Paul Fournier is the Director of Digital Transformation at Concordia University in Montréal. With a blend of creative and technical expertise, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (Honours) and certifications in Change Management (Prosci), Project Management (PMP), User Experience Project Management (UX-PM), and IT Service Delivery (ITIL).
With over two decades of experience in university education, Paul's journey began by pioneering high-tech infrastructure services to bolster the arts, academic research, and library services. His trajectory evolved into shaping Concordia's digital strategy, spearheading strategic initiatives through qualitative research, user-centered design, and collaborative cross-functional teams. Currently, he is at the forefront of fostering organizational change and collaborative co-creation, navigating the confluence of work and digital technologies.
Sessions in which Paul Fournier participates
Tuesday 11 February, 2025
The best growth comes from curiosity and a commitment to lifelong learning. This session is all about embracing the power of learning, whether through small daily habits, creative problem-solving, or peer collaboration. Discover how our presenters are fostering continuous growth and how you can, too.
In a world where the future often feels uncertain, it’s time to shift the narrative. This lightning round features presenters who envision the future as a place of possibility, collaboration, and optimism. Join us to explore their fresh perspectives and find hope in tomorrow’s opportunities.
Sessions in which Paul Fournier attends
Tuesday 11 February, 2025
eConcordia's Chief Academic Officer, Anik de St-Hilaire; Concordia's University Librarian, Amy Buckland; and Associate Professor in Concordia's Department of Communication Studies, Fenwick McKelvey. Join us to learn more about the Digital Skill-Share Days event, how you can benefit from this collaborative learning environment, and what this exchange of ideas can bring to your daily w...
Wednesday 12 February, 2025
While generative AI offers significant opportunities for learning, many Gen-AI applications tend to overpromise, particularly in the context of math and problem-solving courses. Some platforms provide inaccurate solutions, others offer correct answers without enough explanations, and some deliver responses that are not aligned with the student's level of understanding. The Math Learning Specialist and Peer Tutors at Concordia explored the development of a Gen-AI prototype that ai...
Join us to discover how scenario-based learning can transform your approach to teaching digital skills and enhance digital fluency for your students or team.This presentation is designed to equip employees with the foundational knowledge and confidence needed to effectively teach and learn digital skills. The session introduces a scenario-based strategy that simplifies complex concepts and provides practical, hands-on experience with digital tools. By demonstrating the strategy in acti...
Can AI assist faculty with writing objective (multiple choice) questions? If it can, can it do so in the recommended criterion-referenced way? What is the quality of the resulting questions? Can this reduce work for the instructor?In this session for instructors and pedagogical counsellors, we present the case study of one pilot project: a learning assessment in an undergraduate course. We describe the approvals received for the effort, then demonstrate the tools used to generate test ...
Creating a SharePoint list, a MS form, an Automate flow, and a Power BI dashboard to replace a previous PDF form and streamline data collection and visualization.
Discover how to supercharge your daily work using Cursor and Obsidian. While Cursor is primarily used as a programming tool, this workshop will show you how its powerful AI features can benefit everyone's daily work, whether you write code or not. The session will provide practical demonstrations and real-world examples to help you get started with these tools.
In this session, we will use an open-source software that allows you to download and run large language models locally on standard computers. The software has a graphical interface to interact with the models without any coding, making this accessible to everyone in our community.We will learn to privately engage with open-source foundational models, such as Llama and Phi-3, and use them to interact with our own documents without sending any information to a cloud service. As we do the...
Although some futurists predict that AI will replace jobs, more predict that people will work along side AI as AI becomes more integrated into our daily work processes. This case study explores how the team that produced the eConcordia course, Introduction to Training and Development (EDUC 240) worked alongside AI to produce the course.Specifically, we used AI to assist with a number of tasks:To produce various segments of scenarios, which helped to introduce learning conte...
In this session, doctoral candidates (and Concordia Public Scholars) Rana Ali Adeeb and Azfar Adib combine their expertise to explore the multifaceted challenges of deepfakes. Rana will delve into the drivers behind fake news dissemination, while Azfar will discuss innovative technologies to combat deepfake-related issues. Participants will gain insights into the psychological aspects of misinformation spread and learn about cutting-edge technologies for user authentication and content verifi...
Student Service Station was started during the height of pandemic lockdowns to help connect students with services around the university. It has now stood the test of time and it remains a useful way to connect students with staff and staff with each other. This session will cover both the holistic approach we take in supporting students, but also the technical tools we use to make it happen, such as Zoom, MS Forms, and Power Automate.
