to use this as an opportunity to change how we teach and design assessments.

An editable PowerPoint Presentation, that includes instructions for how to use this resource, and suggestions of three course policies for GenAI use that you can choose from.  This choice will guide your selection of the remaining slides. The remaining slides are meant for you to edit, or use as is, to engage in a conversation with your class about the use of GenAI in your course.

This fully online, self-paced course is designed to help you explore the practical pedagogy of teaching in the age of artificial intelligence. This course will guide you through a range of topics and resources to understand the implications of this new technology for your course policies, assessments, and teaching strategies.

The complete collection of slides for all parts of the 4-part series on Generative AI and academic integrity.  This includes an introduction to generative AI, and some tool demos, academic integrity, and teaching and assessment strategies, as well as additional resources.

A Zoom recording of part 1 of a 4 part series on generative AI and academic integrity.  This is the introductory session that focuses on how GenAI works and some tool demonstrations.

A Zoom recording of part 2 of a 4 part series on generative AI and academic integrity. This session focuses on the use and misuse of AI tools by students, and how generative AI tools are represented in our institutional policy on academic conduct.

A Zoom recording of part 3 of a 4 part series on generative AI and academic integrity. This session focuses on course policies that you can have in place within your courses as well as ways to communicate your expectations and provide supports to students so that they can meet those expectations. Additional York resources are also shared.

A Zoom recording of part 4 of a 4 part series on generative AI and academic integrity. This session offers some examples of teaching and assessment strategies you can use with generative AI, or in response to the unfolding generative AI landscape, particularly related to fostering academic integrity.

The Holistic Educational Artificial Resources Toolkit (HEART) offers a comprehensive exploration of generative AI's impact on education from the unique perspective of students.

A Yfile article sharing how York faculty are harnessing the powerful tool of generative artificial intelligence.

A Zoom recording of this interactive session as part of series: The Essay is Dead... Now What? Alternative Assessment in a Post-AI Landscape (August 2025). This session was led by Dr. Elisabeth Rodriguez Fielder (Associate Professor, English, University of Iowa).  Elizabeth discussed teaching approaches inspired by Hannah Arendt's reflections on technology, including methods for engaging with complex texts and theories through personal connections and creative projects.

A free, self-paced course commissioned by CIFAR and developed by Ridge Road Training & Consulting, Inc., co-authored and co-constructed by a team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators.

A Zoom recording of the fourth session of the Practical AI series on introducing students to co-writing with AI

A Zoom recording of this interactive session as part of series: The Essay is Dead... Now What? Alternative Assessment in a Post-AI Landscape (August 2025). This session was led by Dr. Elisha Lim (Assistant Professor, Humanities, York University).  She presented various oral exam formats and their benefits, sharing research findings that demonstrated positive student responses and highlighting their potential to address challenges like dyslexia and AI cheating.

A Zoom recording of the first session of the Practical AI series on building digital literacy in the classroom

A Zoom recording of the second session of the Practical AI series on rethinking academic integrity in the age of generative AI

A Zoom recording of a session on artificial intelligence and academic integrity.

Key concepts and scholarship that inform the SHARE framework, as well as a list of references

The SHARE framework for scholarly co-writing with AI aims to integrate generative AI into the academic writing process. This approach is designed to help students and educators navigate the complexities of authorship, cognitive offloading, and the ethical use of AI in scholarly work. SHARE provides a step-by-step strategy for scholarly co-writing with AI, adaptable to various levels of AI involvement and different assessments.

A Zoom recording of a workshop on surveillance pedagogies, AI integrity, and trust.  The session included discussions on AI guidelines, surveillance measures, and a framework for determining appropriate AI use in educational contexts.

This program, offered by eCampus Ontario, covers key topics such as the use of AI in postsecondary education, prompt engineering, guidelines and policies, as well as ethics and academic integrity.

York University is a member institution, so you can enrol for free!

A Zoom recording of this interactive session as part of series: The Essay is Dead... Now What? Alternative Assessment in a Post-AI Landscape (August 2025). This session was led by Dr. Robin Sutherland-Harris (Educational Developer, York University).  Robin introduced a five-part framework, SHARE, for engaging students in discussions about AI while emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and academic integrity.

A framework for AI literacy with the following features and considerations:

• Approachable and easy to use: Understand, Use, Evaluate
• Offers practical classroom suggestions for building AI literacy
• Might miss some elements (human centredness, disciplinary nuance)

An AI literacy framework with the following features:

• Avoids assumption that AI literacy = AI adoption
• Begins with questions “What implications does using Generative AI have for myself and society? And what uses (if any) align with my values and beliefs?”

A Zoom recording of the second day of the Generative AI in higher education summit, which includes a research panel. Scholars discussed the challenges in the field of AI in education. Topics discussed included the digital divide, algorithmic bias, the ethical considerations of AI, its potential impact on policy and education, and the incorporation of AI tools into teaching and learning.

A recording of the York University summit on generative AI in higher education where faculty members showcase how they are incorporating AI into their teaching, assessment, and academic integrity practices.