Students Living with Chronic Pain: Visualizing Invisible Barriers to Learning Using Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Valerie Bourassa and Hannah DerueIn this Demonstration/Performance Showcase, we wish to invite participants to visit the virtual reality creations inspired by the experience of chronic pain, designed by students and faculty at McGill University. We will be using a virtual reality Oculus set and the program Tilt Brush to illustra...

Designing Online Interactive Simulations for LearningCamila Lee, Preeti Raman and Justin ReichThis mini-workshop introduces the SALTISE community to Teacher Moments, an interactive digital clinical simulation platform that immerses educators in depictions of classroom life through video, audio, text, images, and animations. Participants are guided by AI agents to improvisationally respond to difficult moments in teaching through recorded audio and text. With ...

Teaching Inclusive Teaching Strategies: A Game-Based ApproachMichael Reese and Reid SczerbaThis session will present an approach for teaching research-based, inclusive-pedagogical strategies in any modality. This approach is based on a card deck inspired by game design. The presenter will describe the approach and then model the workshop for participants so they can incorporate the approach in their academic departments and faculty development programs. The p...

Top Hat in action: Using technology to create engaging learning experiences in and outside the classAdina GrayThis workshop aims to provide educators with the knowledge and skills to effectively use Top Hat – a powerful technology platform- to engage their students and promote active learning. By the end of the workshop, participants will understand how to use Top Hat to create interactive readings and assignments outside of class, as well as how to use polls...

Introducing Citizen Science in Introductory AstronomyKarim JafferLearn how students are introduced to Citizen Science in Introductory Astronomy using simple image processing techniques - with self-directed projects available for those interested in a deeper dive. Participants should download files and software to prepare for the workshop via