Emmy is the Lead of eLearning technologies at eConcordia, overseeing the integration, content, and graphic design disciplines with the discipline leads. She has been with the company since 2017, serving in multiple roles.
She has a DEC in Fine Arts, a Bachelor's degree in Design with a minor in Psychology, and is currently completing a Master's degree in Instructional Design, with a focus on Universal Design for Learning. Furthermore, she taught creative writing at the Thomas More Institute and worked as a teaching assistant in a graduate-level advanced digital learning course in 2022. She loves giving soulful and engaging conferences and lectures, being a guest speaker on e-learning, design and development, and accessibility for e-learning.
Whether it's with professors in higher education, commercial clients, or internal training, Emmy is driven, passionate, organized, and full of out-of-the-box ideas. She loves fast prototyping, visual mock-ups, and using the latest trends and technologies in her design and integration work.
Sessions in which Emmy Huot participates
Wednesday 12 February, 2025
This presentation explores how Generative AI (GenAI ) is reshaping education by transforming content like quizzes, alt-text, images, and narration. Through live demonstrations, we will showcase these tools in action and discuss practical ways to incorporate them into your work. We’ll also dive into some critical considerations, like biases, AI hallucinations, intellectual property issues, cheating, over-reliance on technology, and data privacy. By the end of this session, you’ll ...
Sessions in which Emmy Huot 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...
In this keynote, Anik de St-Hilaire recounts her personal journey with technology—from watching VHS to exploring cutting-edge AI tools at eConcordia. Alongside her team, she reveals how diverse adoption styles (from cautious latecomers to fearless innovators) can harmonize to create inclusive, high-impact learning experiences. Learn how a blend of curiosity, collaboration, and empathy can help empower people of all backgrounds and pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in digital education.
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword—it’s transforming how we work, learn and innovate. In this lightning round, presenters will dive into practical ways AI is and can be used at Concordia and beyond. From enhancing workflows to reimagining learning, get ready to see AI in action and leave with ideas you can apply today.
Wednesday 12 February, 2025
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 ...
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.
Tips and tricks to making various resources and materials accessible to students for courses, and leveraging Moodle features to support accessible learning.
It’s time for a presentation makeover! Learn how to transform your slides from yawn-inducing to attention-grabbing and start delivering content your audience will actually remember. In this session, you’ll discover how to apply instructional design and graphic design principles to enhance clarity, engagement, and impact. Master the art of chunking content, using visual hierarchy, and integrating active learning techniques. Get practical tips on managing cognitive load, maintaining consistency...
This session focuses on practical strategies to use data effectively, from tracking student engagement to enhancing student success. Participants will learn how to access and filter key Moodle reports, such as Activity Completion, Course Completion, Course Participation, Grader report, for actionable insights. Additionally, to bring new depth to supporting students and improving activities with data, we will explore eConcordia’s IntelliBoard analytics and dashboards. These powerful v...
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...