Ali Sohrabi is a Learning Experience Designer with over seventeen years of experience shaping meaningful learning experiences for students, faculty, and professionals. Drawing on a strong foundation in pedagogy, instructional design, and storytelling, he specializes in transforming complex content into clear, engaging, and interactive learning experiences across multiple platforms.
Sessions in which Ali Sohrabi participates
Tuesday 24 February, 2026
In this lightning talk, I would like to talk about some of the common internal triggers that make us prone to being distracted in a digital environment, and some practical tips to find a good balance. The session offers some practical strategies to regain control of our time, without quitting screens or relying on willpower.
Wednesday 25 February, 2026
Transform live PowerPoint presentations or training sessions into flexible, self-paced learning experiences. In this session, you’ll learn how to create interactive PowerPoint slides that reinforce understanding and maximize learner engagement.
Sessions in which Ali Sohrabi attends
Wednesday 25 February, 2026
This session explores how to build custom Google Gemini Gems tailored to your unique needs. You will learn how to personalize an AI assistant using persona, task, context, and output-format parameters to deliver accurate, situation-aware responses. We will also compare this recent approach with earlier technologies such as the IBM Watson Assistant used to build an Activity Recommender in Moodle LMS, to highlight improvements in flexibility and ease of integration.
The project Bien-être numérique is collaboration between Le Pôle d’expertise interordres en formation à distance (FAD) and multiple higher education institutions in Quebec, including Concordia University. The project collects video testimonials from students, instructors, and educational advisors about dealing with the daily challenges they face while working in a digital environment. In this session, we will explore some of these common challenges and also share practical strategies and advi...
Have you ever asked yourself "if only I could put together a little video for this", but you were unsure how to go about it? In this session, let's go over some basic tips on how to create a simple narrated animation video using two common tools: PowerPoint and Clipchamp. We probably won't win an Oscar with this, but it might help us in a pinch!
