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Title: Academic Integrity at the Intersection of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Issues of Justice, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:00-2:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Online via zoom
Presenters: Heather Lawford (Bishop's University), Toni Roberts (Mount Allison University)

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Join the SoTL community for another "Equity and / in the Classroom" seminar presented by the STLHE Equity Committee. The STLHE Equity Committee hosts the series: Equity and / in the Classroom, showcasing inclusive practices in higher education, teaching and learning with and for everyone. In this series, presenters engage participants in several issues related to equity and inclusion in both curriculum and classroom practices.

Academic Integrity is an important ideal at universities and colleges throughout Canada and beyond. However, it has come under increased scrutiny over the last few years, particularly in the face of decolonization. With the release of generative AI tools, on the heels of COVID-19, the disruption has been amplified. The result has been an even deeper analysis of academic integrity policies and further reflection and consideration for how issues of equity, justice and inclusion (among others) intersect with existing policies. What we are discovering, is that these policies were never equitable: they have resulted in certain students (racialized, international, etc.) being disproportionately accused, with applying policies inconsistently, with issues of clarity and complexity, with reliance on policing and surveillance, with punitive responses, Western cultural bias, and a further entrenchment of the digital divide and class based privilege. In this session, we will briefly discuss some of the research before launching into an actual analysis of an existing policy.  We will discuss how to review policy using a justice lens, addressing the inequities that are becoming increasingly apparent upon review.

Heather Lawford is a Canada Research Chair in Youth Development, a 3M National Teaching Fellow, a founding faculty member of the Knowledge Mobilization Graduate Certificate, and a professor in the Psychology Department at Bishop's University. She also serves as Co-Director of Research at the Centre for Excellence in Youth Engagement at the Students Commission of Canada. Her research focuses on early generativity, that is, how young people are motivated to care for future generations. Further, her knowledge mobilization work focuses on how youth-serving organizations can create space for young people to engage with and shape their legacies of lasting and meaningful change.

Toni Roberts (ABD) has a continuing appointment in Sociology and is the Director of the Purdy Crawford Teaching Centre. Toni's teaching focuses on the body, gender, sexuality, digital sociology and environmental sociology. Areas of interest include queer theory, feminist theory, poststructuralism, and critical thought. Research on how technology is used to perform gender is of particular interest. SoTL research has included work on student engagement and decommodification of PSE. The impact of GenAI on teaching has been a particular focus in the last few years.

Toni teaches in areas as diverse as psychology, sociology and environmental studies while also researching in these areas. Toni has a diverse educational background, including degrees in chemistry, philosophy, feminist studies and education. Toni also has diverse interests. Toni loves photography, the outdoors, hiking (hiked Hadrian's Wall for his 50th birthday) and sea kayaking with their dog Trinh.