Humanity & Technology in ELT: Striking a Balance in the Age of AI (webinar recording)
Published on: September 27, 2023
At #ElliiCon2023 the focus was on Humanity & Technology in ELT: Striking a Balance in the Age of AI. Ellii and leading English language experts came together for a free, two-day virtual conference to explore the intersection of technology and traditional teaching. Presenters explored how to maintain human connections with language students in the age of AI while incorporating practical tech tools that can free up more time for crucial aspects of learning.
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You don't need to be an early AI adopter, but pay attention (newsletter summary post)
Published on: September 12, 2023
If most Canadian businesses haven't adopted AI in their work, should you worry if you haven't yet?
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Connecting with newcomers online: How can AI help? (webinar recording)
Published on: August 31, 2023
This 2-day CERC Migration, Toronto Metropolitan University workshop brought together leaders in the settlement sector that have adopted Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their communications and service delivery practices in order to deliver programs to targeted audiences.
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Elevating Training and Entrepreneurship Supports Through Technology (webinar recording)
Published on: August 17, 2023
In this Pathways to Prosperity webinar from the P2P 2022 National Conference presenters from ACCES Employment cover a series of approaches and tools that increase interactivity and outcomes in remote and hybrid service delivery models in their work.
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TESL Exchange: Using AI to Create Level-Adjusted Lessons from Anything Online (webinar recording)
Published on: August 1, 2023
In this TESL Exchange session from July 2023, Jonny Kalambay provides an overview of his site roshi.ai, which allows ESL instructors to create lesson material from videos or articles online with just a few clicks.
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Guide to practical AI for nonprofits
Published on: May 30, 2023
In this useful overview, WholeWhale, a U.S.-based a certified B Corp digital agency that leverages web data and technology to increase impact, provides a number of practical tools you can start investigating and using in your work.
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GPT detectors are biased against non-native English writers (2023)
Published on: May 27, 2023
In this study, the authors evaluate the performance of several widely-used GPT detectors using writing samples from native and non-native English writers. Their findings reveal that these detectors consistently misclassify non-native English writing samples as AI-generated, whereas native writing samples are accurately identified.
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Nonprofit-specific responsible AI frameworks
Published on: May 24, 2023
Digital transformation remains a daunting process. And it's been recently compounded with the AI tipping point. AI is now something on everyone's radar because of the rise of Generative AI, highlighted by ChatGPT and resulting massive investments and accelerated timelines releasing competitor products and technologies. I'm sharing some interesting resources I thought you might find useful.
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Introduction to AI ethics (webinar recording)
Published on: April 20, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be helpful when used well, but they are dangerous when used irresponsibly. AI ethics is the field that aims to understand and manage the opportunities and risks of using AI. This April 2023 talk by Ravit Dotan introduces the audience to prominent AI risks, the current state of AI ethics, the landscape of AI regulation worldwide, and what organizations should do to develop and use AI responsibly.
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