Joyce Xinyu Li
Sessions in which Joyce Xinyu Li attends
Thursday 9 February, 2023
In this presentation, I would like to introduce how artificial intelligence can be used in the context of the university, and how it can benefit the Concordia community: from AI usage in a student service context (such as a Chatbot), to helping students learn better (AI Learning Assistants) to a fully immersive learning experience (conversing with an AI entity in Virtual Reality). The objective is to help attendees get a better understanding of what AI is and wh...
The session will focus on presenting the various ways to gamify an online course. Through a visual example (screen sharing) of a Moodle course called Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Moodle, the presenters will show what is gamification, why and when to use it and how to gamify a Moodle course using Moodle Core Features and additional plugins.Actually, in Moodle, multiple core features are available to gamify a course,...
In this session, presenters will focus on the potential of integration of intelligent assistants (chatbots) into online Moodle courses, using IBM Watson Assistant Technology.The first use case is called “Professor support”. It demonstrates the possibility of integrating chatbots into Moodle courses, MOOCs or trainings, in order to enhance learning, facilitate content browsing and save time when answering frequently asked questi...
How to transition a department to using Teams effectively and get buy-in from everyone involved, using real-life examples. It will include different ways to use Teams and associated apps to organise projects, communicate with team members, track deadlines, collaborate with partners, file information etc. Includes how to wean everyone off emails, reduce time spent in meetings and a blooper reel ...
Friday 10 February, 2023
Riipen is the world's leading project-based learning platform that allows our students to connect with an industry partner or a community organization. This presentation will review how Concordia instructors can embed experiential learning into their courses and provide students with opportunities to work on real-world problems with real partners through this platform.
You probably routinely use spell check and grammar check on documents to ensure they are error free. Do you, however, accessibility check? Accessible documents and content are of vital importance for people with disabilities, and are also helpful for everybody. And ensuring accessibility can be as straightforward as ensuring zero spelling errors using spell check! This session walks you through...
Our digital habits and experiences influence the ways in which we learn, teach, collaborate and make decisions. From Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat… to Discord, Chegg, Coursehero, CodeAcademy, ratemyprofessor… to likes, upvotes, reviews, shares, memes, emojis…How might these impact what happens in and around class?This session is less of a "How-to", and more of a "what and why" exploration of our...
Have you heard about Discord? I mean the platform used to talk, chat, hang out, and stay close with friends and communities. Join me for a very brief tour of the unofficial Concordia Discord server that was created by, and is run by, students. This tour aims at raising awareness of the platforms some of our students (and some of your kids) use to connect and provide peer-to-peer support....
