About the project

At Concordia and McGill Universities, individual conversations with faculty, faculty discussion groups, and formal and informal faculty surveys have revealed awareness of the significance of generative AI and keen interest in the topic. However, significant gaps in foundational knowledge and skills are self-identified by a majority of faculty who often state that they have not yet had the time to learn enough on the topic to guide their thinking and/or use. Our scan of existing online training materials revealed that such materials do not meet the specific needs of faculty. In this context, we have developed nine tailored, short modules that address the concrete needs expressed by our communities. The modules can be completed in any order at any pace and revisited as needed. They are intended as a starting point.

The modules are open educational resources that can be used and adapted by others (see Reuse information below).

Funding

This project was funded by Quebec's Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, through the Canada-Québec Agreement on Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction.

Credits

Project coordinators

Dianne Cmor (Concordia University Library)
Megan Fitzgibbons (Concordia University Library)
Katherine Hanz (McGill University Libraries)
Sandy Hervieux (McGill University Libraries)
Ezra Teboul (Concordia University Library)

Content contributors

Rudi Aker (Concordia University Library)
Mike Barcomb (Centre for Teaching & Learning, Concordia University)
Dianne Cmor (Concordia University Library)
Megan Fitzgibbons (Concordia University Library)
Paul Fournier (Digital Transformation, Concordia University)
Sandy Hervieux (McGill University Libraries)
Ezra Teboul (Concordia University Library)
Amanda Wheatley (McGill University Libraries)

Learning design and course production

eConcordia

Michael Colatruglio
Julieta Galan
Stephanie Grenier
Ameesha Joshi
Gia Klironomos
Mathis Leblanc
Amélie Lecocq
Catherine Meilleur
Ping Ng
Josh Quirion
Ali Sohrabi
Tri Tamado Yulianta

Concordia University Library

Francisco Berrizbeitia
Kathleen Botter

Special thanks for translation validation

Hélène Brousseau (Concordia University Library)
Olivier Charbonneau (Concordia University Library)
Paul Fournier (Digital Transformation, Concordia University)
Éthel Gamache (Concordia University Library)
Alex Guindon (Concordia University Library)
Sandy Hervieux (McGill University Libraries)

Reuse

The files from this website can be downloaded for integration into other websites. SCORM packages with the modules are also available for use in LMS environments. Please contact us if you have any questions.